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23. Institute of Development Studies. (2006). Id21 Community Radio forDevelopment Email Discussion Report. [Electronic Version] Website:http://www.id21org/communityradio/summaries.htmlThe discussion was meant to be an opportunity for community media practitioners andactivists from around the world to share their experiences and views on the role ofcommunity radio in development processes. To make the most of progress so far,discussants felt that community radio activists need to consider the following issues:Learning, Participation, Networking, Evaluation, Language.24. Institute of Development Studies. (2006). Id21 Community Radio forDevelopment Email Discussion Report. [Electronic Version] Website:http://www.id21org/communityradio/finalreport.pdfThe discussion was meant to be an opportunity for community media practitioners andactivists from around the world to share their experiences and views on the role ofcommunity radio in development processes. To make the most of progress so far,discussants felt that community radio activists need to consider the following issues:Learning, Participation, Networking, Evaluation, Language.The method of a four-week long email discussion with hundreds of subscribers anddifferent themes each week, brought to the list a number of approaches to communityradio evaluation and impact and surfaced many personal experiences and ideas thatmay not yet be published elsewhere. The success of this email discussion is directlyrelated with the management of the list and the themes.25. Coe, Jim, Luetchford, & Kingham, Tess. (2002) Id21: Tracking RoutesTowards Impact.The report seeks to indicate how id21could take innovative steps in developingmethodologies to assess the impact of development research on policy in a measurableway. If these steps are taken it could help to further establish id21as a leader in the fieldof web-based research dissemination – and remove the bracketed ‘if possible’ from itsstated goal.Part Four of the report is on id21 “methodology and contribution”, and includes aspectsof web research and evaluation of internet impact.26. John Hopkins University Center for Communication Programming. (2001).Impact data – Akumwera Nechuchera. From The Communication Initiative Website:http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/idmay15/sld-2271.htmlEvaluation of a radio drama targeting men and promoting male motivation to adopteffective family planning practices. The objectives of the project were to increaseknowledge of family planning methods among men of reproductive age, change attitudesregarding family planning, increase modern family planning methods usage betweenmen and their partners, and to promote male involvement and joint decision-makingbetween spouses on family planning issues.27. (1999) Impact Data – Capital Doctor From The Communication InitiativeWebsite: http://www.comminit.com/experiences/pds07-11-99/experiences-244.htmlCapital Doctor is a call-in radio show that began in 1994 and gives advice to localUgandan callers and writers on sexual and reproductive health issues under the broadercontext of advising on all health issues.28. Myers, Mary (2001). Impact Data- Radio Douentza From The CommunicationInitiative Website: http://www.comminit.com/evaluations/idmay15/sld-2298.htmlAMARC Community Radio Social Impact Assessment 2007 Page 110 of 128