Removing Barriers, Increasing Effectiveness - amarc

ContentsForeword ................................................................................................................5PART I ....................................................................................................................6Chapter 1. Overview. AMARC CR Impact Assessment: Removing Barriers, IncreasingEffectiveness. ...................................................................................................................6Key findings on the Community Radio Global Review: .............................................6Key findings on the Social Impact of Community Radio ............................................8Key findings on Community Radio Social Impact ......................................................9Removing Barriers, Increasing Effectiveness ............................................................10Chapter 2. Methodology Highlights of the Evaluation Process .....................................12Methodology Assumptions ........................................................................................ 12Methodology Concept and Process ............................................................................14Participants in the Evaluation Process ....................................................................... 17Strategies and Resources ............................................................................................18Description of the Activities ...................................................................................... 19PART II. Global Challenges to Community Radio ...........................................21Chapter 3 Global Review of Community Radio: Barriers and Opportunities. ..............21Key findings on Community Radio Global Review ..................................................24Chapter 4 Regional Perspectives ................................................................................... 26African Perspectives .................................................................................................. 26Asia Pacific Perspectives ........................................................................................... 26Latin American and Caribbean Perspectives ............................................................. 27North American perspectives .....................................................................................28European Perspectives. .............................................................................................. 29Chapter 5: The Amman Declaration ..............................................................................31Part III Community Radio Social Impact. ..........................................................36Chapter 6 Findings on Community Radio Social Impact .............................................. 36The Assessment of CR Social Impact. .......................................................................37Key Findings on criteria for measuring CR Social Impact. .......................................38The Social Impacts of CR. .........................................................................................40Chapter 7: The Impact of Community Radio ................................................................ 45Measuring Impact ...................................................................................................... 45Impact on social change .............................................................................................46The role of AMARC .................................................................................................. 47Chapter 8: Why Assess Community Radio? It Works, Doesn’t It? ..............................49Arguments for Assessing Community Radio Effectiveness ......................................50Recommended Methods .............................................................................................52Principles of Assessment ........................................................................................... 55PART IV. Community Radio Practitioners Perspectives. ............................... 56Chapter 9: Community Radio and Empowerment .........................................................56Introduction ................................................................................................................56Poverty and freedom of expression ............................................................................58The role of community media ....................................................................................59The development impact of community media ......................................................... 61Obstacles to community broadcasting ....................................................................... 62Recommendations ......................................................................................................63