Implementation Reports on IPDC Projects Approved in 2009 - Unesco

PROJECT IMPLEMENTED BY THE DAR ES SALAAM CLUSTER OFFICE
NATIONAL PROJECT
TANZANIA: ESTABLISHMENT OF A CMC FOR THE MAASAI PASTORAL
COMMUNITIES OF NGORONGORO DISTRICT
PROJECT 354URT5092
US$ 24 000
TYPE OF PROJECT
The project seeks to support 14 pastoralists’ villages in Ngorongoro district who have been excluded from the
information flow and avenues for self expression. Trough this project, a community multimedia centre will be
established in efforts to contribute to increasing diversity and plurality of media in Tanzania and enhancing the
capacities of pastoralist communities to use media as a platform for building their livelihoods; governmentcommunity
partnerships and dialogue and for democratic discourse. In this way, the community will have the
opportunity to express their democratic values and freedom of speech. The Maasai have co-existed with wildlife
for a long time and their lands have contributed highly to the present day national parks like Serengeti and
Ngorongoro world heritage sites (and biosphere reserve). As another development objective, the CMC will
enhance the participation of the Maasai in the conservation and preservation of these sites and in conservation
in general.
IMPLEMENTATION
� Training for the volunteers who will be operating the CMC will be undertaken
� Acquiring the equipment to furnish the CMC like radio equipment, computers, power installation so that the
centre can operate at full capacity
� Installation of the Center equipment and facilities
� Establishing broadcasting partnership with TBC1, BBC, KBC, Radio Tumaini, Adventista. Partnerships on
programme exchanges will also be established with other Community Radios and other National partners
such as HIV/AIDS, Malaria Social Marketing Companies and National Environmental Management
Commitee.
� Facilitating training and mobilisation of the community on the use services provided by the CMC
� To conduct campaign to raise community awareness on how to access, use, and participate in the
management of the Centre.
� Establishing working relationships with the Community Media Network of Tanzania and Media Council of
Tanzania.
RESULTS
� 300 Watts production and broadcasting equipment has been purchased and delivered on site.
� A brand new premises with space for production room, broadcasting room, staff room for the Community
Radio, funded by OXFAM has been built.
� A separate small hut located a few hundred metres away from the Community Radio has been secured for
the development of a community multimedia centre.
� In collaboration with UN Women, and within the framework of the voters education programme for
Tanzania, 200 Solar and crank-winding powered FM radio sets have been distributed to 200 families that
do not own radio sets in preparation for the opening up of the radio.
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