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BNNRC: Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication on COVID-19

April 11, 2020

 

“Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has been mobilizing all community radios for developing and broadcasting awareness building programs on COVID-19: Coronavirus contamination to protect lives and livelihoods since March 1, 2020. www.bnnrc.net

 

Now sixteen Community Radios stations in Bangladesh have been broadcasting 41 hours Coronavirus prevention education in line with the National Preparedness and Response Plan for COVID – 19, published by Directorate General of Health Services, Health Service Division, Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh.

 

The community Radio stations are Community Radio Padma 99.2 FM, Radio Nalta 99.2 FM, Loko Betar 99.2FM, Radio Pollikontho 99.2 FM, Radio Sagor Giri, 99.2 FM, Radio Mahananda 98.8 FM, Radio Mukti 99.2 FM, Radio Chilmari 99.2FM, Radio Jhenuk 99.2 FM, Krishi Radio 99.8 FM, Radio Naf 99.2 FM, Radio Bikrampur 99.2 FM, Radio Meghna 99.0 FM, Radio Sagor Dwip 99.2FM, Radio Sarabela 98.8 FM, Radio Boral 99.0FM,

 

Contribution: The COVID -19 demands cooperation among government, CSOs, local business communities, multi-stakeholders. BNNRC are continuing work 24×7 to reach rural communities in Bangladesh with life-changing information through the community radio. It’s not easy to get information to the hard-to-reach at the best of times, and we will continue to strive to make sure the needs of these communities are not forgotten. To that note, we’ll be continuing to share stories of our work, and the work of community broadcasters and rural people, while also supporting communities in getting the information they need about COVID-19.

 

In this perspective, BNNRC has been working on COVID -19 covering with the following issues:

  1. Animate CSOs, Government, health service providers and communities for reinforcing collective action.
  2. Keeping community people’s daily life normal and livelihood function
  3. Mobilize further cooperation among government, CSOs, local market and communities’ response

 

To this end, we are: Actively distributing information and resources, including scripts and backgrounders, about how to plan and produce effective COVID-19 radio programming;

 

Creating or activating spaces, such as social media groups, to give radio broadcasters a place to learn from each other about best practices in COVID-19 community radio programming; Developing connections between broadcasters and health authorities in government, and civil society to ensure accurate information goes out and myths are debunked; Reminding community broadcasters of the steps they can take to stay healthy; Commending community broadcasters and other journalists for being on the front line and continuing to work in these conditions

 

Key findings: Community Radios stations, as one of the source of information, helping to raise awareness on COVID- 19 and reinforcing Behavior Change Communication (BCC) by CSOs, Government, health officials and locally elected bodies (LEB).

 

Community Radio stations are building awareness to change attitudes among community people at different points in their daily lives. Community Radio stations, as a platform for those who involve in COVID -19 responses to update rural communities. They are also providing a channel for two-way communication with community people where listeners are sending SMS or call in with questions.

 

Community Radio stations have been coordinating with the District and Upazila level Coronavirus Prevention Committees. Community Radio stations have assigned one broadcaster in each radio stations as the focal person to coordinate COVID – 19 program.

 

Community Radio stations are broadcasting programs on COVID -19 in local languages or dialects. Community Radio stations are producing contents which speaks directly to localized issues and concerns, and features trusted local people in a way that nationally or regionally produced content cannot.

 

Implications: It is really working and having a very positive effect at the rural communities. Community Radio stations help to reduce the panic of COVID – 19 gradually by broadcasting awareness programs. Now the community people are taking precautionary measures to prevent contamination of COVID – 19.  People now understand more about the COVID – 19. Community Radio stations have already been established a well-trusted source of information for rural people of Bangladesh.

 

We know community radio programming is an important tool in flattening the curve, tamping down panic in line with misinformation, disinformation, and extending advice and comfort to the people most affected —wherever they live.”

By: AHM. Bazlur Rahman-S21BR | Chief Executive Officer |

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC)

Filed Under: *BROADCAST MEDIA, Bangladesh, COVID-19, Public Health Communication

Dignity and humanitarian action in displacement (ODI report, 2019)

April 3, 2019

This report draws on the findings of a two-year HPG research project on ‘Dignity in displacement: from rhetoric to reality’. The goal of the project was not to define dignity, but to understand what it meant to affected people in different places, with different cultures and at different times. It explores how refugees, internally displaced people (IDPs) and returnees in Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Colombia, Lebanon, the Philippines and South Sudan understand dignity, and whether (and how) they feel that their dignity has been upheld in displacement.

It then compares their understanding with that of humanitarian workers in these responses, analysing what this means for humanitarian policy, programme design and implementation more broadly, and the localisation agenda more specifically.

It suggests six recommendations for incorporating dignity into a humanitarian response including:

  • Invest time and resources in listening to the affected population from the start of the response, and use this information to inform project design and implementation.
  • Use more face-to-face communication, especially in the assessment phase of the humanitarian response, and pay attention to what means of communication are appropriate at each stage.
  • To better understand the local culture and language, include anthropologists, sociologists, translators and others in the response, who can help in understanding the affected population and the dynamics of their situation.
  • Invest in programmes that promote self-reliance, where possible, and encourage more participation by affected communities in project design and implementation.

Click here for full report.

Filed Under: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Colombia, Humanitarian, Humanitarian Communications, Lebanon, Migration, Participation, Philippines, Publications (published in print and/or online), South Sudan, Voice and Accountability Tagged With: IDPs, Refugees

Large-Scale Social and Behavior Change Communication Interventions Have Sustained Impacts on Infant and Young Child Feeding Knowledge and Practices – Results of a 2-Year Follow-Up Study in Bangladesh (The Journal of Nutrition, 148:10, 2018)

February 4, 2019

Sustained improvements in infant and young child feeding (IYCF) require continued implementation of effective interventions. From 2010–2014, Alive & Thrive (A&T) provided intensive interpersonal counseling (IPC), community mobilization (CM), and mass media (MM) in Bangladesh, demonstrating impact on IYCF practices. Since 2014, implementation has been continued and scaled up by national partners with support from other donors and with modifications such as added focus on maternal nutrition and reduced program intensity.

The authors assessed changes in intervention exposure and IYCF knowledge and practices in the intensive (IPC + CM + MM) compared with nonintensive areas (standard nutrition counseling + less intensive CM and MM) 2 y after termination of initial external donor support.

Conclusions: Continued IPC exposure and sustained impacts on IYCF knowledge and practices in intensive areas indicated lasting benefits from A&T’s interventions as they underwent major scale-up with reduced intensity.
Click here for full article.

Filed Under: *INTER-PERSONAL ROUTES, *MASS MEDIA ROUTES, Awareness Raising, Bangladesh, Behaviour Change Communication, Children, Early Childhood Development (ECD), Health, Nutrition, Research Papers, Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Tagged With: Breastfeeding, Infant and Young Child Feeding (IYCF), Maternal nutrition, Monitoring and Evaluation

Violence against women within the Rohingya refugee community: prevalence, reasons and implications for communication (BBC Media Action research briefing, 2018)

December 2, 2018

To inform the development of a new radio drama for Rohingya refugees in Cox’s Bazar, BBC Media Action carried out a small-scale qualitative research study that sought to understand more about Rohingya men and women’s understanding and attitudes towards child marriage, intimate partner violence and sexual exploitation and abuse.

This report shares findings from this study, which was carried out in partnership with Norwegian Church Aid, with funds from the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Eight in-depth interviews and four mini focus group discussions were held with Rohingya men and women living in two camps in Cox’s Bazar, as well as key informant interviews with humanitarian practitioners working on issues related to gender-based violence (GBV).

The study found that intimate partner violence and child marriage are deeply rooted and normalised within the Rohingya community in Cox’s Bazar.

Click here for full paper.

Filed Under: Awareness Raising, Bangladesh, Children, Gender, Gender Based Violence, Humanitarian Communications, Myanmar, Publications (published in print and/or online), Refugees and IDPs, Violence against Women & Children (VAWC) Tagged With: Child marriage, Intimate Partner Violence (IPV), Rohingya, Sexual Abuse

Participatory Research Toolkit (Rain Barrel Communications, 2018)

November 19, 2018

This toolkit gathers together a wide variety of participatory research tools developed over a 20-year period and used in multiple social and behaviour change communication (SBCC) projects around the world. Examples are provided from Bangladesh, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Mozambique, Nepal, Rwanda, and Sierra Leone.

All of the tools presented have been tried and tested. A majority of them have been used with adolescents. However, children, women, men, key influentials and, indeed, whole communities have used them.

The tookit provides an overarching description of the tool as a whole, next, there is a list of topics and countries where the research team has had first-hand experience of working with these tools, and then there is a selection of concrete examples. Finally, each tool is accompanied by suggested “how-to’s” with step by step instructions, tips and techniques that have been employed in real-world settings.

Click here for full toolkit.

Filed Under: Bangladesh, Behaviour Change Communication, Cambodia, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Mozambique, Nepal, Participation, Publications (published in print and/or online), Rwanda, Sierra Leone, Social Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) Tagged With: Participatory Research, Toolkit

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