Project Details


WSIS Prizes Contest 2021 Nominee

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication


Description

COVID-19 in SDGs: Adaptation Priority - Objectives & Broadcast Contents through Community Radio & Community Visual Radio in Bangladesh

"Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) has been struggling for the last 20 years for opening up and strengthening the community media sector including Community Radio and giving focus on its vital role as voices of the voiceless rural people from 2000. www.bnnrc.net |

BNNRC has been mobilizing all community radios for developing and broadcasting awareness building programs on COVID-19: contamination to protect lives and livelihoods since March 1, 2020 to 31 May 2020.

During March 1, 2020 to 31 May 2020 BNNRC has been working on COVID -19 covering the following issues: 1. Animate CSOs, Government, health service providers and communities for reinforcing collective action in pre and during COVID-19 2. Response for achieving keeping community people’s daily life normal and livelihood function, 3. Mobilize further cooperation among government, CSOs, local market and communities’ response.

1. Enhance the capabilities of affected communities through an equity lens for adapting/coping/surviving with the new normal situation

2. Focus on enhanced capabilities of Broadcasters and Stakeholders for exercising new normal and building resilience

3. Accelerate of ICT applications for benefitting community people in all aspects of life

4. Effective access to reliable information through ICT and media for countering infodemic and keeping lives & livelihood easy"

Project website

https://bnnrc.net/bnnrc-covid-19-adaptation-priorities-objectives-broadcast-contents-through-community-radio-community-visual-radio-in-bangladesh/


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Action lines related to this project
  • AL C9. Media 2021
Sustainable development goals related to this project
  • Goal 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions

Coverage
  • Bangladesh

Status

Completed

Start date

June 2020

End date

December 2020


Target beneficiary group(s)
  • Remote and rural communities

Replicability

COVID-19 in SDGs: Adaptation Priority - Objectives & Broadcast Contents through Community Radio & Community Visual Radio in Bangladesh project can be replicated in the same stream where all stakeholders are running the same structural processes and implementations around the world.


Sustainability

COVID-19 in SDGs: Adaptation Priority - Objectives & Broadcast Contents through Community Radio & Community Visual Radio in Bangladesh project ensuring reliable community infrastructure and equitable access to information and communication technology throughout the country. As such, it promotes the effective use of ICT, facilitate lifelong learning and skills development, creating enabling environment for digital innovations as well as boosting the investment in rural communities. which will propel the nation toward the stability, prosperity, and sustainability. With these results achieved, project is a driving force that propel country toward a path of long-term stability, prosperity, and sustainability.


WSIS values promotion

Promote just, peaceful and inclusive societies


Entity name

Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio & Communication

Entity country—type

Bangladesh Civil Society

Entity website

http://www.bnnrc.net

Partners

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