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2002/03
development of Zimbabwe as documented in
RBO's Archive
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That is what RBO did
between 1993 and 2000
before the
situation in Zimbabwe forced a freeze on
all operations |
For the first time a global & regular access
was provided to: Voices from Africa
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unfiltered |
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exciting |
RBOs audio-magazines were offered for
subscription in English & German versions
thereby providing access to the continent with
stories beyond the headlines for:
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Radio Networks |
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College Libraries |
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Africa concerned NGOs or Companies |
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Private Collectors |
Each audio-cassette contained programme modules
in which African journalists addressed issues of
culture, gender, development and politics, from
their own perspective.
The Radio
Bridge Overseas Trust
was a non-governmental, non-profit media
organisation based in Harare, Zimbabwe. RBO was
the medium through which a South-North,
South-South dialogue had begun to be achieved,
with RBO acting as the "bridge" between
various cultures of the two hemispheres.
RBOs programmes offered more than a look at
the days headlines. They furnished a
mixture of serious and light-hearted reflections
on and about Africa and its people. They also
provided a context and so deepend the
audiences understanding of Southern
societies, empowering these cultures to express
themselves.
Since its inception in 1993, RBO has received a
great deal of national and international
attention. At the 1994 "National
Journalistic and Media Awards", hosted by
REUTERS Zimbabwe, RBO received the First Prize in
the category of "Radio Producer -
Information & Education". RBO added the
"1994 Global Award for Media
Excellence" as "Best Radio
Programme" of that year to its growing list
of recommendations. In 1996, RBO was selected to
send one of its storytellers to participate in an
African-European media-symposium in Vienna /
Austria. As an invited "Worldwide Project of
EXPO 2000", RBO received a Gold Medal at the
World Exposition in Hannover / Germany.
The RBO
Programmes
There were two principles that distinguished
RBOs programming: the first was the
emphasis that was given to the viewpoint of the
layperson. RBO correspondents took
their microphones to the grassroots, the
roadsides and the dancehalls of the continent for
a new understanding of informed
perspective.
The second feature of RBO programming was the
role the authors played in their stories. Indeed,
they were not encouraged to remove themselves
from these stories, but acknowledged their
response. While RBO was a non-aligned
organisation we thought it was fair that the
audience understood that RBO authors were active
parts of their environment. It was this
philosophy that drove RBO to mobilise some of the
most outspoken journalists in Africa as
storytellers who would often use phrases such as
"... in my society ...", "... was
my friend ..." or, ".... and I was
afraid ...".
RBOs
stories were meant to:
> suggest portraits of multidimensional,
dynamic African communities
> enlighten audiences with endogenous
responses to familiar issues of our time in
unfamiliar contexts
> and document the response of the collective
identity that is prompted when heritage is
confronted
Participate:
RBO-Manual for "Voices from
the South"
with audio-stories for
download ... more
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Mitmachen:
RBO-Anleitung für "Stimmen
des Südens"
mit
Audio-Geschichten zum
Herunterladen ... mehr
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GET YOUR OWN SELECTION FROM RBOs
AUDIO ARCHIVE
You may select from RBO's archive up to
20 stories as your own collection, and
you will receive them as mp3-dubs on your
own CD-Rom. For conditions visit RBO's MULTIMEDIA-SHOP
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