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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;line-height:normal" align="center"><a href="http://www.amarc.org/?q=node/2633" target="_blank"><b><span lang="EN-CA">Call to participation<br>
<i>“Communicating
Development”</i>: an
international audio series</span></b></a><b><span lang="EN-CA"><u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-CA">Montreal, March
15, 2016. </span><span lang="EN-CA">As part
of their continued partnership, the Office for Corporate
Communication of the</span><a href="http://www.fao.org/home/en/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"> </span><span lang="EN-CA">United Nations
Food and Agriculture Organization</span></a><span lang="EN-CA"> (FAO) and the</span><a href="http://www2.amarc.org/" target="_blank"><span style="color:black;text-decoration:none"> </span><span lang="EN-CA">World
Association of Community Radio Broadcasters</span></a><span lang="EN-CA"> (AMARC) join
forces again this year to facilitate the production of <b>40 audio pieces</b> by <b>producers and community
radio journalists. <u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-CA">The international audio series <b><i>“Communicating
Development”</i></b> aims to facilitate
access to best management practices, increase public education
and encourage
dissemination of scientific knowledge. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><i><span lang="EN-CA">“Communicating Development”</span></i></b><span lang="EN-CA"> will focus on various
themes such as nutrition, food security, health, biodiversity
and climate
change adaptation and mitigation. <b>Producers
and community radio journalists are invited to send a proposal
on the following
themes</b>: <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-CA"><br><a href="http://www.fao.org/pulses-2016/en/" target="_blank">International
Year of Pulses</a></span></i></b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-CA">: Nutritional
value of pulses; markets (production, consumption habits and
trade); recipes; health;
(impact of pulses on) food security;
(impact of pulses on) food sovereignty, etc.</span></i><br></p>
<p><a href="http://www.fao.org/zhc/en/" target="_blank"><b><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-CA">Zero
Hunger</span></i></b></a><i><span style="font-size:11.0pt" lang="EN-CA">: Food security; efforts
to end childhood stunting; sustainability
of food systems; improvement of conditions for smallholder
farmers; prevention
of food loss and waste.</span></i><br></p>
<p><a href="http://www.fao.org/climate-change/en/" target="_blank" style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-CA"><b><i>Climate change</i></b></span></a><span style="text-align:justify"><span lang="EN-CA"><b><i>:</i></b><i> Climate change mitigation and
adaptation; local, regional and national
effects; local, regional and national response; resilience;
food security; biodiversity;
etc. </i></span></span><span lang="EN-CA" style="text-align:justify;color:black"> </span><br></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal">The audio pieces will be featured on a
dedicated page on AMARC’s website
and on FAO’s website from <b>March to December
2016</b>. They will also benefit from a visibility campaign in
the network of
partners, members and on social media.<br></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><u><span lang="EN-CA">What is AMARC looking for?<u></u><u></u></span></u></b></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-CA">Documentary,
reportage, interview,
roundtable, storytelling, etc. (format is flexible)<b><u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-CA">The audio
production must <b>at least
10 minutes long</b> and ready for
on-air broadcast.<b><u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
<p style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;line-height:normal"><span style="font-family:Symbol" lang="EN-CA"><span>·<span style="font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"">
</span></span></span><span lang="EN-CA">Productions in
local languages are welcomed
(a translated script is required).<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-CA">This audio series also aims to illustrate
the <b>diversity</b>, the <b>originality</b>
and the <b>quality</b> of
AMARC’s
international network of producers and community radio
journalists. <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"" lang="EN-CA">Community radio journalists and producers
are encouraged to submit a
proposal to </span><a href="mailto:secretariat@si.amarc.org" target="_blank"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"" lang="EN-CA">secretariat@si.amarc.org</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif""> <b><span lang="EN-CA">before
March 30, 2016</span></b><span lang="EN-CA">. Please state
your name, radio, country and add the details of the
subject you wish to discuss in your production.<span>
</span> <u></u><u></u></span></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-CA">All selected producers and community radio
journalists will receive a
financial compensation.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><span lang="EN-CA">If you have any questions, please write to </span><a href="mailto:secretariat@si.amarc.org" target="_blank"><span lang="EN-CA"></span></a><a href="mailto:secretariat@si.amarc.org" target="_blank">secretariat@si.amarc.org</a><span lang="EN-CA"><span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:0cm;margin-bottom:.0001pt;line-height:normal"><b><span lang="EN-CA">We hope for a large
participation! Join us in communicating development! <u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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