UNESCO
is planning to carry out a five-day training for 26 practitioners from
24 community radios from both Tanzania Mainland and Zanzibar to promote
self-monitoring and evaluation of activities and establish effectiveness
of reporting and programming on issues of local concern as part of its
implementation of Swedish International Development Agency/Swiss
Development Corporation (SIDA/SDC) funded project.
The
training, which will be attended by participants from community radios,
scattered in 21 regions of the United Republic of Tanzania, aims to
strengthen capacities of community radio practitioners for effective
self-monitoring and evaluation of programmes on issues of local concern,
understanding and awareness of SIDA/SDC project results framework and
Sustainable Development Goals.
Monitoring
and Evaluation are key components of the UNESCO’s projects. On an
on-going basis, UNESCO closely monitors and evaluates the progress of
beneficiaries, which not only allows assessing of the impact of
capacity-building exercises but also allows to adapt interventions and
support to each station’s particular need.
Trainees
will be empowered with the necessary skills and knowledge on monitoring
the quantity and quality of radio programmes on issues of local concern
and self-monitoring skills using SIDA/SDC project monitoring tools to
enhance their reporting capacity of project results.
The
involvement of beneficiaries in monitoring and evaluation will allow
local radio practitioners to use the gained knowledge and skills to
improve programming performance especially in ensuring there is an
increased number of programmes reflecting local development issues of
concern and gender balance in voices interviewed.
In
addition, the training will also enable participants to increase SDG
focus reporting and mainstreaming, therefore increase community radios
contribution to SDGs, and consequently enhance their skills and
knowledge on reporting on those.
The
training, expected to take place in Iringa from 27 November to 01
December 2017, will be hosted by Nuru FM radio station located in Iringa
Municipality in the United Republic of Tanzania.
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