Radio Talk-shows/Debates workshop for Peacebuilding

Search for Common Ground – a non-governmental organisation working in the field of conflict transformation – held a workshop on "Talk-shows/Debates for Peacebuilding" at the beginning of April. This workshop brought together the producers of some important radio talk-shows in sub-Saharan Africa to share their professional experiences. Eleven English-speaking and French-speaking countries have been represented in Bujumbura (Burundi). One of the objectives of the workshop was to develop material for a manual on “How to produce a talk-show for Peacebuilding”, while also taking into account Africa's widely differing realities. This training manual should be ready by July 2005 and will be distributed free on CD-ROM (upon request) and via the website of the project “Radio for Peacebuilding, Africa” (www.radiopeaceafrica.org, soon available in French and Swahili). If you would like to be informed about the launch of this manual on the web, please write to us at [email protected] The workshop is part of the Radio for Peacebuilding, Africa project. This project aims to develop and encourage the use of radio techniques and programme content which can have a positive impact on conflicts in Africa.