MEDIA AND DEVELOPMENT

MEDIA FOR COMMUNITY DEVELOMENT PROPOSAL FOR THE AWARD OF GVN MEDIA FELLOWSHIP





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JACOB WAISWA (BCP, HBC, YEP)
New Hope Africa Children Ministries
P.O. Box 528, Busia-Uganda
waiswajacobo@yahoo.co.uk
www.situationhealthanalysis.blogspot.com



Background
The impression created by the media over years has been held with mixed feelings. Whereas some media corporate world are known to have positively helped transform societies politically, economically, culturally and technologically; some other have only torn the world apart through negative reporting that supports aggressive confrontation, glorifying terror activities to make eye-catching headlines with selfishly money motive.

Similarly, the aggressive, corrupt and oppressive groups and individuals (religiously, politically or economically) have been glorified in the way that sustains situation that steadily extinct some societies. Their content hardly provided or suggested solutions to alarm-triggering headlines. And much of the media activities have lacked a social responsibility that is tangible to give a voice to the voiceless and direct transformative opportunities to the poor, disabled and other disadvantaged groups.

Introduction
Journaling is a key communication tool. All organisms by nature communicate either verbally or non-verbally, yet attempting to make sense of whatever cues that are exchanged or evaluated.

True; we tend to be evaluative of one another whilst trying to figure out what intentions the other party could have towards you. The aim can be to help measure up the relationship that possibly could be developed, whether health or not.

Of course, in certain encounters some people could be threatened, suspicious, lack confidence, defensively withdraw or get on well in a healthy and rewarding relationship. This, indeed, is how communities can influence attitudes and behavior towards one another. That way, we could manage, control and direct directs and behavior. What a powerful tool a pen can be!

But success through journaling it self needs a period of training and practical experience, such that we can communicate to effectively make or unmake relationships or evolve life through the aspects of observing, reading and listening to words and actions of others and things.

The primary motivators to writing is the element of having an opinion yet unique. As part of research steps, one would be required to publish a final report or summarized article from the investigations, results and analyses carried out. Other researchers or students would want to review literature about statements pending investigation. From their successes, investigators either get awards or promotion.

Needs Statement
Media, being a vessel for global change, needs to be developed both at individual and corporate level, and experience provided for enthusiastic young people so as to contribute towards poverty eradication, health, human rights and democratic governance, conflict resolution and peace and care for the vulnerable groups and their development.

Main Objective
To neutralizing human and ecological problems as abject poverty, wars and war threats, nuclear activity, diseases, ignorance and global warming –to make a world a better place for everyone to live in.

Specific Objectives
1) Promote of peace, human rights, initiatives for conflict resolution, and democratic governance
2) Empower young people to take on developmental challenges (career, educational, health, economic and political) with enthusiasm to ensure certainty of the future.
3) Encourage innovations and adoption of appropriate technologies to support local community development initiatives in an environmentally-friendly manner.
4) Support the physically and mentally handicapped, the elderly, widows and orphans through suitably designed and adoptable rehabilitation programmes to attain dignifying and meaningful lives.
Strategy/Activities
1) Effective communication at well organized fora through an effective system of monitoring and evaluation.
2) Net-working and publishing to fill knowledge gap and mobilize resources.
3) Development-oriented music, dance, drama and cinema shows, and video recordings for knowledge and skills training.
4) Volunteer technological transfers and exchanges for human and ecological security
Focus Area
Changing lives of the poor, handicapped (mentally and physically), other vulnerable groups in communities and environment education through the media

Significance of Project
Empowered communities: technologically, politically and economically able to determine their future, dignified living and, global peace, global justice, global unity and habitable world.

A DISHMA INTIATIVE: FOR DETAILS ABOUT MEDIA AND DEVELOPMENT, CONTACT;
DISHMA CONSULT
P.O. Box 8885, KAMPALA-UGANDA
+256774336277
waiswajacobo@yahoo.co.uk
www.situationhealthanalysis.blogspot.com