DEVELOPING RADIO PARTNERS INC

Mission

DRP IS A NONPROFIT AND MEDIA DEVELOPMENT ORG. THAT WORKS WITH PEOPLE RUNNING COMMUNITY BASED RADIO STATIONS IN DEVELOPING COUNTRIES. DRP BRINGS THE MOST IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION TO THOSE HARDEST TO REACH IN AFRICA AND ACROSS THE WORLD, USING THE MOST WIDELY USED MEDIUM--RADIO--BY ENRICHING THE PROGRAMMING OF COMMUNITY BASED RADIO STATIONS. WE TRAIN JOURNALISTS ABOUT CLIMATE-SMART AGRICULTURE, HEALTH FOR WOMEN AND YOUTH THROUGH WORKSHOPS, WEEKLY BULLETINS ON ISSUES WITH A PROBLEM STATEMENT AND SOLUTIONS AND PRODUCTION TIPS. WE PROVIDE FUNDS FOR COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES AND ON-SITE MENTORING. AS A RESULT, FARMERS HAVE IMPROVED THEIR LIVELIHOODS, TREES HAVE BEEN PLANTED, CHOLERA REDUCED AND HEALTH SERVICES MADE MORE ACCESSIBLE. DRP HAS WORKED IN NIGERIA, GHANA, KENYA, ZIMBABEW, CAMEROON, MALAWI, BELIZE, AND PANAMA IN THE LAST YEAR. BY PROVIDING MUCH-NEEDED TRAINING, DRP HELPS RADIO STATIONS AND OTHER MEDIA ORGS. LIVE UP TO THEIR POTENTIAL OF BEING POWERFUL AGENTS FOR POSITIVE CHANGE.

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