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On the
Spot Radio Program, Tonga
Who's
involved:
Project leader: Ebonie Fifita
Main partner: On the
Spot Youth
Other organisations:
- Kato Signs and Recording Studio
- Government Departments ie Environment, Youth,
Police, Culture, Tourism, Health, and Education
as per invitations related to radio programme
themes
- All High Schools students of Tonga, University
of South Pacific students, members of Tonga National
Youth Congress, a wide range of church youth church
groups, sports teams, campaigners for youth affairs,
Centre for Women and Children, by invitation to
participate, speak and be involved in On The Spot
interview and discussion
- Businesses showing an interest in promoting
this project
- Any individuals or groups involved with the
Millennium Development Goals
Timeframe:
March - September 2006
Theme:
Life and love in islands
Background:
We want to inform the young people of Tonga and
the entire community about the Millennium Development
Goals and how these goals specifically relate
to the Pacific region and what action can be taken
to help achieve these goals.
Objectives:
- Pilot a weekly radio programme for youth that
systematically presents each of the 8 MDG's over
a ten week period
- Provide a wide range of youth with the opportunity
to share their experiences and air their views
to both peers and elders in response to radio
presentations on MDG's and current local and international
issues
- Demonstrate the importance of establishing permanent
youth radio as a communication medium for the
youth of Tonga
- To provide support and community interest for
MDG projects run by individual youth and youth
groups.
Activities:
- Purchase a mini disc digital recorder
- Meet with relevant local organisations to gather
resources and research concerning the latest developments
in promoting MDG's in Tonga
- Prepare upbeat, informative and challenging
radio scripts, discussion, music and On the Spot
interviews that address Tongan awareness of and
involvement with MDG's
- Create fliers, posters, and press release for
radio, TV, and newspaper that promote the show
and give the public information on how and when
they can to tune into On The Spot radio
- Involve the media further by inviting Tonga
National Broadcasting Corp oration to give local
news coverage of selected On The Spot interviews
- Carry out a random questionnaire survey of at
least 200 youth prior to and on completion of
the 10 week On The Spot series to ascertain interest
in and awareness of MDG's
Progress
Reports:
24 July 2006
The van is already painted and we are attracting
much attention as we are driving on the road but
it recently broke down again. The shirts are all
done and it looks good so there are 100 yellow
MDG shirts which will soon be on the streets,
in the homes and on the backs of 100 lucky youth.
Our first radio show was supposed to premier last
week on the 19th. We were ready but the radio
station was not. The show was cancelled from the
AM station and played about 15 minutes late on
FM and then cut short. This week’s show is cancelled
due to a 10 day ban that has been placed on all
shows because of the recent death of our prince.
In the meantime we are still preparing our shows
and trying to get experience and training in editing
the material. Success story of the week: a dedicated
team member from one of the outer villages who
has found he can’t help us out with the show as
much because he lives too far out has decided
to take awareness into his own hands and will
be starting workshops in his village with the
unemployed youth every weekend… and we think we
have a venue to hold regular performances it the
future - actual youth implemented shows!!! We
are busy looking for other sources of funding
towards our dream of setting up something more
lasting and sustainable for youth by youth.
- Ebonie
3 July 2006
A survey
on the Millennium Development Goals has just been
completed and distributed to participants.
11 June
2006
We are doing fine .. Tonga radio has given us
a good slot .. Wednesdays straight after the evening
news and will play it on AM and FM so it reaches
all the outer islands !!
The Questionnaire
is prepared and ready to go this week and we designed
the questions to give us as much info as possible
.. will send you a copy plus photos at the end
of the week!! We have asked local youth and groups
to write songs / rap whatever on the MDG themes
and the recording studio we work with has offered
to record the sons for them for free if we can
use them on the show!! Neat eh!!
Posters and
T shirts are in process and we are booked to do
the first show on Wednesday Jul 12th .. hopefully
have a launch in the mid city car park that afternoon.
We had planned to paint our vehicle as it has
had environmental themes on it for the past 2
years now time for some MDGs but it has broken
down so we are looking for new one fast. talk
to you soon !!
- Ebonie
Downloads:
Final Report [PDF 365Kb]
Project
Proposal [PDF 111Kb]
Millennium
Development Goals questionaire
[PDF 83Kb]
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