Exciting new partnership with ACORAB and CIN, Nepal

Members of the ICT4D Collective are delighted to announce a new partnership with ACORAB, the Association of Community Radio Broadcasters, Nepal, and CIN, their Community Information Network. This follows meetings in Kathmandu in December 2023, mainly concerning the dissemination of resources we have developed collaboratively with migrant organisations in Nepal through our research-practice in the MIDEQ Hub (funded by UKRI GCRF). We are very excited that information about the https://pardesi.org.np portal and our learning resources on the safe, wise and secure use of digital tech in the six main languages used in Nepal have already been shared across their network of 382 community radio stations in the country.

The intended outputs of the partnership include:

• Jointly convening awareness raising programmes in Nepal on community radio and digital tech
• Jointly convening sessions at relevat international meetings on community radio and development
• Joint training programs to enhance the technical skills of community radio broadcasters on utilizing ICT tools
• Explorations of innovative ways to merge ICT with community radio for better outreach and impact
• Identification of resources for joint projects that aim to enhance the role of ICT in community radio and vice versa
• Joint development and broadcasting of advice of safe, wise and secure use of digital tech, especially for migrants.

We anticipate that these will help achieve the following outcomes:

• Enhanced capacity of commuity radio broadcasters in Nepal
• The work of ACORAB and CIN is better known in the international community
• More sustainable development and use of community radio in Nepal, especially by migrants and their families
• Enhanced well-being of people in Nepal (especially in marginalised communities)
• Increased international suport for the work of ACORAB and CIN in Nepal

For more information, please contact Prof. G. Hari Harindranath.