Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Women's Voices in Haiti

This article talks about the role of female radio workers in Haiti, who help connect women and exchange information.  Currently they are striving to make the reconstruction more positive, and more uplifting for women.

I bet they could use radio equipment.  A lot of what they had got smashed in the earthquake.  I wonder if there's an organization to help with that sort of rebuilding.  Providing ways for people to speak out is an effective means of empowerment.
Tags: ethnic studies, gender studies, news
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  • 6 comments
iamtheelfinpoet

iamtheelfinpoet

May 4 2010, 13:28:48 UTC 11 years ago

excellent initiative! I'll cross post to my women studies blog

Thanks for sharing!
ysabetwordsmith

You're welcome!

ysabetwordsmith

May 4 2010, 14:37:32 UTC 11 years ago

You have a nice collection of photos on that blog.
wcg

wcg

May 4 2010, 15:37:27 UTC 11 years ago

The article doesn't say what frequencies they broadcast on, and I don't know what the public frequency bands are in Haiti. So I hesitate to suggest bringing this to the attention of radio amateurs (hams) who might have old equipment that they'd like to donate to a worthy cause. But this does seem like the kind of issue that someone at NPR would like to dig into. There's an international association for national public radio broadcasters, and NPR is a member of that association. They should be able to identify what's needed and target the members who are most likely to have it.
ysabetwordsmith

Yes...

ysabetwordsmith

May 4 2010, 15:42:14 UTC 11 years ago

I don't know what type of equipment is needed, but since so much was destroyed, they probably lost a lot of the stations they had. My best idea would be to contact some of Haiti's radio women and ask what they need, then connect them with radio folks (pro or amateur, as relevant) in America to rustle up some gear.
nhpeacenik

Prometheus Radio Project

nhpeacenik

May 4 2010, 18:34:46 UTC 11 years ago Edited:  May 5 2010, 16:33:26 UTC

The Prometheus Radio Project specializes in empowering communities to set up and maintain small community radio stations, and they had a team in Haiti fixing up the damaged transmitters in February and March. I was amazed to learn that there have been hundreds of such stations operating on a shoestring in Haiti for the last decade. With a mostly-illiterate audience, they serve all the purposes newspapers do in our culture.

http://prometheusradio.org/

Oddly enough, I don't see anything about it now on their website. I have been following the news of their work on the Grassroots Radio Conference email list. I would contact Prometheus by email and ask how to help, what kind of equipment is needed, etc. Most of the people involved in the project will be in northern California for the 2010 Grassroots Radio Conference (May 13-16 http://kmud.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=457&Itemid=187 ), and there may be live streaming of a panel on the subject. The person to contact is Jim Ellinger (jimedia AT grandecom DOT net).
Here are some pictures he took during the projects:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/15632589@N00/sets/72157623482092975/

Here is a map showing the locations of community radio stations in Haiti, along with an appeal for help from AMARC:
http://www.amarc.org/index.php?p=Haiti_solidarity_EN&l=EN&nosafe=0
AMARC is soliciting equipment donations: contact secretariat AT si DOT amarc DOT org
ysabetwordsmith

Re: Prometheus Radio Project

ysabetwordsmith

May 7 2010, 04:22:17 UTC 11 years ago

This sounds like a good project. Thanks for sharing!