Disaster Management Audio Materials
for Community Radio Broadcasting
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Disaster Management Audio Materials for Community Radio Broadcasting
CD-ROM contains audio materials in 9 languages (English, Spanish, Russian,
Portuguese, Chinese, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese and Tagalog) which can be
broadcast easily and speedily on local community radio stations in developing
countries when natural disasters such as earthquakes and tsunami occur.
This package was created by the Disaster Reduction Learning Center (DRLC)
which was jointly established by JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency)
and Hyogo Prefecture. It is to be used as an educational material for JICA Training
and Dialogue Programs. And at the same time, through the AMARC (World
Association of Community Radio Broadcasters) network with over 5,000 member
stations worldwide, this package will help community radio stations and local
communities in developing countries strengthen their disaster preparedness,
providing them with convenient access to disaster management audio materials.
The course that led to the production of the materials
In the Asia-Pacific region where there are many disasters such as earthquakes
and tsunami, there are enormously great expectations placed on community radios
with regard to aid and recovery activities. “Developing Community Radios for
Disaster Management” has been included in AMARC Asia-Pacific’s activities’ plan
(2007~2010) with the goal of improving disaster management through training as
well as through the development of text and media contents.
The most progressive example of this was the role of community radio stations
when the disasters of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, Sumatra Earthquake
and Indian Ocean Tsunami struck. In November 2006 at the workshop “The
Community Radio and Disasters and Recovery” at the 9th AMARC World Conference,
Radio FM YY presented its report on the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake and
Indonesia’s COMBINE (Combine Resource Institution) presented its report on the
Sumatra Earthquake and Indian Ocean Tsunami. This provided them with the first
opportunity to share their experiences. The next step was to fulfill the need for the
development of training and contents based on experience. This Disaster
Management Audio Materials for Community Radio Broadcasting CD-ROM is the
answer to this need.
Production process
The following is the process through which the Disaster Management Audio
Materials for Community Radio Broadcasting was produced.
(1) Conducting a hearing of community radio stations in developing countries
Using the AMARC network a hearing was conducted among people involved in
community radio stations in regions that were stuck by the Sumatra
Earthquake, Indian Ocean Tsunami and Java Earthquake.
(2) Creation of text and audio materials in 9 languages
With the cooperation of Radio FM YY, CLAIR (The Council of Local Authorities
for International Relations) created the media contents Multilanguage
Information Tool for Disasters for foreign people living in Japan which contains
145 short texts. From these, those that were considered usable in developing
countries were selected, and after a hearing of radio stations in developing
countries further contents were added. All of these were then put into text and
audio form in 9 languages.
About the contents
The Disaster Management Audio Materials for Community Radio Broadcasting
contains, on a single CD-ROM, 193 audio and transcripts in 9 languages (English,
Spanish, Russian, Portuguese, Chinese, Indonesian, Thai, Vietnamese and Tagalog)
for broadcasting on community radio stations when four types disasters
(earthquakes, tsunami, landslides and floods) occur. All that has to be done is, insert
the CD-ROM in the computer and start the browser. From that, community radio
stations can then easily provide disaster related information to their listeners and
local communities.
Regarding “seismic intensity” in the earthquake category, please note that the
standards for expressing the scale of earthquakes differ depending on country and
region. This audio material expresses earthquakes in seismic intensity (according to
the Japanese scale), therefore please substitute this to suit the standard (scale) used
in each country or region.
Operating Instructions
(1) After the computer reads the CD, the Top Page will appear. Select a language
(2) From the Top Page of the language you have chosen, select one of the
following 6 disaster categories; Earthquake Information, Tsunami Information,
Landslide Information, Flood Information, Disaster Reduction, Others.
(3) A list of disaster information classified by type will appear. After selecting one
of these, the audio material download page (window) will appear.
(4) Below is the page (window) from which the audio files (MP3 files) can be
downloaded.
The content of the
audio file will be
displayed in text
PLAY / STOP Right click.
(FLASHPLAYER 6 The “Save Target As”
or above required) link * you choose will download.
*File name for each language
English en_***.mp3 Indonesian id_***.mp3
Spanish es_***.mp3 Thai th_***.mp3
Russian ru_***.mp3 Vietnamese vn_***.mp3
Portuguese pt_***.mp3 Tagalog tg_***.mp3
Chinese cn_***.mp3
How to make use of the material
Messages can be rearranged to create original audio packages for broadcasts in
times of disaster, by referring to the text message list of the Disaster Management
Audio Materials for Community Radio Broadcasting and using audio editing
software. It is recommended to prepare in advance audio content packages to suit
individual need. By doing so, disaster management broadcasts/announcements will
be ready for use.
Disaster Management Audio Materials for Community Radio Broadcasting can be
used in normal times for disaster reduction activities. For example, the materials
can be arranged to create disaster reduction games and activities.
Drag and Drop
Disaster Reduction Learning Center (DRLC)
On April 1, 2007, Hyogo Prefectural Government and the Japan International
Cooperation Agency (JICA), an independent administrative institution, established
the Disaster Reduction Learning Center (DRLC) in JICA Hyogo, which is located in
Kobe New Eastern City, HAT Kobe, as a base to more efficiently foster those people
who will be involved in disaster reduction in developing countries.
Aiming at mitigating disaster damage globally, the World Conference on Disaster
Reduction (Hyogo Conference), which was held in Kobe in January 2005, emphasized
the importance of urgently improving the disaster response capabilities of developing
countries through international cooperation, particularly in the fields of disaster
reduction, damage mitigation and reduction of vulnerability.
At the conference, the Japanese government expressed its willingness to further
utilize its knowledge on disaster countermeasures for international cooperation, and,
as part of its international contribution, put forward the ‘Initiative for Disaster
Reduction through ODA’ in order to actively introduce its perspective on disaster
reduction to the Official Development Assistance (ODA) for developing countries, and
to cooperate in supporting the self-help efforts of developing countries in fostering
people and creating systems to combat disasters.
DRLC is a base for the comprehensive coordination and support of JICA’s learning
courses in the field of disaster reduction, which supports country-building and
human resources development in developing countries. Utilizing experiences,
lessons and knowledge gleaned from Hyogo Prefecture and Kobe City concerning
disasters in Japan, including the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, DRLC will
implement the following operations with an aim to effectively provide international
technological cooperation in the field of disaster reduction:
1. Overall coordination of learning courses in the field of disaster reduction
2. Implementation of learning courses the field of disaster reduction
3. Creation of a human network in learning courses in the field of disaster
reduction and its organic utilization
4. Database preparation of activity resources including human resources related to
learning courses in the field of disaster reduction and its effective utilization
5. Implementation of survey-based research related to learning courses in the field
of disaster reduction
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)
http://www.jica.go.jp/english/index.html
Disaster Reduction Learning Center (DRLC)
http://www.drlc.jp
World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC)
The World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) consolidates
community radio stations worldwide and contributes internationally to the
promotion of community and citizen participation in radio broadcasting. Its
activities began in 1983 when people interested in the worldwide consolidation of
community radio broadcasting gathered in Montreal, Canada. The Association was
established as an NGO in 1986. It is composed of about 5,000 members (full
members) and supporting members worldwide in 110 countries/regions. Nearly
two-thirds of the members are radio stations in Africa, Central-South America and
the Asia-Pacific Region. In Japan, KYOTO SANJO RADIO CAFÉ / Kyoto
Community Broadcasting and Radio FM YY are members (full members).
The Association’s headquarters is located in Montreal, with regional secretariats
in the Central-South America, Africa, Europe, Asia-Pacific regions. Each regional
office works as a core for the consolidation of the region’s community radio stations
and activities for the promotion of the elimination of poverty and exclusion from
society, freedom of expression and social justice.
What is it that makes a radio station a community radio station? The answer is
in the words of AMARC’s members as follows:
''Radio stations that bear this name do not fit the logic of money or advertising.
Their purpose is different, their best efforts are put at the disposal of civil society. Of
course this service is highly political: it is a question of influencing public opinion,
denying conformity, creating consensus, broadening democracy. The purpose -
whence the name - is to build community life.''
"Manual urgente para Radialistas Apasionados". José Ignacio Lòpez Vigil. 1997
''The historical philosophy of community radio is to use this medium as the voice of
the voiceless, the mouthpiece of oppressed people (be it on radial, gender, or class
grounds) and generally as a tool for development.
(…)
Community radio is defined as having three aspects: non-profit making, community
ownership and control, community participation.
(…)
It should be made clear that community radio is not about doing something for the
community but about the community doing something for itself, ie. owning and
controlling its own means of communication.''
"What is Community Radio? A resource guide". AMARC Africa and Panos Southern
Africa. 1998
AMARC JAPAN WORKING GROUP was established on June 23, 2007 with its
secretariat office located within Radio FM YY.
AMARC http://www.amarc.org/
AMARC JAPAN WORKING GROUP http://www.tcc117.org/amarcjp