Radio about gender becomes eye opener for villagers

Women in the village of Gomboussougou, some 160 km south east of Burkina Faso capital Ouagadougou, have decided to attend municipal meetings when they wish, a situation that was until recently unthinkable even among councillors themselves. Villagers' eyes were opened after a 25-minute played on 13 April on civic participation during a Listeners' club session in the village. The programme had previously been aired by community radio Pag La Yiri, the first the area, and will be replayed in eleven other villages. This project is supported by IICD and PSO. IICD's Olivier Nyirubugara reports.

Date	April 2012
Type	Video
Countries	Burkina Faso
Sector	Governance
Language	English
Tags	Citizen participation e-governance Gender Participation Radio Rural communication Social inclusion Women
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