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Project context : Mass-line Media Centre, a national, media-based NGO has undertaken a project titled `Agami’ with the support of Plan Bangladesh. The main objectives of the project are to create an enabling socio-political and cultural environment for the children to ensure their potential growth where the children will have the opportunity to express their fearless freedom of expression through media and to capacitate young journalists and strengthen media networking on Child Rights issue.
Initially the project was designed for three months with the plan to implement it in 64 districts of the country. Yet, Plan Bangladesh afterwards decided to cover only 32 districts in the inception period considering some risk factors like time constraint, indecision regarding formation of children groups, children’s involvement in their SSC & HSC examination etc.
MMC has successfully implemented the first phase of Agami project covering 32 selected districts within the country. The 2nd phase of the project has been started since August 2008 and the duration of the running phase is 10 months (August 2008 to 31 May 2009). Developing wall magazines and arranging children fair remains major activities for this period and presently the project activities are being implemented in all 64 districts of the country.
A number of 64 young journalists from 64 districts and children from 64 CCU’s are engaged with AGAMI project. Young Journalists are involved in the process of forming CCUs, implementing the activities of CCUs and publishing reports in local and national media. CCU members will prepare quarterly wall magazines with the theme Learn without fear and they will participate in the Divisional & National level events also. The expectation of the project is to involve 64 young journalists and children from 64 CCUs in order to implement the project activities by them and this target has been achieved. The Head teachers & other teachers of selected schools and the parents are also participating in the project activates. Children’s participation has been ensured on the basis of pre-consultation with their parents and they have extended their cooperation in promoting child rights and especially in ensuring children’s right to participation and protection as well.
Achievements Analysis (July – september’08 Quarter)
· Recruitment of project Staff : One project Coordinator and two program Officers were recruited for the 2nd phase of the project on 27August 2008. The newly appointed personnel are:
1. Upama Dasgupta - PC
2. Md. Mizanur Rahman - PO
3. Mahabubur Rahman - Jr. PO
· Selected working areas:
| Sl. | Division | District | Responsible PO | | 1 | Chittagong | Bandarban, Rangamati, Khagrachari, Noakhali, Chittagong, Comilla, Laxmipur, Chandpur, Feni, Cox’sbazar, Brahmanbaria | Md. Mizanur Rahman | | 2 | Sylhet | Hobigonj, Sunamgonj, Moulvibazar, Syhlet | | | Dhaka | Mymensing, Sherpur, Manikgonj, Madaripur, Rajbari, Faridpur, Munsigonj, Gopalgonj, Dhaka, Gazipur, Narayngonj, Netrokona, Jamalpur, Narsingdi, Tangail, Sariyatpur, Kishorgonj | | 4 | Khulna | Khulna, Jhinaidaha, Bagerhat, Narail, Meherpur, Chuadanga, Jessore, Kushtia, Magura, Satkhira | Mahabubur Rahman | | 5 | Rajshahi | Nilfamari, Panchagar, Rangpur, Naogaon, Natore, Kurigram, Lalmonirhat, Jaypurhat, Bogura, Pabna, Dinajpur, Rajshahi, Thakurgaon, Sirajgonj, Gaibandha, Chapainawabgonj | | 6 | Barishal | Vola, Barguna, Pirojpur, Patuakhali, Jhalokathi, Barishal |
· Orientation for Project Staff
Three orientation meetings were jointly arranged by MMC & Plan Bangladesh for newly recruited project staff focusing child participation and child protection. Through the orientation program they came to know about the vision, mission, objectives, major activities etc. of MMC and Plan Bangladesh. Goals and activities of the project were shared in the sessions and the project staff gained knowledge about children’s right to participation and protection.
· Orientation of Young Journalists:
A two days orientation program was organized for 32 Young journalists from 32 districts at MMC under Agami project on 5-6 September 2008. Totally 31 Young Journalists (5 female & 26 male) out of 32 participated in the program organized by the newly recruited staff of Agami project
· Formation & Orientation of CCU:
After receiving orientation the young journalists have completed the selection process of local level schools as per the developed action plan. Young journalists have also selected 10 members for CCU from one school through a test according to the defined criteria. Afterwards, members of the CCU have been provided orientation on report writing. It is to be mentioned that 32 new CCUs have been formed during the reporting period and all the CCU members have received orientation on report writing.
· Young Journalist Forum (YJF) :
In the 1st phase of the project 6 Young Journalist’s Forums were formed in 6 divisions. A draft guideline was also prepared for conducting the activities of the forum. In the 2nd phase initiatives have been taken for reviewing the draft guideline of YJF and YJF would be reformed on the basis of the revised guideline.
· Monthly Meeting of CCU :
From August 2008 the 32 old CCUs have started functioning again through conducting monthly meetings. A total number of 64 (in both old and new CCUs) CCU meeting were held in September as per schedule. They also submitted the meeting resolutions, press releases, photos & bill-vouchers to the central level. A number of 96 CCU meetings were held in July – September 2008 Quarter.
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