Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor – November 12, 2009 “DRL supports the Equal Access “Cambodian Organizations Uniting for Rights Advocacy and General Elections” Initiative. Under the COURAGE initiative, Equal Access developed two dynamic radio programs that used creative, fictional storylines and call-in chat shows to connect the rule of law, democracy, local…
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EA Wins prestigious 2009 World Bank Award
DHAKA – August 5, 2009 “Twenty-one civil society organizations from across South Asia won grants today from an $840,000 award pool funded by the South Asia Region Development Marketplace (DM). The winners received up to $40,000 each to implement innovative ideas on how to improve nutrition in their respective countries. Innovative ideas, such as a…
EA Projects Featured in UNDEF Newsletters
UNDEF Update – No. 1, 2009 “UNDEF funds an initiative by the Equal Access group in Nepal to strengthen democracy building-principles and reconciliation by ensuring an informed citizenry. It works through an innovative combination of radio programming entitled New Nepal, leadership training and direct community mobilization activities. The radio series highlights practical reconciliation solutions and…
Radio Saves Wives from HIV/AIDS Infection
India & Nepal – November 2008 There are nearly three million Nepalese working abroad in countries like India, Malaysia and the Middle East. While away from their families the men engage in unprotected sex and often contract HIV. Nearly 50 percent of people living with HIV in Nepal are migrant labors. These men then return home and infect…
SSMK Lauded & Teams Up with Orlando Bloom
KATHMANDU, Nepal – September 2008 “Saathi Sanga Manka Koora” (SSMK) or “Chatting With My Best Friend”, was lauded with the regional UNICEF 2008 International Children’s Day for Broadcasting (ICDB) Award. The ICDB honored radio and TV broadcasters that demonstrated the best overall dedication to youth participation in media. The winning drama program focused on the problems faced by…
CNN.com: “Community Radio Breaks Taboos”
LONDON, England (CNN), November 2007 – “I feel that my life is worthless. I have lost my interest in talking to others, and in my studies too. I have also lost interest in being with a crowd of people. All I want is to sit all by myself. Is my problem an illness? Has it got…
Bay Area-Based Equal Access Honored By Tech Museum of Innovation
Not-for-Profit Is Finalist in Global 2003 Tech Museum Awards Competition Top Five Finalists Share $250,000 for Applying Technology to Improve Quality of Life Around the World San Francisco, September 24, 2003—Equal Access, an international not-for-profit organization based in San Francisco, today announced that it has been named one of 25 laureates for the prestigious 2003 Tech…