A Community Media (Radio) and Girl-Child Education in Teso Sub Region, Eastern -Uganda A Case Study of Etop 99.4 Fm in Soroti District

Table of Contents

DECLARATION ........................................~..iv

APPROVAL iii

DEDICATION iii

ACKNOWLEDGMENT iv

ABSTRACT

CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION x

Introduction x

1.1 Background to the Study

1.2 Operational Defination of terms 2

1.2 Statement of the Problem 6

1.3 The General objective 7

1.4 Specific Objective 7

1.5 Research Questions 7

1.6 Scope of the Study 7

1.7 Significance of the Study 8

1.8 Conceptual Framework 7

CHAPTERTWO 8

LITERATURE REVIEW 11

2.0 Introduction 11

2.3 challenges that community radios face in the promotion of girl-child education.

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CHAPTER THREERESEARCH METHODOLOGY 15

3.0. Introduction 15

3.1 Research Design 15

3.2Population 15

3.3 Sample size 16

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3.4 SalTiplirig Procedure ....................................................................~..........16

3.5 Iwlethods of Data CoUection....................................................................... 16

3.6 I)ata control and rneasurernent................................................................18

3.7 Data Processing and Analysis~18

CHAPTER FOUR PRESENTATION, INTERPRETATION AND DISCUSSION OF THE

FINDINGS 19

4.0 Introduction~19

4.1 DemographIc Characteristics of Responderits............................................. 19

4.1 profile of the respcndents........................................................................19

Table 1: Respcnse on profile of the resjcnclents 19

4.2 Role of the community radio In the promotion of girl-child educatlon..........20

4.2.1 The community radio helps In disseminating information related to promotion of

girl-child education and In Improving education outcomes ...............................21

4.2. 2 The community radIo serves as the sole Independent and reliable source of news

and information .. ........... ... ... . . .. . .... ........................ . .................. ....... .. .... . .......22

4.2.3 Community radio stations influences education in their communities .......23

4.2.4 Community radio and marginalized peoples without access to other means of

communications........ . . ... ....... . ... .. .. . . . . ..... .. . . . . . . . . . ....... . ..... .. . . . ..... . . ..... . . ..... . . . . . ..24

4.3.1 The community radio faces a challenge of Ucensing ...............................28

4.3.2 There Is Lack of a dIstinct identity and confusion with Vernacular FM stations

..29

4.3.3 Challenge of Sustalnability where there is need to address the sustalnability of

community radios; Need for training, especially of the volunteers ....................30

4.4 Way forvvard .... . ... .. .... .. . ... .. .. . . ... . . . ..... . . . ..... . . .... .. ... . . . . ..... . . ..... .. . . . . . ....... .. . ..31

CHAPTER FIVE

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5.0 Introduction~33

5.1. Summary and Discussions.........................................~.33

5.1.1 Summary of findings on the role of the community radio in women empowerment

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5.2. Conclusion 35

5.3. Recommendations 36

5.3.3 Government / Donors 37

5.3.4 Research 38

5.3.7 Measuring impacts 39

5.3.8 Participation 39

5.3.9 Sustainability, Capacity Building and Adequacy of Assistance 39

REFERENCES 42

APPENDICES 43

APPENDIX I: QUESTIONNAIRE 44

APPENDIX II: BUDGET 49

APPENDIX III: TIME SCHEDULE 48