Partner Institution:

CEMINA

Project:

Women's Rights, Civil Rights, Community Empowerment, Citizenship and Skills Development

Program:

Radio-TeleCentres, Radio Programming, Women's Radio Network, Cyberela Network

Objective:

To empower women and local communities, providing them with a voice and the means to highlight issues pertaining to them, using widely accessed communication channels - namely radio and the internet.

Locality:

Numerous locations across Brazil - volunteers will probably work within CEMINA's HQ based in Cinelandia, Rio De Janeiro.

PARTNER INSTITUTION AND PROJECT
CEMINA’s aim is to ensure that issues related to gender and human rights are at the forefront and an integral part of information and communication in Brazil. CEMINA was created to challenge the traditional values and outdated structures that permeate Brazilian society and provide a platform for women to have a voice, to air their opinions and to speak candidly about issues that are pertinent to them. It began by delivering a daily radio program revolving around women's issues in 1988. It's radio work now encompasses music, radio drama and entertainment alongside health awareness and educational programmes and it has expanded to, not only provide radio facilities in many of the different regions and communities of Brazil, but also to provide radio and media training courses, ICT facilities and a women's forum. 
In this way, CEMINA brings women and local communities together using accessible communication channels (radio and the internet), providing them with the means to share opinions and highlight their concerns to wider society.

Of the many projects that CEMINA delivers, their main activities include:

· Radio - delivery of radio within local communities across Brazil
· Radio TeleCenters - Radio and Internet facilities housed in the same building. ICT is used to facilitate radio production and Internet and ICT training packages are available to the entire local community
· Cyberela Network - A network of women radio presenters with web training that ensure that the radio and internet services run smoothly and effectively 

ACTIVITIES THAT CAN BE DONE BY THE VOLUNTEER

Volunteers can teach or assist in teaching any of the following skill sets at beginner and/or advanced levels:

	ICT support and maintenance
	ICT Training Delivery
	ICT Training (development of courses)
	Fundraising Support
	Business Development Planning
	Forward Strategy and Advice for Radio TeleCentre Self Sustainability
	Website Maintenance and Development

PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

	Regular updates as to the number of workstations checked and maintained
	Number of ICT Training Programmes the volunteer is involved in and delivers
	Number of students receiving support from the volunteer
	Number of fundraising applications submitted
	Development of effective funding strategy (practical implementation and organisation satisfaction)
	Number of new training courses develoepd by the volunteer
	Staff satisfaction with volunteer integration
	Volunteer satisfaction with staff and management support
	Volunteer ability to take on a flexible and varied workload
	Effectiveness of support developed

Other indicators may be developed according to the specific program and activity performed.