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Radio for PeaceBuilding Africa (RFPA) is a program founded in 2003 by the international non-profit organization Search for Common Ground. Working on the assumption that radio is the most accessible form of mass communication in Africa, RFPA trains journalists in peacebuilding, conflict resolution, and acting on commonalities. The countries served by RFPA are Angola, Burundi, Côte d'Ivoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Sierra Leone, Guinea, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Somalia, Rwanda, Nigeria, Niger, Liberia, Kenya, Chad, the Central African Republic, Congo Brazzaville, and Cameroon. RFPA was created by SFCG and is supported in part by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland.〔Radio for PeaceBuilding Africa: homepage http://www.radiopeaceafrica.org/index.cfm?lang=en&context_id=12&context=home〕 ==Mission== RFPA believes that radio broadcasters can affect some of the conflict and civil unrest that affects African countries. However, they have found that radio broadcasters report and exaggerate the violence facing African societies on a daily basis instead of working to temper strife. By promoting a discussion of the "middle ground" in debates, as well as tempering extreme outlying opinions played on their air, RFPA hopes to show that common ground is possible and that conflicts do not have to be solved by violence. To support its mission, Radio for PeaceBuilding Africa aims to broaden the skills of broadcasters working in Africa. RFPA supports youth radio broadcasters and encourages the diversifying of viewpoints on the air.〔Radio for Peacebuilding Africa "About: the Project" http://www.radiopeaceafrica.org/index.cfm?lang=en&context_id=1&context=about&cont_menu_id=3&page=theproject〕 RFPA works with politicians to increase the flow of communications between governments and the civil society, as well as encouraging the SFCG mission of acting on the commonalities between different societies and ethnicities.〔The Peace Media Clearinghouse "Radio for PeaceBuilding Africa" http://peacemedia.usip.org/node/590〕 Specifically, RFPA targets broadcasters, governmental officials and members of the civil society in each state. To address their mission, RFPA developed a multilingual training guide and module for broadcasters and journalists. They also organize fora and regional conferences to discuss challenges and issues facing projects. They organize two competitions to reward the top programs structured around the themes in the training guides.〔''ibid''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Radio for Peacebuilding Africa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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