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A diversity of practices have emerged in the last five years that have permitted new forms of present tense responses to crisis. H20 seeks to link and learn from these diverse but related initiatives by providing a forum through which pioneers of web 2.0 technologies can be brought into productive dialogue with experts in humanitarian relief.
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BRIDGING THE DIGITAL DEFICIT IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF CONGOSEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND
In 2008, 65 per cent of all Congolese lived within 150 kilometers of a SFCG partner radio station
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tocopied bulletins from the peace talks, to identifying radio program broadcasting as the most
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and lives of millions of Congolese
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2001 | SEARCH FOR COMMON GROUND IS LAUNCHED - DRC HAS NO NATIONAL RADIO OR TELEVISION BROADCASTERS2004 | SFCG LAUNCHES MOPILLA , A CURRENT EVENTS BASED RADIO DRAMA FEATURING A KINSHASA TAXIMAN
2005 | SFCG LAUNCHES ITS PARTICIPATORY THEATRE FOR CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION PROGRAMME2007 | SFGC LAUNCHES LOBI MOKOLO YA SIKA TO SUPPORT THE SECURTY SECTOR REFORM
2007 | SFGC LAUNCHES TUONANE SOKONI TO HELP PROMOTE CROSS-BORDER TRADE 2008 | 65% OF ALL CONGOLESE LIVE WITHIN 150KM OF AN SFCG RADIO STATION
2013 | SFGC HAS AN ESTIMATED LISTENERSHIP OF UP TO 30 MILLION
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