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Background:
Since its formation, BMSF has been
carrying out various activities in
accordance with its objectives and
policy guidelines. Among these
followings are the major activities
completed by the organization during
the past years.
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A
survey on Repressive Law –
1994 |
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A
Study on Child Trafficking
in Bangladesh - 1996 |
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A
Study on Violence against
Women- 1997 |
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Media Campaign on the rights
of Sex Workers-1999 to 2004 |
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Long-term National
Parliament Election
Monitoring – 2001 |
BMSF has already undertaken a
program to mobilize the HIV/AIDS
oriented journalists to
strengthening and accelerating the
social movement to project and
protect human rights issues of
People Living With HIV/AIDS (PLWHA)
and their effective involvement at
various level in response to
HIV/AIDS in Bangladesh. The
organization intends to initiate
Legal and Media Aid for helping the
victims of human rights violation
and specially the Journalists
Community, the organization enhanced
its experience and capacity in
respect of media advocacy in the
areas of HIV/AIDS by taking part in
the following workshops:
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Strategic Planning Workshop
on HIV/AIDS and Media,
organised by BMSF &
supported by CCDB in 2002. |
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Two Media Advocacy on
HIV/AIDS organised by BMSF &
supported by VHSS and HASAB,
respectively in 1997 |
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Alternative Dhaka
Declaration for UNGAS
organised by BMSF &
supported by HASAB in 2001 |
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BMSF acted as Media Focal
Point of the National
STD/AIDS Network, Bangladesh
during 1996-2000 |
Activities:
A. HIV/AIDS Awareness Raising
via Media Program:
The program activities that include:
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Training/workshop for 200
journalists through 10
batches at 6 divisional
areas. |
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Exchanging information on
HIV/AIDS/STD through
material/ media kits
collection and
dissemination. |
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Reporting on partner
agencies' activities & other
GO. NGO working for
HIV/AIDS/STD. |
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Networking members &
resource Journalists data
base |
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Press conference/briefing
and meetings |
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Publishing of Newsletter/
Articles/ Photo Feature and
Telecast of TV spots on
HIV/AIDS |
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Co-ordination & Networking
with NGOs, CBOs, and
Networks at national and
regional level |
B. Media advocacy on HIV/AIDS
& Human rights:
Major activities of this Program
include:
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Capacity builds up
training/workshop for 400
journalists through 10
batches at 6 divisional
areas. |
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Exchanging information on
HIV/AIDS/STD, PLWA and
Marginalized Community
through material/ media kits
collection and dissemination |
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Report preparation on Human
Rights violation of
Marginalized population |
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Co-ordination & Networking
with NGOs, CBOs, and
Networks at national and
regional level |
C. Information campaign
against child trafficking Program:
Major activities of this project
includes-
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Organize local level
advocacy workshop |
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Monitoring |
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Information Campaign |
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Case Study, |
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Newsletter, and IEC. |
D. Press Freedom in
Bangladesh: BMSF is currently
implementing a Program titled as
“Press Freedom in Bangladesh"
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Exchange Information on
Press Freedom in Bangladesh
through ICT |
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Reporting on Human Rights
Fact Finding for the
Journalists Issues |
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Provide Legal Aid Support
for Victim Journalists in
Bangladesh with the
co-operation Bangladesh Bar
Council |
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Co-ordination & Networking
with NGOs, CBOs, and
Networks at national and
regional/International level
on Press Freedom Issues |
E. Media Program on Worst
Forms of Child Labour
BMSF is currently implementing a
Program titled as “Media Program on
Worst Forms of Child Labour"
Supported by Advocacy & Awareness
Unit, ILO-IPEC, Bangladesh. Major
activities are:
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Orientated journalists
Community. |
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Information Campaign on the
issues. |
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Reporting/Feature
Writing/Case Study/Photo
Feature on the Issues. |
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Co-ordination & Networking
with NGOs, CBOs, GOB and
Networks at national and
regional level. |
Outcome:
The HIV/AIDS Awareness raising
programs via Media has already
produced some encouraging results.
Several reports in the central and
divisional newspapers and
periodicals have been published
highlighting the positive aspects of
the AIDS situation in the country.
Since the beginning of the Training
and Refreshers program no report has
been published causing violation to
the rights of the infected and
affected people. Journalists started
writing on the NGOs highlighting
their activity on HIV/AIDS and the
resulting impact among the
vulnerable populations and their
high-risk behaviours.
Gradually BMSF has been developed as
an Information Resource Centre for
the Journalist community as they now
seek information from BMSF for
writing reports/features and
articles on HIV/AIDS. District based
journalists now send their write ups
on HIV/AIDS to BMSF for editing and
publishing in the national
dailies/weeklies. On the other hand,
6 journalists at six divisions are
involved with BMSF as Divisional Co-ordinators
and 64 journalists in 64 districts
of Bangladesh are now working as
Focal Point.
BMSF provided Legal Aid support for
the journalists community with the
co-operation Bangladesh Bar Council.
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