Case study: Chimen Lakay and Camp-Based Radio

Author(s)
Pale, A.K.Y.
Publication language
English
Pages
3pp
Date published
20 Dec 2011
Type
Research, reports and studies
Keywords
Capacity development, Local capacity, Comms, media & information, Innovation
Countries
Haiti
Organisations
CDAC Network

Chimen Lakay (Kreyol for ‘The Way Home’) is a radio project run and developed by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), originally in partnership with commercial network Radio Ginen and now with the community station Radio Boukman based in Cité de Soleil in Port au Prince. Unlike other radio shows, Chimen Lakay was initially broadcast daily live from the camps, changing location each day. From the start the show took an experimental open mike approach to allow people to share views and generate discussion on camp issues. This study summarizes the lessons learned during the project implementation and the opinions of the locals about it.