MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION FOR DEVELOPMENT FORUM MYANMAR 2019

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Myanmar hosts an increasingly rich theatre of innovation in which many actors are working to pursue sustainable development through media, communications and arts. Civil society, social entrepreneurs.

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Media, edutainment and communications are further challenged by the rich diversity of language, culture and religion and the widely variant norms in the communities which make up modern Myanmar. In addition, Myanmar faces significant challenges in development across multiple areas including in health, education, poverty, employment and livelihood

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Films come in two formats: 16 mm and 8 mm. Most cinema and educational films are in the larger 16-mm format. Equipment and production costs for 8-mm films are much lower, but because the picture quality is not quite so good and the projected picture size is relatively small, 8 mm has until recently been regarded as suitable for amateur domestic use only.

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The Media and Communication for development Forum, 2019 will inspire participants to explore creative ways of promoting social change through media and communication. The forum will facilitate learning from evidence-based media and communications interventions that pursue the broader Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) Agenda, accompanied by building participants’ skills in this sector, and building a community of practitioners.

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The films seen by rural audiences have often been made in areas that are very different from those where they are shown. It may be difficult for the audience to relate their own farming to the crops, livestock, farm implements, people and housing that they see on the screen. The content may therefore seem of little relevance to them. Furthermore,

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An extension agent should only use a film when it fits in with his extension programme. If farmers are interested in dairy farming, then a film on the topic can give some ideas about the equipment, breeds of cattle and forms of organization they might need. Again, if an agent wishes to spread awareness of the dangers of soil erosion, a suitable film could explain the causes and effects as well as control measures.