Aimed to enhance skills on writing for radio, anchoring techniques, producing advocacy plugs among others, the National Nutrition Council in northern Mindanao conducted a four-day refresher training held at the Mindanao Civic Center in Tubod, Lanao del Norte province, 30 May to 2 June 2016. Marilou R. Enteria, NNC nutrition officer, said the training also aims to improve capabilities and skills on radio programming and operations of those who are involved in Radyo Kalambuan but have not been trained when the radio station was established.
Further, this technical support aims to address various concerns as maintenance of equipment, anchoring for new recruits, radio programming, signal mapping, use of new media, sustainability, and functionality of the Nutriskwela Community Radio Council (CRC), said Enteria.
Resource speakers are anchors from DZMM Manila and MQ Mediazone – NNC DOH media partners who share their skills in Voice Development and Effective Anchoring/Hosting; Writing for Radio and Field Reporting; Basic Sound Recording and Editing and other topics instrumental in other respective agency operations.
Department of Health’s NNC has partnered with the Provincial Government of Lanao del Norte in the establishment of Nutriskwela Community Radio Network Program, Radyo Kalambuan, DXNE 94.3 FM. the station located at the grandstand of the MCC sports complex, this province.
The Nutriskwela Community Radio Network Program is a strategy of the NNC which aims to empower communities through the establishment of community radio station that will disseminate nutrition, health and development-oriented information to community members.
Meanwhile, Marissa DM. Navales, nutrition coordinator, NNC-Region X, said around 30 participants attended the refresher training who are the station personnel, anchors and members of the Community Radio Council (CRC) who are to be involved in the management of the radio station.
CRC members are representatives from different sectors including local government units, the academe, agriculture, health, social welfare, women, senior citizen, youth, Indigenous Peoples, and the religious.
Specifically, on the last day of the refresher training, participants would be able to assess the operation of the radio station to identify strengths, weaknesses and opportunities for improvement that will be used as basis for preparing a three-year plan for the station.
Nutriskwela Community Radio, Radyo Kalambuan was established on February 2013.
To date, the NNC has established 35 Nutriskwela Community Radio stations nationwide in partnership with local government units and state colleges and universities. (LVG/PIA-10 LDN)
