Hirondelle News Agency

The Hirondelle News Agency is an organisation based in Lausanne, Switzerland that aims to set up independent media stations, especially radio stations, in post-conflict zones, specifically in Africa[1][2],. The agency is part of the Hirondelle foundation, which has stations in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Liberia, Nepal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Tanzania and the Central African Republic.[3]

References

  1. ^ "www.hirondelle.org: Who are we?". The Hirondelle Foundation. http://www.hirondelle.org/hirondelle.nsf/caefd9edd48f5826c12564cf004f793d/a6e5047cb649da7ac1256597007387e6?OpenDocument. Retrieved october 2007. "The Hirondelle Foundation is an organization of journalists which sets up and operates media services in crisis areas. Founded in 1995, its purpose is to promote peace and human dignity through the provision of information. All of its projects are specifically tailored to the need of the country that it is working in. It works to empower people by allowing them to make informed decisions that will hopefully result in peace and democracy." 
  2. ^ "Radio gives peace a chance in conflict zones". swissinfo/Swiss Radio International. http://www.swissinfo.org/eng/search/detail/Radio_gives_peace_a_chance_in_conflict_zones.html?siteSect=881&sid=6865386&cKey=1153725232000. Retrieved october 2007. "Lausanne-based Hirondelle has been coordinating a series of media-based projects in some of the world's trouble spots for more than ten years, especially in Africa." 
  3. ^ "Ongoing projects". The Hirondelle Foundation. http://www.hirondelle.org/hirondelle.nsf/ae38da31f7d9e228c125658b006bd2a4?OpenView. Retrieved october 2007. 

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