UNESCO Chair on Community Media is pleased to announce the launch of CR-CIT Community of Practice (CR-CIT COP), an online forum for CR practitioners, enthusiasts, trainers, researchers and importantly, Certified Peers. Although this COP is based on CR-CIT developed by the Chair and is intended for use by CR stations using CR-CIT for self assessment, all CR Practitioners, enthusiasts, researchers and trainers are welcome to share their experiences/expertise/opinions on the forum. COP is based on all the core principles on which community radios are universally established. The forum has been established on the principle of co-learning. The forum has nine parameters and allows registered users to: a) Change profile details including your avatar (your pic)/ b) Launch new topics / c) Respond to topics already under discussion Share photographs of self-assessment / d) Add & respond to polls/ e) Send personal messages to other members on the forum/ f) Email interesting topics to others and several other features/ .UNESCO Chair will moderate the forum and arrange to send out summaries on important discussions to all the members of the forum. We sincerely hope that the CR sector will stand to gain with experiences flowing in from all over the world.

All the new announcements, features and add-ons that will feature on this board. Check this space once in a while for new stuff.

Find polls on various topics related to CR & respond to them. A summary of the polls will be emailed to the members from time to time.

Discuss everything related CR-CIT. If you are a CR practitioner, or a Certified Peer Reviewer or even a CR enthusiast, this forum is for you. If you have used the CR-CIT to self-assess your CR station, all the more why you should be on this forum.

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