Popular Communication Network in the Brazilian Amazonian Forest - youth from 17 small riverside settlements, produce community newspapers, radio programmes and experimental videos to exchange information between riverside people. The local government has supported this strategy seeking to address one of the worst problems in Amazonia - regional migration to the cities. The training starts by establishing a contextual framework, entailing discussion of basic elements of Communication Theory. Using practical examples and local knowledge, participants are assisted to develop an analysis of the relationship between communication and sustainable development. Twenty stories, both entertaining and educative, sensitise the population on the rights of girls education, on gender equity, integration of handicapped children, the right to rest and recreation, Freedom of expression, Freedom of Association, the right against violence, forced marriage, excision and the right to a family, and to grow up healthy in the best possible environment.
Children are the main actors in the project, in collaboration with professional comedians.
In the stories, animal characters, each in his own fashion, defend the rights of the child and interact with them. Produced by PLAN International in collaboration with West African governments. Children's Express Worldwide News Network - an international news service reported and edited by children aged 8 to 18 for adult print, broadcast, and online media. CE's mission is to give children a significant voice in the world. This perspective is often ignored or overlooked during policy debates and in the formulation of development projects.