Mr Lumko Mtimde, Chief Executive Officer of the MDDA will lead the MDDA team and also participate in two activities; on Monday 8th at 14:30, a Roundtable on Media Funding and Sustainability at Eden Grove Red and on Tuesday 9th at 09:00 he will chair a panel discussion on Capacitating Media and Citizens in Africa at Eden Grove Blue. Mr Mtimde will also be available for pre-booked interviews.
As from Monday 8th to Thursday 11th September, MDDA will have an exhibition stand, which will provide literature with background information about the Agency and its role in promoting media development and diversity within the media landscape in South Africa. There will also be MDDA staff members that will take prospective community projects through the process of applying for grant funding for community and small commercial media projects through the MDDA.
As per the objectives in the MDDA Act in particular section 3 (ii) which require the Agency to encourage the development of human resources and training, and capacity building, within the media industry, especially amongst historically disadvantaged groups, MDDA will sponsor 40 delegates, drawn from its pool of existing community media and small commercial media projects from all nine provinces, to attend the conference for three days.
During the three days, MDDA supported media projects delegates will get an opportunity to network with other conference delegates from established media houses locally as well as the rest of Africa.
A not-to-be-missed MDDA Skills Workshop, aimed at MDDA supported projects, “Using Campcaster”, will be conducted by Douglas Arallenes, on Monday 8th at Union Lab from 11-13:00. The MDDA supports the opportunity available at Highway Africa for debating journalism and the new media. Highway Africa also provides a platform for us to reflect on the development and diversity of media in South Africa, including sharing ideas regarding media funding and sustainability.
For more information, please contact the MDDA offices:
Tel: (011) 726 3336
Email:
www.mdda.org.za
