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Period: January 2009 – April 2010

Objectives:

·    To increase Palestinian knowledge of the European Union, EU institutions, and EU cooperation activities in the Palestinian territories

·    To promote Euro-Palestinian dialogue and mutual understanding through innovative media programs portraying the human face of EU-Palestinian relations

This project is part of the European Neighborhood and Partnership Instrument (ENPI) Regional Information and Communication Programme.

Results:

·    Produced the first Palestinian University Challenge, Stars (An-Najoum), which was broadcast at the end of 2009. Over 10 episodes, 45 students from nine universities across the West Bank and Gaza competed in the first live-audience national TV quiz show produced in Palestine.

·    A series of five TV documentaries exploring Europe through the eyes of five different Palestinian students living and studying in France, Belgium and the UK.

·    Advertising campaign on EU activities in the occupied Palestinian territories.

·    14 TV feature stories on EU-funded projects in the occupied Palestinian territories.

·    Weekly radio talk show, East and West, featuring guests discussing topics ranging from culture to alternative energy to migration; 13 episodes broadcast from June through August 2009.

·    A 25-episode radio quiz, From Here and There, which ran throughout Ramadan 2009. Thousands of Palestinians competed to win prizes including laptops and appliances via live call-ins and SMS, answering questions on European history, geography, politics, economics and culture.

Ma'an radio programs covered under this grant:

Program: East & West (Sharq wa Gharb)

Duration: 55 minutes

Presented by: Nancy Atallah

Aired: Mondays at 7:00 pm

Description: Weekly radio talk show on different aspects of the EU and EU-Palestinian relations. Each episode featured knowledgeable guests including academics and researchers, prominent Palestinian public figures, and special guests from Europe. Topics included: media in Europe and the Arab world; mental health issues and people with special needs; immigration from the Arab world to Europe and migration policies; the European Neighborhood Policy and other partnership frameworks; a comparison of EU and Arab League institutions; and women parliamentarians in Europe and Palestine.

Program: From Here and There (Min Hona wa Honak)

Duration: 55 minutes

Presented by: Samar Dibs

Aired: Daily at 4:00 pm during Ramadan 2009

Description: This Ramadan quiz show focused on different aspects of Europe and the EU. , Broadcast live, the show allowed listeners across the West Bank and Gaza Strip to compete for prizes by demonstrating their knowledge on Europe.

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