2.3.6) These societal needs were: Increasing awareness and knowledge amongst young
people about violence, particularly gun violence. Providing the youth with a platform to serve
as leaders, advocate and educate others in order to lower and stop violence, gun violence
and crime as contribution to their communities. The community needed to lower crime rates.
The youth of communities also need support in terms of knowledge, tools such as platforms
and guidance for their careers (they need a better education system).
2.3.7) Children’s Radio Foundation (CRF) - their role is to provide support, capacity building,
project management systems, and clear pathways for collateralized bond obligations,
community radio stations included, to increase their impact on youth populations.
Gun Free South Africa (GFSA) - working to reduce gun violence in South Africa through
public policy advocacy, education, awareness and community mobilisation.
The European Union - to fund the running of this project.
National stakeholders - can include national, state and local government bodies,
non-government organisations, and service providers working across regions or countries.
2.3.8) The radio broadcasts about violence, crime and community safety serve as a means
of intervention for crime reduction and crime prevention, especially among the youth. The
radio station discussions and guides can help to change the community and especially
advocate for the entire initiative. Each of the radio stations also facilitate audience
participation via SMS, WhatsApp, Facebook and call-ins. The youth reporters also serve as
a contact point by going to schools and performing outreach activities. The CRF also has
one-day career planning workshops to help the community and can act as a point to get help
and increase knowledge on their future and careers which is critical for the youth. These
contact points can allow for the opportunity for the youth to learn and grow from the support
and knowledge. This will allow the youth in all communities to have the opportunity to act as
advocates and help the community and change the lives of others in the community.
2.3.9) I think that this initiative would be effective in the long term because the more you
educate the youth on reducing violence, crime prevention and community safety the more
we will see a change in our communities because the youth are very vital as they are able to
impact the change we are looking for in the community, they just need a voice to implement
that change and be heard and more people will start recognizing what they are saying and
more help will be give to them