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Using Community Radio in Ghana to Facilitate Community Participation in Natural Resource Management

In West Africa, finding ways for rural people to improve their livelihoods and lives by participating in the management of natural resources is a pressing issue. The majority of the population, in particular the poor, live in rural areas and rely on natural resources but often lack control of these resources. This article focuses on a workshop in Ghana, combining elements of appreciative inquiry (AI) and a rights-based approach (RBA). Its aims were to develop a community radio program series in Ghana that could increase community participation in natural resource management (NRM). A description of the workshop and subsequent 13-week radio program series demonstrates the process, contribution, and challenges of a participatory communication approach where community radio is used to encourage dialogue among different stakeholders within and externally to a community regarding forest resource management in Ghana’s Brong Ahafo region.

Keywords: Appreciative inquiry, community radio, dialogue, Ghana, natural resource management, participatory communication approach, rights-based approach, stakeholders