When we support people to communicate their own perspectives and experiences are we really aiding participation and positive change?
Our C4D and Participation section brings together a range of resources, case studies and thinking around participatory approaches and participatory communication as we consider which community actors are participating? Who is communicating? Does such communication get heard? And by the right listeners? Does it help? Does it build skills that can then be used for improved livelihoods? Or are we just setting people up for more disappointment, and doing more harm than good?
Latest C4D and Participation Resources and News
Data Playbook Toolkit
For the past 2 years, IFRC has been on an internal journey to improve data literacy across teams, sectors, the ...
Words into Action Guideline: On the frontline of disaster risk reduction and resilience: Children and youth engagement guide for implementing the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030
This guide by the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction aims to ensure worldwide access to expertise, communities of ...
Movie Making as Critical Pedagogy: Conscientization through Visual Storytelling
Can the stories people tell influence the way they see the world? This book seeks to address that question through ...
Citizen Engagement in Peacebuilding: a communication for development approach to rebuilding peace from the bottom-up
Author: Dr Valentina Baú By unearthing the connections between the literatures on participatory communication and civic engagement with the reality ...
Activism, Art-ivism and Digital Media to Reduce Marginalisation: Sharing Experiences and Lessons from Brazil, Kenya, Syria, and Costa Rica (eVoices, 2019)
This guide focuses on four emblematic case studies: (i) media activism in Brazil and how favela residents use digital media ...
Social and behavior change considerations for areas transitioning from high and moderate to low, very low and zero malaria transmission (Health Communication Capacity Collaborative, 2017)
In areas with high, moderate, low, and very low transmission alike, use and uptake of malaria interventions rely heavily on ...
Communication and community engagement in humanitarian response (Humanitarian Exchange Special Feature, February, 2019)
This edition of Humanitarian Exchange, co-edited with Charles-Antoine Hofmann from the UN Children’s Fund (UNICEF), focuses on communication and community ...
Dignity and humanitarian action in displacement (ODI report, 2019)
This report draws on the findings of a two-year HPG research project on ‘Dignity in displacement: from rhetoric to reality’ ...
