C4D Research and Evaluation

C4D Research covers a wide area of research theories and practices that aim to shed light on pertinent contextual realities and on the types of communication for development methods that are relevant in these contexts. Ranging from media ecology studies to stakeholder analysis, knowledge attitude and practice (KAP) assessments to social norms studies, the scope is broad.

C4D Evaluation goes further to establish monitoring & evaluation frameworks and strategies for tracking and analysing results of C4D work. These studies may be formative or summarise, i.e. examining either the process or the end results or sometimes both. Impact evaluation asks questions about longer-term results and approaches such as most significant change and is more about people’s own telling about change in their own words. C4D approaches can be part of evaluation as well as the subject, and strategies can be based on a variety of methods that are both participatory and expert lead.

This section brings together resources, case studies and learning from a wide range of C4D research and evaluation.

Latest C4D Research and Evaluation News and Resources

Effect of Two Complementary Mass-Scale Media Interventions on Handwashing with Soap among Mothers

Poor handwashing behavior is a major cause of morbidity and mortality globally. We evaluated two complementary mass-scale media interventions targeting ...

C4D in Humanitarian Action

Given the increase in humanitarian and emergency situations related to disease outbreaks and public health emergencies, natural disasters, and refugee ...

C4D: An Evaluation of UNICEF’S Capacity and Action- Ethiopia Case Study

The purpose of the global evaluation of UNICEF’s capacity and action in C4D is to generate credible and useful evidence ...

What do participatory approaches have to offer the measurement of empowerment of women and girls? (KIT Working Paper, 2019)

This paper provides insights and guidance on the value of participatory approaches for understanding and measuring empowerment of women and ...

Evaluating the impact of information campaigns in the field of migration: A systematic review of the evidence, and practical guidance ( Central Mediterranean Route Thematic Report Series, International Organization for Migration, 2018)

“Evaluating the impact of information campaigns in the field of migration: A systematic review of the evidence, a practical guidance” ...

Can big data be used for evaluation? A UN Women feasibility study (UN Women, 2018)

The objective of the study was to investigate the feasibility of leveraging big data sources—particularly Twitter, Facebook, and radio data—to ...

Effectiveness of Community Dialogue in Changing Gender and Sexual Norms for HIV Prevention: Evaluation of the Tchova Tchova Program in Mozambique (Journal of Health Communication, 21:5, 554-563, 2016)

Abstract: Structural HIV prevention interventions have gained prominence as ways to address underlying social and cultural factors that fuel the ...

Improving maternal and child health through media in South Sudan: final evaluation (BBC Media Action, 2017)

Following decades of civil war, South Sudan still lacks a functioning healthcare system and has some of the worst maternal ...