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Presentations are being sought for a web-based consultation on Social and Behaviour Change Communication (SBCC) and Climate Action in Africa. Submissions should not exceed 350 words - contribute through this link. The deadline for submissions is Tuesday, 15 February 2022. The consultation takes place from March 22 to 24 ...

Unlike its other forms, communication for development should not be regarded solely as a communication strategy. With a shift to a more participatory approach, C4D has gained popularity among agents of development, as social institutions are now more concerned about increasing the involvement of communities and civil society. This applies ...

The 2021 UN Food Systems Summit has been called “a People’s Summit.” To amplify the voices of small-scale farmers and other rural people in sub-Saharan Africa, Farm Radio International partnered with the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), World Vision Canada, and the Canadian Food Security Policy Group to ...

In this book, Dr. Leah Komen a member of C4D network explores the impact of mobile telephony on the lives of people in rural Kenya. The book analyses the outcomes of complex intersections and interactions between mobile phones, individuals, and the broader society as distinct from the traditional cause-effect relationships ...

A new special issue of the KM4D Journal namely 'Learning from the past: impact of information and knowledge management on individuals and organizations over decades' Volume 16, issue 1 has been published. Many of the contributions in this Issue  include contributions written by the past Director of an organization which ...

As the COVID-19 pandemic becomes endemic and societies prepare for the next normal, “Documentaries for Development” can be both a solution and tool to strengthen cooperation and developed collaborative and coordinated approaches between countries and cultures to meet the challenges, both existent and evolving. [IDN-InDepthNews – 28 August 2021] Join ...

This book by Emile G. McAnany explores how theories and practices have evolved along with the development of communication technologies, to evaluate the current status of C4D in the long-term struggle for development and social change. This is to better understand the criteria for assessing the influence of C4D-related endeavours ...

A new publication has recently come out from USAID and the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition (GAIN) called “Stories from the Forefront: Interviews with Social and Behavior Change Communications Media Professionals”.  This report was created for the EatSafe Project by Pierce Mill Entertainment & Education and Weinreich Communications. This guide ...

This chapter explores in detail the different sources people use to learn more about climate change and how this is affected by age, education, and political affiliation. It also looks at the extent to which different groups value the media’s coverage of this complex subject and ask how it could ...

This special issue of the Online Journal of Communication and Media Technologies, ambitiously subject to the title “Discussing local and community media: positive experiences and impacts on societies”, emphasizes the role of local media (press, radio, television and online) with audiences. Following several perspectives from different geographical contexts, all authors ...