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New Publication: The Global Smartphone; Beyond a Youth Technology

 

 

This book series is based on a project called ‘The Anthropology of Smartphones and Smart Ageing’, or ASSA. This project focused on the experiences of ageing among a demographic who generally do not regard themselves as either young or elderly. We were particularly interested in the use and consequences of smartphones for this age group, as these devices are today a global and increasingly ubiquitous technology that had previously been associated with youth. 

The book also considers how the smartphone has impacted upon the health of people in this age group and to see whether we could contribute to this field by reporting on the ways in which people have adopted smartphones as a means of improving their welfare. The project consists of 11 researchers working in 10 field sites across 9 countries as follows:  Alfonso Otaegui (Santiago, Chile); Charlotte Hawkins (Kampala, Uganda); Daniel Miller (Cuan, Ireland); Laila Abed Rabho and Maya de Vries (al-Quds [East Jerusalem]); Laura Haapio-Kirk (Japan); Marília Duque (Brazil); Patrick Awondo (Cameroon); Pauline Garvey (Ireland); Shireen Walton (Italy) and Xinyuan Wang ( China). 

You can access the book on this link

Adolescent Girls Creating Safer Cities: Harnessing the Potential of Communication for Development (UN-Habitat, 2012)

Safer cities strive to create public spaces that are open and accessible to everyone, without exception. Most cities, however, are not totally safe for
adolescent girls. What’s more, they are run and developed predominantly without their needs being taken into account. Each week 1 million people
move from the countryside to city slums, of which a growing number of migrants are girls, and there is growing pressure to find ways to address the myriad of dangers girls face, from violence and exploitation to discrimination and access to schooling and safe housing.

Communication for Development (C4D) has emerged as an important addition to those promoting the rights of girls in the city. Programmes based on C4D take into account the fact that, as experts in their own safety and use of the city, girls are best positioned to identify the issues and priorities
that affect them today and in the future, in order to make cities safer and more inclusive. In short, C4D gives adolescent girls a voice with which to take an active role in the development of safe urban environments.

Click here for full report.

Public Understandings of Climate Change in Eastern Africa (Nairobi, Kenya)

This workshop explores common misconceptions between scientific, institutional and public understandings of climate change and examines how more effective methods of communication and behaviour change may be developed. It focuses on sharing knowledge and approaches across the sciences, and on breaking down differences of understanding.

The workshop will focus on three-panel discussions with leading UCL, UK and East African figures. Panellists will present short «think pieces» designed to stimulate debate with the audience.

Attendance is open to all on a first-come-first-served basis.

Le Sommet Francophone pour le Changement Social et de Comportement — santé reproductive, maternelle, néonatal, infantile et de nutrition (Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire)

Le pouvoir collectif a la capacité de transformer les structures sociales et est au cœur du développement. Le changement social et de comportement (CSC) engage et soutient les personnes dans le but de former un collectif afin de surmonter les défis du développement tels que la pauvreté, l’accès et l’utilisation des soins de santé de qualité. Les programmes de CSC contribuent à générer la demande de services de la santé reproductive, maternelle, néonatal, infantile et de nutrition (SRMNI + N), à soutenir les pratiques de comportements positifs, et à amplifier la portée des voix pour relever les défis auxquels l’Afrique francophone est confrontée aujourd’hui.

Le Sommet Francophone pour le Changement Social et de Comportement (Le Sommet CSC) est un évènement spécialement conçu pour donner à la communauté CSC francophone l’occasion de faire progresser la discipline de CSC pour la SRMNI + N. Spécifiquement, le Sommet visera à renforcer la capacité du CSC dans la région francophone de l’Afrique Sub-Saharienne pour augmenter l’utilisation des services de santé, reconnaitra le rôle essentiel des activités de promotion de la santé dans les réalisations en santé communautaire, mettra en évidence des pratiques fondées sur des preuves, et présentera des nouvelles approches innovantes.

Le Sommet CSC aura lieu en Afrique de l’Ouest (dates et l’endroit à confirmer). Inscrivez-vous avec le bouton ci-dessous pour recevoir les mises à jour par courriel, et rendez-vous ici pour trouver les dernières informations sur le Sommet.

1st Africa Social Behavior Change Conference (Nairobi, Kenya)

The Africa Social Behavior Change conference, the first of its kind, seeks to establish a platform that brings together practitioners and stakeholders to showcase theory, effective mechanisms, methodologies, learnings witin the African context. One outcome of the ASBC conference will be a road map of solutions and a shared value proposition to promote a thriving African society. This is in line with the Sustainable Development Goals which work in the spirit of partnership and pragmatism to assist people to make the right choices to improve life in a sustainable way in the decades ahead.  Through the conference, practitioners across sectors will understand the role of social and behavior change in accelerating achievement of such goals.

Why an Africa-specific SBC Conference?

The Africa Social and Behaviour Change Conference (ASBC) is timely for four key reasons;

  1. there have been numerous communication-based initiatives in the development sector across the African continent;
  2. the continent has provided a platform for the implementation of multiple approaches in diverse areas of development: health, governance, education, environment, economy generating great learnings;
  3. systematic study, documentation and sharing has been poor across the African continent and there is need to address and resolve this;
  4. several international SBCC conferences and forums have been held and it is imperative to put their findings into action, share progress and advance the key learnings based on the African context.

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