"Since it was launched in 2000, the Bolivia Country Programme known as TICBolivia has helped over 50,000 people, mainly small farmers, teachers, students, indigenous leaders and local officials, use ICTs to improve their lives and contribute to their country’s development. All the ICT activities g
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enerated under the Country Programme have been developed by and for local people, with support and guidance from IICD and its enabling partners. The strategy has been to give local organisations the tools they need to develop the skills, knowledge and communications infrastructure required to set up a critical mass of locally-owned, sustainable ICT projects and activities in a specific sector such as education or good governance. Today, TICBolivia consists of fifteen projects, a training programme, networking activities, and monitoring and evaluation. The programme is active in three sectors: good governance, education and agricultural livelihoods. Among the participants in the programme are grassroots organisations, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), government bodies, and private companies. By the end of 2004, 86 information access points had been set up throughout the country, 4,400 individuals had been trained in the use of ICT, and a national ICT for development (ICT4D) information network called ‘Red TICBolivia’ was sharing knowledge, working on sector strategies, generating national visibility for the programme and raising awareness of the important role that ICTs play in the nation’s development." (Introduction, page 3-4)
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"This report aims to give an overview of what DAC members currently know about how Information and Communication Technology (ICT) use in developing economies can stimulate economic growth and poverty reduction. It draws attention to the cross-cutting applications of ICTs, to their role as tools, not
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goals, and links their use to development co-operation. The report presents three key discussions. Chapter 2 considers the contribution of ICTs to pro-poor growth. Chapter 3 discusses the contribution of ICTs to the Millennium Development Goals, drawing attention to the processes that lead to the goals. Chapter 4 looks specifically at poverty-reduction good practice and relates what is currently known to the role of ICTs. It is hoped that this text will clarify the debate on the role of ICTs, and give a framework for extending the discussion so that ICTs may find their rightful place in development co-operation." (Abstract)
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"The study revealed important coverage by Project ‘Radio SIDA’ of the targeted populations. 89% of the population that was studied declared having heard about AIDS on the radio. Radio is clearly the most important source of information for both urban and rural populations. Given that 68% of the
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population also knew that the broadcasts were produced by ALT, it can be concluded that a large part of their knowledge about HIV originated from Project ‘Radio SIDA’. Knowledge about AIDS was impressive, and 75% of the population could quote blood and sexual relations as ways of transmitting HIV/AIDS, and 77% could quote both fidelity and condoms as means of prevention. More fundamentally, the Focus Group Discussions revealed that the broadcasts seem to have had considerable impact on the population’s belief in the existence of HIV/AIDS, given the characteristics of the region this is really quite a success. Project ‘Radio SIDA’ can congratulate itself for having considerably increased AIDS knowledge in the urban and rural populations of the Anosy and Androy regions after undertaking only two sub-projects that each lasted 7 months and only cost $25,000." (Executive summary)
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"Wallposter comics are inexpensively produced educational stories by local NGOs. These stories, which are pasted up on walls and similar places create a lot of interest in the communities. The wallposters are either silk screen printed or made by photocopying. This booklet is a guide in how to make
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wallposter comics."
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"This practical guide is intended to provide a useful communication framework that can be readily applied to CDD operations. More specifically the guide: presents a simple, step-by-step process to plan, design, implement, and manage a comprehensive strategic communication program in a CDD operation;
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explains the basic concepts and ideas of a strategic communication intervention; focuses on the strategic aspects of a comprehensive communication program rather than on ad hoc and occasional information dissemination activities; demonstrates how to establish clear linkages between the communication objectives and the project goals in order to help achieve the overall objective of the CDD operation; and provides specific examples and matrices to plan, design, budget, and manage a communication program in CDD." (Foreword)
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"This report makes a case for revitalizing investments in communication for immunization. It considers communication in a broad sense, including advocacy, social and community mobilization, and information, education, and communication (IEC) activities. It identifies communication challenges that af
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fect the success of immunization services; offers evidence of the contributions of communication activities; identifies lessons learned, and suggests ways in which communication can continue to strengthen immunization programs. Without well-planned, adequately funded strategic communication, immunization programs fall short of meeting and sustaining coverage goals. Communication is particularly needed to achieve vaccination coverage in hard-toreach populations and to build trust in vaccines among those who question them. Stakeholders also need to advocate for immunization programs to persuade governments, donors, and other actors to support vaccine programs vis-á-vis other health programs and priorities." (Page 2)
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"Information dissemination is constrained by political sensitivity, the vulnerability of public information campaigns to manipulation, the difficulties of ensuring accurate information flow and the logistical impediments of conveying information across Darfur. For these reasons, existing initiatives
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have been confined to ‘safe’ information – largely related to humanitarian programmes – using existing community structures and word of mouth. A few efforts have been made to incorporate drama, public address systems and illustrations instead of printed information. Mass information campaigns have attempted to reach a broader audience but the methods used are in need of improvement. The major shortfalls are the lack of outreach work by NGOs, an over-reliance on dissemination through sheiks, the lack of explanation as to the long-term nature of protection work, inadequate dissemination of agreements on and principles of voluntary return, the absence of impartial and trusted internal media and a platform on which IDPs can discuss their views and concerns. With regard to safety and security, the situation remains too precarious to engage in informing IDPs on secure areas. In respect of all other categories of information, there are sizeable obstacles to dissemination but it should be possible to circumvent them. The need to do this has been recognised. Darfuris and the humanitarian community need a medium of mass communication through which pressing issues can be dealt with. Existing word of mouth methods can be improved and supported but there will be no substitute for a public platform for discussion and dissemination." (Conclusion)
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"This book is designed to provide practical guidelines to those in the field of entertainment-education drama who want to sharpen their skills. With separate sections for various users - programme managers, writers, producers, directors and actors - the book is a structured, step-by-step manual that
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provides answers to the problems they can face. The book focuses in detail on the 'design approach' for determining and articulating effective messages that are contained in the drama. It draws on methods that have been tried and tested worldwide. In addition to a number of actual scripts that have been converted into dramas, it also contains useful appendices that provide sample documents of various procedural requirements as suggested in the book. Esta de Fossard is Senior Communication Advisor and Professor at the Johns Hopkins University's Bloomberg School of Public Health, Center for Communication Programs. She previously taught at the universities of Southern California, Ohio and George Mason. John Riber is a Independent Film-Maker and Director, Media for Development (East Africa), Dar-Es-Salaam, Tanzania." (Publisher website)
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"This publication contains a collection of scripts and selected radio episodes that have been produced and distributed by ABC Ulwazi in Southern Africa. The scripts focus on social and health issues, and recognize that local communities are the key drivers of their own development. Each of the progr
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ammes, only partially presented, were produced with the systematic participation of community members and with a conscious effort to ensure easy adaptation of the original English versions to local languages. They attempt to demonstrate formats that combine information and education approaches to engage the public audience in critical development issues. The scripts of the three programmes included here promote poverty eradication, gender equality, and the prevention of HIV/AIDS. Each programme was produced to influence social change for economic growth and stability." (Introduction)
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"¿Cómo se muestra la pobreza en los noticieros?, ¿Qué recursos periodísticos son utilizados en la construcción noticiosa?, ¿hablan técnicos o pobres?, ¿cuánto tiempo duran en promedio?, ¿qué temas específicos tratan? Son algunas de las interrogantes que se formularon al inicio de este e
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studio, que analizó los noticieros centrales de los cinco canales de TV abierta. Contamos con importantes apoyos para su desarrollo, en especial, del Consejo Nacional de Televisión que entregó su patrocinio y asesoramiento técnico, lo que fue fundamental para visionar los 565 noticieros que fueron objeto de este análisis [...] Descubrimos que habían más noticias en pobreza de lo que suponíamos, que la gran mayoría se emitían en el primer bloque de los noticieros y que las personas en situación de pobreza son una fuente de información abundante en la construcción de las noticias, en conjunto con los periodistas. Sin embargo, confirmamos que la mayoría de las noticias no tenían el foco informativo en la pobreza o en personas en situación de pobreza, sino en hechos con foco en otros temas pero en los cuales aparecían dimensiones del mundo de la pobreza, tales como problemas de cobertura y calidad de la Vivienda, noticias sobre personas en situación de pobreza tras hechos de Tragedias y Desastres Naturales y Delincuencia, sin duda temas de alto impacto humano, que explican el por qué aparecen en el principal bloque noticioso. Confirmamos asimismo, que la gran mayoría de las noticias corresponden a notas informativas, que no ahondan en el problema que buscan informar, sino más bien privilegian la constatación pura. En general, no se explora en las posibles soluciones a los problemas de la pobreza, ni tampoco se relevan sus causas. En su mayoría, las noticias analizadas parecen responder a pautas informativas pre-fijadas y no al producto de la iniciativa y/o investigación periodística. Cabe destacar también que los periodistas son claramente voceros privilegiados de sus propias construcciones periodísticas." (Presentación, página 7-8)
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