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"The project ran from November 98 to May 2001, involving 13 rural women’s clubs in the Mpika district of Zambia, 600 km north of Lusaka. The clubs recorded their discussions of development issues or requests for development support; the tapes were sent to a radio producer in Lusaka, who recorded a ... response from a relevant service-provider or politician. The discussion and response were edited into one programme and broadcast as a regular weekly programme by the national broadcaster, ZNBC. The clubs listened to the programmes and discussed them at their weekly meetings. This evaluation assessed the development impact of the project, principally by talking to members of the clubs and others in their communities. An audience survey was also carried out, in three different areas. The main findings of the evaluation were: The project has brought substantial material benefits and new information to the communities. To some extent the clubs and communities have been empowered to access development inputs themselves, though the mediation of the radio programme producer has also been an important factor; The success in achieving material benefits for the communities was probably a strong force in building community support for the clubs in the early months of the project, but now their role in providing information and stimulating discussion is equally appreciated; The Clubs have not achieved material benefits specifically for their own incomegenerating activities, which was the original aim of the project, and which they see (on a video) happening in Zimbabwe. Income-generating is still the clubs’ main purpose, so the project should seek to help them strengthen their income-generating activities; The project has stimulated intense discussions, in the clubs and the communities, about social issues. The clubs’ ability to discuss and present issues clearly is greatly appreciated by men and young people in the communities; There is an emerging perception of a role for the clubs as educators for their communities. They are confidently passing on their own experience, and information from outside sources, as well as “hosting” outside experts in their radio programmes; The programmes are widely listened to and appreciated all over Zambia." (Summary) more

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Improved Communication Strategies for Renewable Natural Resource Research Outputs

Pat Norrish, Kate Loyd Morgan, Mary Myers

Chatham, UK: Natural Resource Institute (2001), 25, 17 pp.

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The Impact of Multimedia in the Education and Promotion of Health Awareness: A Pilot Study in Mamelodi

Maggie Skosana

The Hague: IRC International Water and Sanitation Centre (2001), 19 pp.

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Disability and the Media in India: A Study

Anura Goonasekera

London: World Association for Christian Communication (WACC) (2001), 32 pp.

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Critical Issues in Communication: Looking Inward for Answers. Essays in Honour of K. E. Eapen

Srinivas R. Melkote, Sandhya Rao (eds.)

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New Delhi; Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage (2001), 491 pp.

"This book looks at the political economy of communication and information, media in development and social change, media theory and practice, international communication technology and communication values and ethics." (Publisher description)

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Information Design and Distance Learning for International Development

Rod Shaw

Leicestershire: Loughborough University, Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC), Master Thesis (2001), 190 pp.

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Communication for Development in the Third World: Theory and Practice for Empowerment

Srinivas R. Melkote, H. Leslie Steeves

New Delhi; Thousand Oaks; London: Sage, 2nd ed. (2001), 422 pp.

"This completely revised edition builds on the framework provided by the earlier text. It traces the history of development communication, presents and critiques diverse approaches and their proponents, and provides ideas and models for development communication in the new century." (Publisher descr ... more

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¿Libros para todos? Maestros y textos escolares en el Perú rural

Patricia Ames

Lima: Instituto de Estudios Peruanos (IEP);Consorcio de Investigación Económica y Social (CIES) (2001), 85 pp.

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Stratégies de gestion de l'information et de la communication au sein des organisations paysannes faîtières: Compte rendu d'un seminaire organisé par le CTA;Proceedings of a CTA seminar on "Information and communication management strategies in federations of farmers' organisations"

London: Sayce Publishing (2001), 216 pp.

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Medienkompetenz: Wirtschaft - Wissen - Wandel

Ingrid Hamm (ed.)

Gütersloh: Bertelsmann Stiftung (2001), 218 pp.

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Seifenopern für sozialen Wandel: Entwicklungspolitische Möglichkeiten der Unterhaltungsmedien. Internationale Fachtagung 30. März 2001

Sankt Augustin; Hannover: Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung (KAS);Deutsche Stiftung Weltbevölkerung (2001), 46 pp.

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Soul City 4: Evaluation Results. Integrated Summary Report

Esca Scheepers (ed.)

Soul City, Institute for Health and Development Communication (2001), 101, ix, xix pp.

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Die DAC-Leitlinien: Armutsbekämpfung. Internationale Entwicklung

Paris: OECD (2001), 161 pp.

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Communicating the Environment: Environmental Communication for Sustainable Development

Manfred Oepen, Winfried Hamacher (eds.)

Frankfurt am Main: Peter Lang (2000), 295 pp.

"This reader is envisioned as a resource for policy-makers and project planners, providing an overview of Environmental Communication as a management tool for initiatives geared towards environmental sustainability. The authors hope that their articles will convincingly show why and how Environmenta ... more

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Television and Social Change in Rural India

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London: Sage (2000), 247 pp.

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Textbooks and Learning Materials 1990-1999

Ian Montagnes

Paris: UNESCO (2000), 72 pp.

"This survey is one of a series prepared for the UNESCO Education for All (EFA) Assessment, under the auspices of the UNESCO Division of Basic Education and the United Kingdom Department of International Development for the International Consultative Forum on Education for All. The EFA objectives ar ... more

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Communicating Beyond AIDS Awareness: A Manual for South Africa
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Warren Parker, Lynn Dalrymple, Emma Durden

Auckland Park: Beyond Awareness Consortium, revised ed. (2000), 92 pp.

"This manual provides an overview of communications with a special emphasis on the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa. It is part of a broader effort to encourage deeper involvement in action around HIV/AIDS and to create effective, long-term solutions to the epidemic." (Preface)

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Los dueños del micrófono: Tácticas y estrategias ciudadanas en los medios

Ximena Soruco Sologuren, Ximena Pabón Frías, Esteban Sanjinés Delgadillo

La Paz: Fundación PIEB (2000), 101 pp.

"[...] se plantea como primera hipótesis que la mediación entre Estado y sociedad civil, que se establece en el espacio público configurado por los medios de comunicación, es el resultado de una negociación entre la acción estratégica de estos medios y la acción táctica de sus participantes ... more

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Witness to Genocide: The Children of Rwanda: Drawings of Child Survivors of the Rwandan Genocide of 1994

Richard A. Salem (ed.)

New York: Friendship Press;NCC's Church World Service;Conflict Management Initiatives;W.K. Kellogg Foundation (2000), 48 pp.

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