"Planning, monitoring and evaluation (PME) remains a challenge for many development organisations in spite of countless PME workshops, experts and manuals. Yet, we believe that effective PME is essential for organisational survival (and therefore for sustainable development) and that this can be nur
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tured through careful and sensitive PME training and facilitation. We do not propose here a PME manual: our aim in these pages is rather to share some of our real-life experiences as PME facilitators and to offer suggestions to support PME processes, with a focus on civil society organisations. As a group of facilitators who have worked on PME issues in different contexts, we realised that we confronted three common challenges: 1. First, a perception of PME as imposed, ‘technical’ and expensive [...] 2. Second, in terms of PME contents, there is a frequent focus on a particular project, or programme, rather than on the wider organisation, its reason for existence and the broader context in which it operates [...] 3. Third, we see PME support processes that emphasise training workshops which, however well delivered, seldom lead to successful PME application, let alone sustained use. This refl ects the limits of a one-shot method, as opposed to a more process-oriented approach, where PME is about day-to-day activities and attitudes, rather than ‘PME events’. So why this book? While we work in various countries, for different organisations and in different roles, we propose to share experiences that refl ect these common challenges and help to: 1. Embrace a ‘total organisation’ approach to PME, not only rooted in programmes, or projects, but with a wider perspective: that of the ‘total organisation’, with its financial dimension, its environment, its collaborators and competitors, in a context informed by local and national cultures [...] 2. Enhance custom-made PME. We have found that PME support is rarely effective if it is not customised to a particular organisation and its stakeholders [...] 3. Bring PME into daily learning practice so that it becomes part of mental processes within a partner organisation, changing mindsets and attitudes, while refl ecting contexts and capacities." (Pages 3-5)
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"Following the money trail has become an increasingly global undertaking that requires new tools for obtaining, analyzing and interpreting the data. This handbook highlights a few methods that can be used by investigative journalists to track companies across borders. It also points out tips and tri
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cks investigators can use to effectively untangle complicated company ownership schemes. Attached to this report is a list of national and international databases that can be used by investigative journalists who want to track down companies across borders." (Introduction, page 4)
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"This guide has been written for people in the UK public sector delivering online digital services who wish to research their audiences. Although it is focused on online digital services, it will also be useful for researching audiences reached via other channels. It is primarily aimed at non-expert
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s who do not have market research skills themselves, and who do not have access to dedicated market research teams. It is therefore likely to be most useful for people in small organisations / services, or those conducting small projects in larger organisations. It may also be useful for people procuring services who want to know what guidelines to provide, and for those setting policies." (Introduction, page 6)
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"Con este tercer manual, Comunicación y Comunicadores Indígenas, reafirmamos nuestra certeza en que la educación, la comunicación y la información constituyen procesos dinámicos e interactivos permanentes, en los que el aprendizaje y la enseñanza son recíprocos entre las partes. En este nues
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tro rol de apoyo y acompañamiento desde la comunicación a las organizaciones indígenas sentimos que hemos aprendido, tan igual como hemos enseñado y compartido. Con esta publicación cerramos un pequeño ciclo de trabajo y abrimos otro en el que aspiramos a contribuir de una manera más segura a la unidad, al fortalecimiento y al respeto de los pueblos indígenas y sus organizaciones representativas, alentando su protagonismo. Por eso, la difusión del manual irá acompañada -en la medida que los recursos humanos y financieros lo permitan- de jornadas de capacitación presencial en sesiones de trabajo descentralizadas con los comunicadores indígenas. El hecho de que ahora estén organizados en la Red de Comunicadores Indígenas del Perú (REDCIP) facilitará, sin duda, esta labor." (Presentación, página 10)
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"In order to promote and bolster linguistic and cultural diversity in cyberspace, the most underprivileged languages need help to gain access to it. If it is possible to do this with a small, oral, unwritten, endangered language, there is all the more reason why this should be possible with all poor
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ly endowed languages which are in somewhat better circumstances. The first stage consists in undertaking the necessary studies in order to develop the linguistic resources that are indispensable: a list of phonemes, an alphabet, a spelling system, a grammar, a dictionary and a collection of texts. The second stage involves work on computerization of the language in order to identify or develop compatible IT resources: a character set in at least one font, a virtual keyboard and corpus processing programmes, which may also be used to fine-tool linguistic analysis of the language and enhance its linguistic resources. The third stage consists in developing and adapting cultural resources so that they may be shared in cyberspace. This means recording and digitizing as many text, sound and graphic records as possible and making them ready for posting on websites. It is also necessary to design the various ingredients of a website, such as menus, navigation bars, titles and other texts for human-machine communication. In some cases, it will be necessary to localize programmes in order to develop the language as a working tool and endow it with supplementary IT resources. Finally, it is useful to learn to develop websites in the poorly endowed language, possibly in tandem with a more widely used language. All tools necessary for such training and tools for creating forums and localizing freeware may be found on the Internet. Once it has a website, a forum, a mailing list, IP telephony, music, still photographs and video, the lesser-used language can now be well ensconced in cyberspace, but to survive there, a community capable of using it intensively must be developed. Assistance to local associations in developing such communities will contribute to the promotion and enhancement of the diversity of languages and cultures in cyberspace." (Conclusion, page 45-46)
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"This manual is, firstly, about Interviewing (Section Two). This is the art and skill of getting the information you need from someone. Information may be facts – perhaps those needed to register a new client - or you might want to go further, looking perhaps for an understanding of the new contac
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t’s emotional situation. The second half of the manual is about Counselling (Section Three), which is the art and skill of helping someone to make their own good choices. Guidance is a word for a similar process, when people offer informal ideas and solutions to others, as advice concerning the life challenges they are facing. But this manual uses the word counselling. It suggests finding solutions together, rather than one person offering solutions and the other person accepting them." (Page 3)
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"Este escrito, con todas sus limitaciones, pretende provocar la reflexión al interior de las emisoras católicas. Hablar con el lector – productor sobre la función que ellas cumplen dentro de la Iglesia. Discutir y tener desencuentros sobre la práctica de una radiodifusión evangelizadora. Prop
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oner y buscar criterios éticos, estéticos y de participación desde un horizonte enriquecido por formatos más cercanos a la comunicación. Es una propuesta. Un diálogo orquestado por un comunicador católico insertado en el ejercicio de un canal de difusión, que desde esa orilla, lee con todas las equivocaciones posibles, el papel de obispos, sacerdotes y laicos dentro de las radios. El texto apuesta por una comunicación que por momentos es ajena al escenario religioso. La comunicación circular. La suma de renglones sirve como diagnóstico y revisión para muchos medios que - hay que decirlo - no encuentran una plena orientación en sus dinámicas internas. Prácticas alejadas de comunicación e investigación. Desheredadas en los modos de narrar y ancladas en viejas fórmulas. Por eso, el libro puede ser un reto para las estaciones que miran y revisan su accionar. El trabajo ha sido compartido en distintos escenarios y escrito en una casa de Nicaragua, una emisora de izquierda y otra de derecha, una parroquia de Honduras. Una conversación con radialistas de El Salvador, un volcán, un bus, un aeropuerto, una inspiradísima comunidad guatemalteca, un rincón argentino, ecuatoriano, cubano; otros estadios y un camino electrónico que reúne voces de radialistas católicos y no católicos del continente." (Introducción, página 2)
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"This paper begins by analyzing the trends and technologies comprising new media. Social networking sites, new mobile phone technologies, and online broadcasting sites like YouTube are assessed to show how they can be incorporated in media assistance projects. The second section continues to examine
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these changes by providing a resource base of new media tools and suggestions for developing competitive, sustainable media businesses. With a goal of establishing sustainable media businesses, development professionals should understand how quality web design principles, professionalism, and innovative approaches to measuring success all affect the long-term viability of projects. Third, this paper assesses and explains how freedom of expression, security, and privacy are affected by new media and the current legal and policy frameworks concerning new media. Widespread state-sponsored internet filtering is not common in Europe and Eurasia, though there are other forms of surveillance and instances of targeted blocking have been observed. This section also provides additional resources on governance issues covering media law and freedom of information for more in-depth reading. As media assistance projects constantly struggle to analyze impact, the fourth section provides audience and demographic information on new media technologies. Audiences using new media tend to consist of younger groups and those who are likely to drive public policy debates. Further, these resources provide useful guidance regarding new media use in Europe and Eurasia. Finally, this paper contains several reference points, including three case studies of new media technologies in Europe and Eurasia, a listing of resource-rich websites, and a glossary of new media terminology." (Executive summary)
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"This toolkit is aimed primarily at broadcast journalists, trainers and students of journalism. It also contains information that may be useful for producers and programme-makers generally, as well as for human resources professionals, trainers and managers in broadcasting organisations. This advice
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was compiled from the experience of a dozen European broadcasters, so refers to countries where the mainstream majority population is generally white and Christian, but the contents are for the most part equally applicable to other EBU members further south and east. As this toolkit is written in English, all the websites referred to are English language sites. Part One consists of a selection of news clips. They are grouped according to issues facing journalists in their work and should best be viewed and discussed together with colleagues. Part Two is to be dipped into, to see what other broadcasters are doing. It contains a selection of their suggestions for sites that might be useful to explore, activities that could help you in your daily work, and opinions and examples that could be discussed and adapted." (Introduction, page 10)
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"Chapter 1 sets the scene for this book, looking in a broad-brush way at how the Internet and related technologies have changed journalism and media. It notes how audiences are fragmenting in an environment of excess information, and considers the boom in online advertising relative to mainstream me
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dia revenues. It also discusses the way that the Internet threatens traditional commercial media business models. All of the chapters that follow are more hands-on and specific. Chapter 2 shows how to use various parts of the Internet such as the UseNet and listservs to generate story ideas that are beyond the often PR-generated news agenda, and how to find experts to interview for those stories. Chapter 3 does the same with blogs and related new media such as moblogs and podcasts. Chapter 4 considers the issue of citizen or participatory journalism and discusses how this phenomenon, often called audience-generated content, relates to newsgathering and the future of journalism. Chapter 5 looks beyond the usual suspects such as Google and offers ways to use the Internet technologies to find background information for stories. Chapter 6 works from the premise that the multimedia reporter will need to adopt different information-gathering processes compared with the mono-media reporter, and shows how to do that. Chapter 7 looks at how to assess the quality and veracity of information we find on the Internet. Technologies give us access to a vast amount of data, but how reliable and accurate are those data? Chapter 8 shows how to develop a beat using the Internet. It offers strategies for developing an area of expertise. Chapter 9 reflects the generosity of journalists on the Internet. It introduces the vast array of resources that reporters have made available for their colleagues around the world. Chapter 10 considers the legal implications of gathering information online and reporting news on the web. Chapter 11 shows how to do deeper forms of journalism using the Excel spread sheet and drawing on the wide range of statistics available on the Internet." (Pages xi-xii)
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"Achieving and maintaining the goals of the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) and of national malaria programs depend on correct and consistent use of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs), acceptance of indoor residual spraying (IRS), and adherence to treatment and prevention therapies. Past malaria
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control programs have taught us the importance of communication and community participation to attain sustainable shifts in the behaviors of individuals and communities around malaria treatment and prevention. The new resources and myriad new partners available for malaria programs now provide an opportunity to fully address the underlying behaviors related to malaria prevention and treatment in the design and operation of programs." (Introduction)
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"Although corruption has always been a quietly recognized aspect of development aid programs, the taboo against openly discussing it is only now being widely overcome. Georg Cremer systematically addresses the subject, exploring the nature and impact of corruption, the conditions under which it is m
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ost likely to take hold, and the strategies that can enable aid organizations, both NGO's and those in the state sector, to limit the risk. This is a systematic study of the nature and impact of corruption in development aid programs, the conditions under which it is most likely to take hold, and the strategies that can enable aid organizations to limit the risk." (Back cover)
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