"The first seven chapters in Talking theWalk look in detail at the realities of communicating in partnership. As well as narrative, each chapter contains a number of boxes and tables giving examples or “Practitioner Tips”. Near the start of chapter 7 (pages 58-59), you will find a diagram outlin
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ing the communication aspects of the Partnering Cycle. Chapter 8 comprises nine tools that you can use or adapt for your own purposes. Since the manual is about communication, we invited as many contributors as possible to participate in this project, to demonstrate the collaboration that we saw as a vital ingredient of partnering communication. Woven throughout the manual are think pieces that some of these contributors have written. In addition, chapter 9 contains communication stories and communication case studies reflecting the experience of a range of practitioners in the field." (Page 1)
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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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"The fact that people are not well-informed about the EU is well documented. In the new member states taken as a whole, a Eurobarometer survey showed that at the time of the referenda (Autumn 2003) 60% of the population felt not very well or not at all informed about the enlargement process, while 5
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6% said the same for their own country’s accession process. In the pre-existing member states (EU15), on the eve of enlargement 69% of the population said they were not very well or not at all informed about enlargement. Eurobarometer also found that less than a third of people in the EU as a whole (EU25) knew in 2003 that the Convention on the Future of Europe was producing a draft Constitutional Treaty, and in 2004 - as preparations for national ratifi cation were under way - that only a similarly low proportion could say they felt well or rather well informed about the draft Constitution. These proportions are very close to the proportion of people who say they feel informed about the EU. In Spring 2005 Eurobarometer asked “how much do you feel you know about the EU, its policies, its institutions?” with each respondent giving a self assessment on a scale of 1 (low) to 10 (high). Th e average was 4.4, with only 29% claiming to be at least fairly well informed (scale 6 to 10)." (Summary, page 5)
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"This introductory user's guide to systems analysis and systems design focuses on building sustainable information systems to meet tomorrow's needs. It shows how practitioners can apply multiple participatory perspectives in development, so as to avoid future problems. As a practical guide, it is pr
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esented to be readily comprehensible and is organized to enable users to concentrate on their goals efficiently, and with minimum theoretical elaboration. The chapters follow the sequence involved in planning an information system, explaining key words, the time involved in each step, ending with a tutorial or exercises." (Publisher description)
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"Part one describes the necessary preparations for a fundraising campaign: the role of the leader, the board, volunteers and strategic alliances, and ways to fight fear of fundraising. Part two outlines the practical essentials of an effective communications program, from personal contacts to obtain
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ing good media coverage and making the Internet work for you." (Publisher description)
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