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Using music and comics, Community Media for Development (CMFD) Productions, together with music group Sigauque Project, are implementing the project Creative Arts for Youth HIV/AIDS Prevention - Music and Comics in Chamanculo in Maputo, Mozambique. Launched in January 2012, the objective of the project is to promote HIV/AIDS awareness among the youth, while changing attitudes towards protection and preventative methods.

Programme Experiences - May 23 2012 - 4:27am

The Corporate Alliance on Malaria in Africa (CAMA) is a coalition of companies from various industries, all with business interests in Africa, intended to bring the collective force and voice of the private sector to improve the impact of malaria control efforts in Sub-Saharan Africa.

Programme Experiences - May 23 2012 - 9:13am

The Phalombe Malaria Communities Project uses radio programmes, posters, flyers, and malaria ambassadors to reach mothers and caregivers with information about malaria prevention and treatment. The project also works through Village Health Committees (VHCs), who conduct community awareness on malaria through home visits and net demonstrations. Initiated in 2009, this is a project by Concern Universal in collaboration with the Phalombe District Council, with funding from the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI).

Programme Experiences - May 21 2012 - 7:04am

I have worked only in the media industry for three years now. I well equipped with skills to gather and analyze information for use in encouraging social and economic development of young people in Africa. 

Profile - May 15 2012 - 2:19am

I'vebeen in Malaria management and control for the past 10 years, my interests lie in how to ustilize modern communication approaches and techniques to effect change and encourage appropriate health seeking behaviours in Communities in developing countries.

Profile - May 14 2012 - 2:43am

Launched in July 2011, the Grassroots Female Communicators Association (GRAFCA) works to build the capacity of village leaders in the Songea Rural District, Tanzania, to challenge discrimination and lead an anti-stigma campaign surrounding HIV/AIDS infection and treatment through educational and empowering workshops held in and around rural areas. GRAFCA is a non-profit organisation created by female journalists and communicators interested in and committed to the development of rural communities, and is supported by the World Association for Christian Communication (WACC).

Programme Experiences - May 17 2012 - 7:29am

"ICT interventions of our project partners have contributed to the performance of agricultural sectors by improving knowledge flows and the policy environment."

This report examines the experiences of the International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) with using information and communication technology (ICT) to support agriculture, economic development, and livelihood opportunities in Bolivia, Burkina Faso, Ecuador, Ghana, Mali, Uganda, and Zambia.

As detailed here, farmers, workers, and entrepreneurs can use ICT to:

Studies - May 17 2012 - 6:13pm

I am a theologina student at the University of Kwazulu-Natal, My field of study is Practical theology were I am focusing in consellig skills.

I have worked in the Lutheran Church in Mozabique-Maputo as a translator, and I did aso worked for some years at the organization called THE LUTHERAN WORD FEDERATION-DWS in Maputo-Moz, at the admnistration area.

Profile - May 9 2012 - 8:11am

This 8-page brief provides ministries of health (MOHs), donors, and malaria and reproductive health implementing partners with a synthesis of lessons learned in malaria in pregnancy (MIP) programming in three relatively high-performing countries - Malawi, Senegal, and Zambia.

Studies - May 9 2012 - 1:50am

According to this article in the Malaria Journal, strategies for improving anti-malarial drug compliance require accurate information about current practices at the consumer level. The article shares findings of a study carried out in Manyatta-B sub-location in Kisumu, Kenya, to evaluate knowledge and behaviour associated with anti-malarial use. The research found that while there was a high level of malaria knowledge, the majority acquired ineffective anti-malarial drugs for treatment and reported sub-optimal treatment regimens with the currently recommended drugs.

Studies - May 9 2012 - 1:59pm

I began the journalism practice in 2006 as an intern at Kenya News Agency, later moved to Kenya Broadcasting Corporation in May 2007.

Currently, am a producer, presenter and reporter at the Kiembu Sub-Service. I produce youth, child rights, and business programmes. I translate and achor news, and host live breakfast shows that are very interactive.I also produce programmes on Gender and youth with KBC-English Service.E.G FADING LEGACY- A program focussing on the plight of the boy Child in Kenya and Africa. 

Profile - May 4 2012 - 10:36pm

In order to encourage increased investment in malaria programmes, add value, increase effectiveness and promote sustainable impact, the Corporate Alliance on Malaria in Africa (CAMA) developed this evidence-based management guide for interested companies and their partners to reduce the impact of malaria as a major public health threat in Africa. The guide intends to provide experience-based guidance on key programme elements and is meant as a high-level overview with links to documents that provide more in-depth and specific information about various technical aspects of malaria control.

Materials - May 6 2012 - 5:46am

Published by the Malaria Journal, this article shares findings of a study to determine factors influencing the use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) in three rural communities of Côte d'Ivoire, two of which benefited from recent interventions.

Studies - May 8 2012 - 8:37am

Published by Bestnet A/S, this book documents Bestnet A/S's education activities in celebration of World Malaria Day 2011, and shares poems, stories, and drawings by children themselves about malaria. Bestnet and partners reached out to educate hundreds of school children on five continents about malaria and the protection provided by sleeping under Bestnet's Netprotect® Long Lasting Insecticide Treated Nets (LLINs). The children were asked to inform Bestnet about the devastating effects of this life-threatening disease through their own poems, stories and drawings.

Materials - May 23 2012 - 7:36am

The President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI), in partnership with the United Sates Agency for International Development (USAID and the Centre for Disease Control (CDC), is working to reduce malaria related morbidity and mortality by 50% in Liberia by 2012, focusing on reaching pregnant women and children under 5 years of age with lifesaving services, supplies, and medicines.

Programme Experiences - May 6 2012 - 5:22am

In collaboration with the Kashima and Chambi Rural Health Centres, the Lutheran Communion in Southern Africa (LUCSA) and Evangelical Lutheran Church in Zambia (ELCZa) have been working to improve delivery of health services and malaria prevention and control in North Western Zambia. The project includes working in and through churches to promote malaria prevention and behaviour change, as well as training church-based volunteers to administer rapid diagnostic testing, provide treatment, and advise those who need to go to a medical centre.

Programme Experiences - May 6 2012 - 4:59am

Worked in netowrk television in the United States, as well as Entertainment-Education programs in Africa.

Profile - May 3 2012 - 11:53am

I have interest in SBCC abd to improve on Health Communication.

Profile - Apr 27 2012 - 5:47pm

The Radio for Peacebuilding Africa (RFPA) is seeking entries from African radio broadcasters for their 2012 annual awards, recognising the best radio programmes contributing to peace in Africa. The RFPA Awards particularly celebrate radio programmes that help to reduce group and community tensions, enhance and give value to shared interests, break down listener stereotypes, or provide positive role models. Three prizes will be awarded in each category. The first prize is 600 Euros, the second 300 Euros, and the third 150 Euros.

Prizes will be awarded in the following categories:

Support Opps - Apr 26 2012 - 10:55am

The objective of the 2nd International Communication Studies Conference is to deliberate on the advances in academic, business, and professional communication in the global community. Organised by the Communication Studies Skills Unit, Centre for Academic Development, University of Botswana, the conference will be in two parts: a pre-conference workshop and the communication conference.

Pre-conference workshop will run from July 8-10, 2012 and will focus on the following
themes:

• Current issues and trends in writing/research

Event - May 23 2012 - 1:36pm

This 77-page report shares findings of an assessment of how HIV and AIDS, as well as other development issues, are featured in journalism curricula at four academic institutions in South Africa. Commissioned by UNESCO and conducted by the African Democracy Institute's Governance and AIDS Programme (Idasa-GAP), the assessment explored how journalism teaching prepares students for covering development challenges.

Studies - May 2 2012 - 11:57am

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in partnership with the Panos Institute West Africa (PIWA) carried out this exploratory study to gain a better understanding of e-governance practices in the region, focusing in particular on citizen participation. The study aims to pave the way for future action and to document problems in this field.

Studies - Apr 25 2012 - 2:27am

This toolkit, published by Raising Voices, is intended to support violence-free learning environments within which students develop their skills and confidence to grow into creative, constructive, and thoughtful members of their community. The Toolkit comes in three packages:

Materials - Apr 25 2012 - 8:55am

This toolkit from the Association for Progressive Communications (APC) Women's Networking Support Program (WNSP) encourages women and their organisations to engage in political discussions regarding internet development with a vision of inclusion, fairness, and respect for women’s rights. The authors' visions are that the toolkit be used to raise awareness and encourage participation in a new environment where women cannot and should not be absent.

Contents include:

Materials - May 10 2012 - 1:41am

In March 2012, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), launched Brisons le Silence (Break the Silence), a nationwide social marketing campaign to combat violence against women and girls, including domestic violence, in Cote d’Ivoire . The campaign uses social norms marketing to encourage the reporting of conjugal and partner violence, as well as the support of survivors. The campaign is designed to promote equitable gender norms and positive attitudes toward women and coordinated by the Gender Based Violence Coordinator, Monika Bakayoko-Topolska.

Programme Experiences - May 10 2012 - 1:33am