Good Governance, Fragile States
Governance and the Media - A Survey of Policy Opinion
...analysis of current thinking and practice about the role of media in relation to governance outcomes: there is an 'engagement gap' between the value assigned to media's role in good governance and the practical provision made for it in development planning, thinking, and spending...
The I-Factor: Information Access is a Key Factor in Movements for Democracy
...discusses the possibilities for increasing the spread of information and communication technology (ICT), "the I-Factor", in light of recent democratic movements. "From Iran to Pakistan, information access has been a key factor in most recent movements for democracy. The 'I-Factor' puts authoritarian rulers in a dilemma..."
Media in Cooperation and Transition (MICT)
...implements projects in the Middle East and Northern Africa. Focusing on the interplay between conflict, media coverage, and reconciliation in crisis regions, MICT aims to foster the transformation of conflict towards reconciliation and to encourage dialogue among conflicting factions within society...
Recent Impact Data
Love Patrol - Fiji, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu
From a 2009 evaluation: there was an increase (of 8.3%) in the proportion of workshop participants who indicated they would "seek medical advice from a health professional and/or medical treatment" if diagnosed with HIV. There was also an increase (of 4.2%) in the proportion of participants conveying that they would "avoid spreading the virus"...
Chuyen Que Minh - Vietnam
From a 2008 evaluation: between pre- and post-launch of this radio soap opera, farmers' insecticide spray rates dropped 31%. Farmers also reported about 9% reduction in seed rates used and about 7% reduction in nitrogen used. More farmers in the post-test (30.3%) reported not using any insecticides at all than in the pre-test (17.5%)...
Text Me! Flash Me! Helpline - Ghana
From a 2009 evaluation: of the survey respondents who were referred for services by a Helpline counsellor; 47% reported that they followed up and went for these services; 77% said they intended to go for counselling and testing (CT) services; 23% said they did not intend to, mainly because they said were "already aware of my HIV status" or had "already taken the HIV test"...
