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Eveil (Wake-Up)

Country

Guinea

Programme Summary

Eveil (Wake-up or Awake in French) is a multi-phase behaviour change communication project designed and implemented by the Johns Hopkins University Center for Communication Programmes (CCP) for the USAID/Guinea 3-year Faisons Ensemble ("Working Together" in French) Democracy (FED) and good governance project. Launched in July 2008, Eveil is designed for adult Guinean citizens in urban and rural areas, and uses television, radio, drama, and interpersonal communication. The goal of the project is to increase good governance practices (reduced corruption and increased citizen participation) in Guinea, in the areas of health, education, natural resource management, and governance.

Communication Strategies

The Eveil project is comprised of three phases.

  • Phase 1: Officially launched by the Ministry of the Control of State and USAID/Guinea Director in July 2008, this first phase focuses on democracy and governance, including: anti-corruption in public services, forest exploitation, law enforcement, education, and participation in local governance.
  • Phase 2: a health campaign focusing on maternal and child health.
  • Phase 3: an agriculture and wildlife protection campaign.

The first phase comprises of two major components - the community component and the mass media component. The community component includes theatre and community radio programming with messages addressing citizens’ rights and responsibilities; corruption in public services, schools, health centres; and forest exploitation, as well as the roles of parent-teacher associations and health centres management committees (COGES). It also addresses health clients’ rights, and the roles and responsibilities of parents, students, and teachers.

The mass-media component includes the following activties:

  • Five 5-minute audio infomercials on corruption in public services, education, forest exploitation, parents’ involvement in parent-teacher associations, and farmers’ involvement in farmers’ unions.
  • Three 6-minute video infomercials (with 2-minute adapted video spots) on corruption in public services, education, and corruption in forest exploitation. In addition to being broadcast on Guinean national television and radio, on private and community radio stations, these radio and TV infomercials were also viewed in community discussion groups. The radio and TV infomercials were packaged respectively in CDs and DVDs with inserted discussion guides.
  • Four posters printed each at 5,000 copies were produced on corruption in public services, education, forest exploitation, and corruption by law enforcement. These posters have also been adapted into billboards posted in high traffic intersections of the capital city Conakry.
  • A series of 4 cue cards printed each at 10,000 copies were produced on the roles and responsibilities of parent-teacher associations, health centres management committees, farmers’ unions, and civil society in general with information on how to start a civil society organisation.
  • A practical guide of the Awaken Guinean – Guide du Guinéen Réveillé - with general information on the roles and responsibilities of Guineans, key information on how to vote for elections, on labour law, on the roles and responsibilities of the government, etc. 10 000 copies of the guide were printed for distribution to Guinean households and civil society organisations through the municipalities.
  • Promotional materials were produced which included T-shirts, baseball caps, and key chains with the logo and slogan.

Development Issues

Democracy and Governance, Corruption, Natural Resource Management, Education, and Health

Key Points

According to the organisers, the logo of the communication strategy represents the objectives of the project and shows happy healthy children coming out of school, on a background showing the Ziama forest, and the map of Guinea. The slogan of the strategy is Une meilleure Guinée pour nos enfants passe par toi et moi – "A better Guinea for our children goes through you and me". The campaign logo has been adopted into an overall project public relations and branding strategy.

Partners

National Agency of the fight against corruption (ANLC), Johns Hopkins University Centre for Communication Programmes, (CCP),USAID, Research Triangle Institute (RTI), World Education International, ManoRiver Women's Peace Network, CENAFOD, and Government of Guinea.

Contact

Amelie Sow-Dia
Program Officer
Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs
Baltimore MD
21202
United States
Tel: + 1 410 659 2696
Fax: +1 410 659 6266


Amiata Kaba
Communication and Advocacy Manager
Faisons Ensemble

Démocratie et bonne gouvernance

Conakry
Guinea
Tel: + (224) 60 58 06 09

Source

Email from Amelie Sow-Dia on January 10 2009.


Placed on the Soul Beat Africa site April 21 2009
Last Updated April 23 2009



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