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Eveil (Wake-Up)Country
Guinea
Programme SummaryEveil (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 StrategiesThe Eveil project is comprised of three phases.
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:
Development IssuesDemocracy and Governance, Corruption, Natural Resource Management, Education, and Health Key PointsAccording 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. PartnersNational 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. ContactAmelie 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
SourceEmail from Amelie Sow-Dia on January 10 2009. Placed on the Soul Beat Africa site April 21 2009 Last Updated April 23 2009 How useful did you find the knowledge and contacts on this page to your work? Post your comments (review comments from others below): |
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