The Communication Initiative Network

This article from Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island, United States, describes a study done in Mexico City on the feasibility of reducing HIV risk behaviours using a conditional cash transfer programme that encourages HIV prevention ...

This research evaluates the effectiveness of a programme created for HIV-infected African-American and Latino young men who have sex with men (YMSM), located in North Carolina, United States, called STYLE (Strength Through Youth Livin’ ...

"One of the most exciting findings of the South African Network Society Survey is that the profile of Internet users has changed....In spite of the poor fixed-line infrastructure in South Africa, people are managing to connect using their mobile ...

iheed develops animated films for the training of health workers in developing countries across the globe, using its online crowd-sourcing platform, iheedCrowd. This platform is established for the digital design community to address global ...

INTRODUCTION:   As we know, 80 percent of the population of Pakistan is living in rural areas, and the overall literacy rate is not more than 45 percent. Keeping in view the above facts, most of the population have sufficient knowledge about ...

The m-Billionth Award recognises innovative practices in the field of mobile applications, mobile content, and development. Launched by the Digital Empowerment Foundation, its goal is to honour excellence in mobile innovations across South ...

"The younger generation is most active on social media, and will help in creating the right buzz to stop violence against women." - Asian Age, March 8 2013 This report illustrates some data from the March 8 2013 global launch of Ring the Bell ...

This United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) distance post-literacy project in Pakistan is based on mobile technology. Women are able to reinforce their newly gained literacy by accessing and sending mobile phone ...

Laura Walker Hudson of FrontlineSMS explores the challenges of applying information and communication technology (ICT) to international development (ICT4D).

Laura Walker Hudson of the Kiwanja Foundation and FrontlineSMS speaks in this video, illustrated by cartooning, on the power of SMS or text messaging in areas where the internet is not easily accessible and where immediate attention to text-based ...

"Internews believes local media is an under-utilized tool in public health strategies. Establishing, supporting, and enhancing local information platforms can contribute significantly to health-seeking behavior and community mobilization around ...

This International HIV/AIDS Alliance guide provides tips on how to do outreach work among communities of people who use drugs, in particular among injecting drug users (IDU). It includes suggestions on how to optimise the number of clients ...

This paper "asks how we foster communication about the wider world to the UK [United Kingdom] public in the digital age." It is based upon the author's experience as a journalist, including with the BBC and ITN’s Channel 4 News (UK), where he had ...

Compiled from submissions to the 'Call for innovative health technologies for low-resource settings', the compendium series of medical devices and eHealth solutions has been created by the World Health Organization (WHO) as a neutral platform for ...

This World Bank video on solid waste disposal in Ghana explains the root causes of solid waste contamination in urban Ghana resulting from rapid economic development. It explains the link between diseases like cholera and malaria that result from ...

"With some six billion mobile subscriptions now in use worldwide, about three-quarters of humanity has access to a mobile phone. Mobiles are arguably the most ubiquitous modern technology - in some developing countries, more people have access to ...

This United Nations (UN) document presents the first findings from the global conversation through which people have been invited to help Member States shape the post-Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) agenda after 2015. The report of initial ...

"Today's children and youth are the generation who will inherit the legacy of our actions and so their involvement is a crucial first step to ensure that actions to reduce risks are not only effective but sustainable for years to come."

From the Polio Eradication Research and Product Development team at the World Health Organization (WHO), the 9th edition of the Polio Pipeline newsletter examines the role research will play in helping implement the new Polio Eradication and ...

This research on the nutritional needs of women in farming communities of Uttarakhand, India, suggests a need for further educational information and the possibility of providing it through information and communication technology (ICT).

"We have to create the space for adolescent participation and adapt for the situation. The youth are demanding it. We just need to create the platforms for it....Youth has significant contributions to make." - UNICEF Egypt team

"...any mobile product or service aiming to serve women in a commercially successful manner must meet the actual lived needs of women as reported by them."

From Linda Raftree’s blog site "Wait… What? bridging community development and technology" on March 29 2012: “At the global level, a very small percentage of development funding goes to urban spaces, yet hard-hitting issues impact many of the ...

From Linda Raftree's blog site “Wait… What? bridging community development and technology", August 6 2012, this blog is about sharing experiences, good practice, challenges, thoughts, and ideas on the intersection of ICTs [Information and ...

This yearbook 2012/2013, published by The International Clearinghouse on Children, Youth and Media at Nordicom, questions whether and how young citizens in Africa engage with media and communications technologies and platforms in a desire to be ...

This 7-page guide shares experiences of Text to Change and FrontlineSMS in using SMS as behaviour change campaigning tool. This resource is intended as an introductory guide, suggesting some key points which can be considered when planning to use ...

This document offers programme guidance on the issue of cervical cancer to United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Offices and programme managers in Ministries of Health and partner agencies. Cervical cancer, caused by sexually-acquired ...

Sleek smartphones. Wafer-thin tablets. Ingenious apps. We all love the latest technology. But let me tell you about a device that is truly revolutionary. A device that can save lives. A device that is right now helping millions of people live ...

Prepared for the web conference: Mass Media for HIV Prevention Among Young People in November 2010, this outline was created to guide the presentation in the following areas:

"Media and communication can help to achieve health outcomes by improving knowledge, shifting attitudes and social norms and increasing people’s confidence and motivation to act in the interests of their own health. They can also facilitate ...

"The way we engage in meaningful social change is being fundamentally altered by technology....Two key processes lead to tremendous success for nonprofits: becoming networked and using measurement."

Bus journeys are fairly intimidating for women and girls, especially during the morning and evening peak hours. They also pose special risks for men and boys.

From the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Chad Country Office, this newsletter includes the following topics. Selected communication-related elements are highlighted below:

"The Afghanistan polio programme continues to work in extraordinary circumstances and in an environment that is not only physically dangerous but also fluid and extremely challenging to manage."

Led by PCI Media Impact, Mobilize4Africa is a communications for behaviour change campaign designed to address high levels of sexual violence against women and girls in post-war Liberia, as well as improve their sexual and reproductive health ...

Sesame Workshop India, the organisation behind Galli Galli Sim Sim (GGSS), uses the power of the media in an effort to help children reach their highest potential. The organisation develops and distributes content to engage children aged 0-8 ...

"The GPEI's new Strategic Plan must be very different to its predecessors. It must address human factors as strongly as technical factors."

This booklet, published by the Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation (CTA) African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP)-European Union (EU), features 20 young people and three organisations that have been involved in the CTA youth ...

Chile Grows with You, a comprehensive child protection system, is designed to assist and protect all Chilean children, with the goal of supporting them in their development from birth until they enter the school system as pre-kindergarteners. ...

In September 2012, the Half the Sky Movement, a global multi-media, multi-partner initiative addressing gender empowerment, launched three hand-held mobile games for India and East Africa on topics such as maternal health, child health, and ...

Despite the Indian government recently banning domestic work till the age of 18 years, it persists in Chennai, like in many other parts of India. The majority of child domestic workers are girls - with few of them being residents and the majority ...

The Rural Visual Journalism Network (RVJN) project in Bangladesh is designed to address both professional and citizen journalist training. It works to prepare those reporting for specific issues faced by the media - such as governance, gender, ...

This guide to sustainable information technology (IT) offers a detailed, "hands-on" introduction to thinking about sustainable computing holistically - starting with the choices made when buying technology through to the software and peripherals ...

This report presents the findings of a research project led by the New Media Consortium (NMC) in partnership with SingTel Education that intends to inform educational leaders about significant developments in technologies supporting teaching, ...

"...online learning and workspaces are entering mainstream use in schools. Collaboration is increasingly perceived as a fundamental skill worldwide, which has sparked a growing demand that students, teachers, and schools find creative ways to ...

Noting that one child in five around the world misses out on basic vaccinations, this report identifies country-level strategies to reach the unreached. It also identifies factors at the global level that will help to create a more conducive ...

Part of an organisation I helped set up is no longer going to exist. The Panos Institute London has announced that it no longer has the resources to continue. It’s been struggling for some time; project income appears to have dried up; its ...

The Communication for Social Change Award was established in 2006 to recognise outstanding contributions made by individuals and organisations to the theory and practice of Communication for Social Change (CSC); specifically those that have ...

GSMA mWomen Design Challenge aims to redefine and meet the needs of resource-poor women by improving the smartphone user experience. Designers, programmers, and innovators of all kinds are invited to consider the user experience of resource- poor ...

"The new development agenda must result from a truly open and inclusive process that engages people from all parts of the world and all sections of society."