The Communication Initiative Network

This document reviews the empirical evidence of what works in low- and middle-income countries to prevent violence against women (VAW) by their husbands and other male partners. Its purpose is to help inform the future direction of the United ...

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’ ...

The COMMUNICATIONS X-CHANGE is an online library of materials contributed by organisations and individuals around the world who are working to end violence against women and children. Contents of the searchable database highlight the ...

This impact evaluation in Spanish of the violence against women (VAW) campaign “A Disaster that We Men Can Avoid” from Puntos de Encuentro, Nicaragua, is directed to the men and women of nearly 250 organisations, women's groups, youth groups, ...

The organisation Puntos de Encuentro compiled this multimedia library on the issue of the commercial sexual exploitation of adolescents as an internationally recognised act of violence. "It affects the integral development of children and teens, ...

The organisation Puntos de Encuentro compiled this multimedia library on the issue of reproductive rights. The multimedia library is a compilation of 78 documents in audio, video and text including theoretical analysis, investigations, tools and ...

The organisation Puntos de Encuentro compiled this multi-media library on the issue of sexuality, HIV, and violence because "sexuality is an essential part of one’s wellbeing and development..., yet in the 21st Century violence against women, ...

The organisation Puntos de Encuentro compiled this multi-media library on the issue of sexual and reproductive rights because of an increase in adolescent pregnancies, sexually transmitted infections (STIs), HIV/AIDS, and other sexual and ...

The organisation Puntos de Encuentro compiled this multi-media library on the issue of sexual abuse because "sexual abuse is one of the worst human rights violations committed against women and children, a type of aggression against the integrity ...

"We undertook a systematic review, and a meta-analysis when appropriate, to assess effectiveness of interventions to reduce sexual risk behaviours, and consequent HIV infection, among young people (10-25 years) in sub-Saharan Africa." This study ...

As part of Foundation Puntos de Encuentro's strategy against commercial sexual exploitation of adolescents (CSEA) (2011-2013), Alerta y Pilas Puestas ("Alert and Be Ready") was launched in 2012 in an effort to build the capacity of adolescents as ...

"At a time when media landscapes are rapidly changing, journalism today needs to clearly show its added value for public interest."

From a meeting for journalists to assess the importance of media in shaping and influencing public perceptions of migration, this document contains recommendations for reporting, involving migrants, media actions, and governmental and ...

"The worldwide trend toward smaller families - average family size has declined by half since 1950 - is linked to advances in education and health care and increased opportunities for women. This great global success story can continue only if ...

This research explores why individuals in the United States (US) who are Deaf  are disproportionately vulnerable to HIV infection. "An analysis of the social, political, and attitudinal environments surrounding people who are Deaf reveals ...

"As digital technology advances and digital products become cheaper, it will not be possible for governments to exercise control on the flow of information."

This global campaign to change the culture of food waste was launched on January 22 2013 by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), and partner Messe Düsseldorf.

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 ...

"When adolescent girls win, everyone wins. The primary motivation to improve the health of and health care for adolescent girls must always be the wellbeing of girls themselves. But girls are also agents of positive change for their future ...

"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 PowerPoint presentation describes the methodology of the organisation Breakthrough in selecting a communication route to establish a women's human rights campaign against sex selective elimination (SSE) of female gender foetuses before ...

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The Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation ACP-EU (CTA) in collaboration with its national, regional, and international partners has launched the "2013 African, Caribbean, and Pacific (ACP) Media Competition on Information and ...

The Rajasthan Patrika Group (Rajasthan, India) of newspapers launched a campaign, Bhatti mein Shahar, in 3 states against illegal installations, lack of licensing norms, and excessive levels of radiation of mobile cell towers.

Balochistan is 45% of the geographical area of Pakistan and only 5% of the population. More than 75% of the population of Balochistan lives in rural areas, and it has one of the weakest healthcare infrastructures in the country. The tertiary care ...

"Shared, or social learning uses the knowledge and experience of each participant in the learning process - it is a looped (or iterative) process of sharing information, knowledge and experience and then applying that to an action. This in turn ...

This analysis of empowerment of women in economically poor urban areas of India, South Africa, and Ghana is based upon the ActionAid Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) which "conceptualises empowerment as follows: Empowerment includes giving ...

"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 ...

Journalists working in print, broadcast, or online media (as well as affiliated freelance journalists) have a chance to win a 2-week study tour to the United States (US) and cash prizes as part of 3 regional competitions to recognise the best ...

 

This PowerPoint slide show describes Malaysia's policy on cervical cancer prevention centred on free human papillomavirus (HPV) immunisation to 13 years old Malaysian girls starting in 2010. The programme's operational policy requires parental ...

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 ...

Produced as part of the Young People's Sexual and Reproductive Health Information and Services Advocacy (YPISA) programme, this resource kit consists of a training manual for training young people, caregivers, and service providers, as well as a ...

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).

This dictionary for people with hearing impairments includes HIV/AIDS and sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) related sign language. It includes an illustrated guide to signing and signing for individual letters, along with ...

This 56-page report shares the results of a sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR) baseline survey conducted by SAfAIDS (Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information Dissemination Service) in five provinces in Zimbabwe, which looked at young ...

This booklet, published by Water Supply's Sanitation Collaborative Council in March 2011, was developed to help school girls manage the critical period when they enter adolescence between the ages of 10 and 14 and commence menstruation. The ...

"Given the numerous health-related risks faced by adolescent girls and women in low-income countries, such as infection with HIV/AIDS, unsafe abortions, and gender-based violence, attention to policy and programming that aim to ensure that girls ...

"Progress towards gender goals requires a long-term commitment to equity, empowerment, continuous monitoring, evaluation and research to inform our understandings of how media development can be best leveraged in pursuit of these goals."

"Information Literacy (IL) plays a fundamental role in building inclusive, pluralistic, equitable and participatory societies [b]y enabling people to interpret and make informed judgments as users of information, as well as to become producers ...

The European Journalism Centre (EJC) is accepting applications for grants to support creative reporting that covers international development issues. Journalists are encouraged to break away from the stereotypes of covering development issues and ...

This guide is designed to support the media in their role of social mobilisation, policy advocacy, awareness creation, and community engagement for tuberculosis (TB) management and control. It provides information on key and current TB research ...

"Current anxiety about the future of news makes it opportune to revisit the notion of professionalism in journalism."

From the Pulitzer Center, photographer Stephanie Sinclair has investigated the phenomenon of child marriage in India, Yemen, Afghanistan, Nepal, and Ethiopia. Her multimedia presentation, produced in association with National Geographic, is ...

This handbook, published by Southern Africa HIV and AIDS Information Dissemination Service (SAfAIDS) for an Alliance Zambia project, offers a training curriculum designed to increase understanding of how sexual and reproductive health and rights ...

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 ...