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Building Public Awareness of Development: Communicators, Educators and Evaluation

Annette Scheunpflug, Ida McDonnell
Paris: OECD Development Centre (2008), 38 pp.
"Donors and practitioners could make greater use of evaluations, and their findings, to increase the effectiveness and results of public communication, advocacy and education about global development. The first step is to understand the evaluation process and respect its rigours. The second is to ac ... more
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Textbooks and School Library Provision in Secondary Education in Sub-Saharan Africa

Washington, DC: World Bank, Secondary Education in Africa (SEIA), Africa Region Human Development Department (2008), xxxii, 98 pp.
"This World Bank study discusses secondary textbook and school library availability in Africa, its cost and financing, and its distribution and publishing. The study’s objective was to analyze the issues and provide some options and strategies for improvement. Reforms are urgently required in the ... more
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Puppets in Theatre for Social Change: An Analysis of the Popularity of Puppets in Africa

Marie Kruger
African Performance Review, volume 2, issue 2-3 (2008), pp. 7-31
"Theatre has become a prominent tool in the extensive struggle to address social problems in Africa, and it is fairly logical that puppets - as part of the traditional forms of dramatic expression of many African countries - would surface in theatre for social change. A variety of reasons are given ... more
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Teaching Effective Media Relations to NGOs, PLHIV and Government Communications Officials: A Manual for Trainers

Mia Malan
Washington, DC: Internews Network (2008), 64 pp.
"This manual is intended to help you train non-governmental organizations working in HIV-related fields and People Living with HIV (PLHIV) Networks on how to work effectively with the media. The manual is based on Internews Network’s Local Voices Training Curriculum that was developed by the Kenya ... more
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Pantanal: A reinvenção da telenovela

Arlindo Machado, Beatriz Becker
São Paulo: Educ (2008), 146 pp.
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The Institutional Challenges of Participatory Communication in International Aid

Silvio Waisbord
Social Indentities, volume 14, issue 4 (2008), pp. 502-522
"This article offers an explanation for the limited uses of participatory communication in development by taking an institutionalist perspective that examines prevalent notions about communication and organizational uses in international aid institutions. The argument is that institutional goals and ... more
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Visualizing Information for Advocacy: An Introduction to Information Design
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John Emerson
Tactical Technology Collective (2008), 43 pp.
"How do you tell your story effectively? How can NGOs make their messages as attractive and compelling as other, competing, information? By using information design. Information design can help tell your story to a variety of constituencies. You can use it as an advocacy tool, for outreach or for ed ... more
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Media and Development: Issues and Challenges in the Pacific Islands

Shailendra Singh, Biman Prasad (eds.)
Lautoka (FJ); Auckland: Fiji Institute of Applied Studies; Pacific Media Centre (2008), xii, 326 pp.
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Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication Basic: Quick Guide

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (2008), 55 pp.
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Nuevos compromisos de la prensa con el desarrollo: Monitoreo latinoamericano

Rosa María Alfaro (coord.)
Lima: Calandria; Red Latinoamericana de Observatorio de Medios (2008), 50 pp.
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HIV and AIDS media guide

Phnom Penh: UNESCO; National Aids Authority (Cambodia), 2nd ed. (2008), 238 pp.
"The media has a crucial role to play in any HIV and AIDS program and is a central actor in disseminating accurate information as well as shaping community attitudes towards those most affected. Over the past two years, the media has played an active role in “destigmatizing” the virus and helpin ... more
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The Uganda Tuberculosis Communication Strategy

Ministry of Health, Uganda (2008), viii, 21 pp.
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Affirming Life and Diversity: Rural Images and Voices on Food Sovereignty in South India

P. V. Satheesh, Michel Pimbert
London; Hyderabad: International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED); Deccan Development Society (DDS); DDS Community Media Trust (2008), xiii, 60 pp.
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BCO Impact Assessment Study: The Final Report

David Souter et al.
London: BCO Building Communication Opportunities (2008), 192 pp.
"This report investigates the impact media and ICTs can have on the lives of the poor, based on the experiences of nine donors and NGOs forming part of the "Building Communication Opportunities (BCO)" alliance. It suggests that radio will have the most influence on social and political change where ... more
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Participatory Development Communication (PDC): Rhetoric or Reality? The Analysis of Community-Based Level Interventions in Latin America and Africa with Dialogue and Empowerment as Intended Outcomes

Soledad Muñiz
Reading, UK: University of Reading, Master Thesis (2008), 170 pp.
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Salud mental y medios de comunicación: Guía de estilo

Madrid: Confederación Española de Agrupaciones de Familiares y Personas con Enfermedad Mental (FEAFES), 2a ed. actualizada (2008), 39 pp.
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Plaidoyer pour l'appui des radios locales de service aux communautes en Afrique de l'Ouest: Guide a l'intention des ONG et des bailleurs de fonds
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Stéphane Boulc'h (ed.)
Bruxelles; Dakar: COTA; Panos Afrique de l'Ouest (2008), 243 pp.
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Using Edutainment for Distance Education in Community Work
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Esta de Fossard
Michael Bailey (contrib.)
New Dehli: Sage (2008), 309 pp.
"Community workers in developing countries can provide on-the-ground support to encourage the general public to adopt and maintain behaviour change. This book is designed specifically as a guide for the creation of distance education programmes for these community workers. Covering the whole process ... more
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Banking on Mobiles: Why, How, for Whom?

Ignacio Mas, Kabir Kumar
Washington, DC: Consultative Group to Assist the Poor (CGAP) (2008), 27 pp.
"This paper examines how banks can translate the potential of mobile phones into greater financial access for poor people. Although mobile phone operators have been able to use the mobile phone for mobile remittance and bill payment services in several countries, banks have had little success in usi ... more
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The Vital Drop: Communication for Polio Eradication in India

Gitanjali Chaturvedi
New Delhi et al.: Sage (2008), xviii, 319 pp.
"This book records the communication journey that began in 2002 through important innovations aimed at including segregated and marginalised populations, as well as a very successful mass media campaign featuring cine star Amitabh Bachchan. An important lesson learnt was that for any public health c ... more