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World Summit Youth Award 2014

The World Summit Youth Award (WSYA) is a unique global contest that recognizes outstanding digital contents and serves as a platform for young developers and digital entrepreneurs – under 30 years of age – who use internet and mobile technology in order to achieve the UN Millennium Development Goals.  An international jury will judge the projects/products in the following six categories: Fight Poverty, Hunger and Disease! Education for All! Power 2 Women! Create your Culture! Go Green! Pursue

Exploring the role of ComDev in Latin America

A two-day conference on Media & Governance in Latin America will take place on 13–14 May 2014 to explore the role of communication in governance and development, focusing on Latin America. The event is hosted jointly by the University of Sheffield’s Department of Journalism Studies, Department of Hispanic Studies and Sheffield Institute for International Development (SIID). From the organizer’s website: “Latin America is changing. Nations are witnessing a resurgence in civil society, participation and protest. Media policy is a hot

Communication and Family Farming: radio campaign launched

In the context of the 2014 International Year of Family Farming (IYFF), FAO and the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) just launched an awareness campaign targeted at farmers’ organizations and the rural population. Community radio is used as a platform to share information with the farming community and involve them further in the discussion regarding the key role that family farming plays in economic and social development. The campaign consists of a series of radio programmes produced in connection

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A great opportunity to access and share ComDev experiences and resources is also represented by the regional platforms supported in Latin America, Africa, and Asia by FAO and partners such as the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC). These networks are meant to strengthen capacities and collaborations at the regional and country levels in the field of communication and community media for rural development. Onda Rural www.ondarural.org Onda Rural es

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Our mission CCComDev serves as a hub for knowledge sharing on communication applied to agriculture and rural development issues such as family farming, climate change, food security, natural resources management, and disaster risk management. By fostering the exchange of ComDev experiences, methodologies and policy options, we aim to develop communication capacities, build online and offline networks, and strengthen partnerships. We strive to involve different actors – ranging from farmer, civil society and indigenous people

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Collaborative Change Communication is an initiative aimed at sharing knowledge and increasing learning opportunities and collaboration in the area of communication for rural development. CCComDev aims to create a global community of practice and strengthen partnerships among a variety of rural actors including farmer organizations, community media, rural institutions, universities, research organizations, and development and communication practitioners. Communication for Rural Development “Communication for Development (ComDev) is a social process based

Radio Conference

The Radio Conference: A Transnational Forum 2013 will be held on 9th, 10th, 11th and 12th July 2013 in the Luton New Campus Centre of the University of Bedfordshire.  Luton is situated in the county of Bedfordshire in the midst of the Chiltern Hills, a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and is also at the centre of the UK’s transport network. This conference aims to provide a forum for radio scholars,

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The Asia-Pacific Development Communication Centre (ADCC) in Bangkok, Thailand, offers a Communication for Development (C4D) course from 24 June to 05 July 2013 and from 21 October to 01 November 2013. This 10-days course is intended to clarify the concepts of C4D with emphasis on how cultural, social, economic and political factors influence the individual’s choices and behaviour in relation to health, prevention of diseases and health seeking behaviours. Learning Objectives Describe various components of Communication