Forum Media and Development will hold a symposium on Audience Research in Media Development: Is it Fo(r)ME? on November 5-7, 2014 in Gustav-Stresemann-Institut, Bonn, Germany. The FoME symposium presents and discusses examples where audience research has been used to enhance the performance of media houses and development programmes, and it aims to stimulate the debate on how audience research capacities in developing countries can be strengthened.
The Iranian Agricultural Extension and Education Association (IAEEA) and the University of Zanjan, in celebration of the International Year of Family Farming (IYFF) 2014 will hold the 1st international conference of the Asian and Pacific Islands Rural Advisory Services (APIRAS) and the 5th Congress of Extension and Education in Agriculture and NRM on September 2-4, 2014, University of Zanjan, Iran. With the theme “Facilitating Information and Innovations for Empowering Family Farmers”, the three-day conference aims to
The FSN Forum is a worldwide community of experts and practitioners on Food Security and Nutrition issues and organizes online discussions to exchange knowledge and to inform the global dialogue and decision-making processes. The FSN Forum aims to achieve knowledge sharing and innovative thinking by: Strengthening the interaction and knowledge exchange within the community Providing an accessible, transparent and inclusive link between relevant stakeholders and Food Security policy making Bridging
Chris Lunch is a participatory video specialist and enthusiast, a modern day alchemist in the field of international development. He believes in the power of combining technology with participation to shift awareness, galvanise communities and unleash hidden energy for positive individual and collective change. “This is not a video camera” features the the topsy turvy world of participatory video – where the subjects of a film become the directors; where passive recipients of
Are you interested in the community-led video approach and would like to learn how it can be used for agriculture and nutrition behavior change? Join the Digital Green/SPRING webinar on December 17, 2013 at 9:00 am EST (Register here) Digital Green was launched as a part of Microsoft Research India’s Technology for Emerging Markets team in 2006. Digital Green works in rural areas, producing community videos to facilitate exchange of context-specific agricultural and health practices. Over
“Development is too often a top down process, with communities neither consulted nor empowered with information to enact change at the local level. As a result, accountability is weak, precious donor funding is not maximised, and communities lack ownership of key public goods.” UNICEF Innovation Concerned by the issue of untapped feedback from communities and particularly the youth, UNICEF has developed a free mobile communication system for youth in Uganda to
Communicate is UK’s leading conference on environmental communication, bringing together a blend of professionals from NGOs, the public sector, the media, academia and green business – to debate and share the latest challenges, best practice, and inspiration for engaging people with nature. With close to 100 organisations represented each year, Communicate offers a unique opportunity for environmental communicators to get informed on upcoming trends, form new professional relationships across sectors,
The World Food Week kicks off 14th of October. FAO, IFAD and the other Rome-based United Nations agencies join forces to raise awareness among the global public and policymakers on the many factors underlying food and nutrition. The following activities have a direct bearing on the fight against hunger: International Day for Rural Women, October 15 – recognizing the multidimensional role of women in enhancing rural development, improving food security and
Making All Voices Count is a global initiative that supports innovation, scaling-up and research to enable citizen engagement and government responsiveness. The aim of Making All Voices Count is to push towards effective democratic governance and accountability, closing the feedback loop between citizens and government. It focuses on creative and cutting-edge solutions, including those that use mobile and web technology, to ensure the voices of all citizens are heard and that governments have the
The international photo and video contest by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is open until September 30, 2013. The contest is aimed at highlighting the benefits of the Kyoto Protocol’s Clean Development Mechanism and the importance of market-based approaches in the international response to climate change. The winning works will be displayed in a dedicated booth at the UNFCCC Climate Change Conference in Warsaw in
