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XIII UN Inter-Agency Roundtable on ComDev
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With the purpose of upholding the fundamental role of ComDev in fostering dialogue, ownership and the active participation of stakeholders in development programmes, FAO is hosting from 16- 18 September 2014 the XIII UN Inter-Agency Roundtable on Communication for Development under the title: “Mainstreaming Communication for Development in Policies and Programmes. Enabling social inclusion to support food and nutrition security, resilient livelihoods and family farming.” 

Empowering Family Farmers Conference
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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

Strengthening ComDev capacities for Sarawak's socio-economic development
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The Malaysian state of Sarawak is currently embarking on a transformational journey to bring greater development to its people, with a massive development agenda in the form of the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (SCORE). People participation is crucial to ensure a smoother implementation process. In response to a growing need for better communication among local stakeholders, the Sarawak Development Institute (SDI) is organizing a workshop on Reinforcing Development Communication for Economic

Communication for Sustainable Rural Development and Social Change: setting the scene
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Nowadays, compelling issues such as climate change and food security mean that planned communication activities are required in the process of social learning and adaptive livelihoods.  With this in mind, the IAMCR pre-conference event which took place on 14 July, 2014, in Hyderabad, India, focused on communication as a means to drive sustainable development in the rural sector. The session, titled Communication for Sustainable Rural Development and Social Change gave special attention

Community media and rural ComDev: central themes of IAMCR pre-conferences
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Hyderabad, India is hosting the 2014 IAMCR conference on July 15-19, touching on the theme “Region as Frame: Politics, Presence, Practice”. Two pre-conference events will focus respectively on: a. Building Community – Shaping Change. The Role of Community, Citizen and Alternative Media in Regional Transformation (July 13-14) b. Communication for sustainable rural development and social change (July 14) Both the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Association of Community Radio Broadcasters (AMARC) are

Social Media for Development Workshop
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It is undeniable that social media has become a powerful ComDev tool, able to reach and engage people in development initiatives. In agriculture, for example, social media has helped to increase farmers’ access to timely and relevant information and marketing advice. It has also helped improve the delivery of public services by facilitating two-way communication between government and citizens. The United Nations Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication

World Summit Youth Award 2014
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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

Voice & Matter: Glocal Conference on ComDev
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Voice and Matter is this year’s theme for the 4th Glocal Conference on Communication for Development organized by the Ørecomm Centre for Communication and Glocal Change from 17 to 20 September 2014. Inspired by Nick Couldry’s book ’Why voice matters – culture and politics after neoliberalism’, the conference will be a venue to discuss how gaining and exercising voice relates directly to critical matters like life conditions, health services, employment, education and environment. And will

Webinars on participatory video for social change
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A series of online workshops on Participatory Video (PV) will occur from May 2014 to January 2015, organized by Open University (UK), InsightShare, Web Gathering and Open Cinema.  The events encourage the participation of researchers, activists and development workers to explore avenues for improving collective practice in PV for social change. The aim is to enrich networks and build greater quality, ethical practice and effective training in PV. In these sessions, the

Exploring the role of ComDev in Latin America
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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