The Drum Beat - 13 - Communication and Change News and Issues
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February 15, 1999
Warren Feek
mailto:wfeek@coastnet.com
PROGRAMMES
Cholera Prevention - Somalia - UNICEF has provided technical and finan-
cial support to COGWO, a women's grassroots organisation which seeks to
create public awareness on cholera prevention through religious lead-
ers, primary and Koranic school teachers and women. UNICEF is also sup-
porting radio messages in health education and cholera prevention by
Mogadishu-based radio stations.
Contact Robert Kihara
mailto:rkihara@unicef.org
Society for Alcohol & Social Policy Initiative (SASPI) - India - is a
Social Aspects Organisation for research, education and awareness
building on alcohol use and abuse issues, and advocacy to facilitate
more effective policy formulation. Their purpose is to ultimately ini-
tiate and implement community programmes that develop policies, prac-
tices and interventions to address abuse of alcohol problems.
Contact Moyna Singh
mailto:saspi@vsnl.com
Community Media Development Organisation (COMEdo) - Zambia - is carry-
ing out a survey on the state of community media in Zambia. The survey
seeks to examine and assess the political environment in relation to
the development of community media, and to review and assess the poten-
tial of local structures to promote and support community media. Final
report will be published.
Contact Elias Chitenje
mailto:nmirror@zamnet.zm
Participatory Communication Survey - Global - This survey will provide
an active on-line information pool for institutions involved in par-
ticipatory communication. People's participation is a key element of a
durable development process. To succeed, projects have to be based on
true dialogue between development institutions and local actors. Par-
ticipatory communication is the methodology used to promote this dia-
logue.
Contact Jan Servaes
mailto:freenet002@ping.be
WEB SITES
"Knowledge and Information for Development" Forum continues. 750 people
have signed on with many stimulating contributions. The Forum takes as
its point of departure the World Bank's "Knowledge for Development" re-
port and a Panos Institute critique.
http://www.worldbank.org/devforum/current-knowledge.html
"The Creative Exchange" - a growing exchange of research and informa-
tion for people working for change and development. 'Promotes under-
standing of creativity as a catalyst for change, understanding and re-
spect for cultural rights, and enables practical creative action for
sustainable development.'
http://www.gn.apc.org/creativeexchange
Contact Helen Gould
mailto:creativx@gn.apc.org.
The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
(SIECUS) is hosting an Internet poll. Through Feb. 1999, vote for the
people who have been influential in changing the way the USA thinks
about sexuality issues. SIECUS develops, collects and disseminates in-
formation; promotes comprehensive education about sexuality; and advo-
cates for the right of individuals to make responsible sexual choices.
http://www.siecus.org
Contact Lisa Hanock-Jasie
mailto:ljasie@siecus.org
FEATURED ON THE COMMUNICATION INITIATIVE WEB SITE
http://www.comminit.com
Change Theories - 13 new summaries
http://www.comminit.com/power_point/change_theories/index.htm
These include:
"The Innovation Process in an Organisation"
http://www.comminit.com/power_point/change_theories/sld028.htm
"Consumer Information Processing Model of Change"
http://www.comminit.com/power_point/change_theories/sld017.htm
Planning Models - 11 new summaries
http://www.comminit.com/power_point/planning_strategy/index.htm
These include:
"A Framework for Systematic Thinking"
http://www.comminit.com/power_point/planning_strategy/sld041.htm
"An Interactive Model of Policy Formation"
http://www.comminit.com/power_point/planning_strategy/sld045.htm
Programme Descriptions - 39 new summaries
http://www.comminit.com/search.html
These include:
"WETV - Canada"
http://www.comminit.com/power_point/pds_12-28-98/sld032.htm
"ROOTS FM - Jamaica"
http://www.comminit.com/power_point/pds_12-28-98/sld002.htm
"'Come, Let's Talk' - India"
http://www.comminit.com/power_point/pds_12-28-98/sld018.htm
GATHERINGS
An African Regional Conference on Internet Governance was held in Coto-
nou, Benin on Dec. 15-17, 1998. Documents from that conference, includ-
ing a general report, are online.
http://afridev.net/aig/
A proposal to establish an African Regional Network Information Center
(AfriNIC) was adopted.
http://afridev.net/aig/afrinic_proposal.htm
Communication for Social Change - On Jan. 28th, The Rockefeller Founda-
tion convened a meeting of other US Foundations and the Communication
and Social Change network which their Communication Division is facili-
tating. Participants reviewed progress the network is making with [a]
redefining the role of communication for social change in development
work; [b] facing critical issues including training, skills and identi-
fying human resources; [c] delivery systems; and [d] evaluating effec-
tiveness.
Contact Denise Gray-Felder
mailto:DGRAY-FELDER@rockfound.org
1st International Conference on Traditional Medicine & HIV/AIDS will be
held Mar. 11-12, 1999 in Dakar, Senegal by The Association for the Pro-
motion of Traditional Medicine (PRO.ME.TRA). Representatives of tradi-
tional medicine organisations from 15 African countries, USA, Mexico
and Polynesia will participate, with recommendations being made to the
13th International AIDS Conference in Durban, South Africa - July 2000.
Contact Virginia Davis Floyd
mailto:v.floyd@fordfound.org
The Cultural Environment Movement (CEM) "Solidarity" Convention will be
held Mar. 25-28, 1999 at Ohio University, USA. CEM is a non-profit coa-
lition of organisations and individuals in every state of the USA and
57 other countries on 6 continents, united in working for freedom,
fairness, gender equity, diversity, and democratic decision-making in
media ownership, employment and representation.
ttp://www.cemnet.org
Contact George Gerbner
mailto:cem@libertynet.org
International Executive Media and Television Workshop will be held Apr.
27-29, 1999 in Amman, Jordan. Organised by The Center for Development
Communication, the workshop will provide executives in international
organizations, NGOs, ad agencies and corporations skills to develop
better relations with the media.
Contact Moncef M. Bouhafa
mailto:mbouhafa@cendevcom.org
MATERIALS
"What is Community Radio? - a resource guide" by AMARC Africa and The
Panos Institute Southern Africa. Contents include: a historical per-
spective on community radio; forms of community participatory radio;
organisational structures; programming and producing; financial
sustainability; and responses to common problems.
Contact Sophie Ly at AMARC
mailto:secgen@amarc.org or
Heather Budge-Reid at Panos
mailto:heatherb@panoslondon.org.uk
"Village Voices - 40 Years of Rural Transformation in S. India" by Dr.
T. Scarlett Epstein. Presents from 3 different vantage points (expatri-
ate Development Economist and Anthropologist, research assistant, and
former village member) the changes that occurred in 2 S. Indian vil-
lages - one irrigated and the other dry-land - over the past 40 years.
Contact Dr. Epstein
mailto:scarlett@epstein.u-net.com
Health Magazine - Pan American Health Organisation's bi-annual "Per-
spectives on Health" magazine is on-line. This project of PAHO high-
lights direct experience garnered through successful intervention and
demonstrates health promotion strategies that can be adapted interna-
tionally.
http://www.paho.org/english/DPImag/dpi01m27.htm
Contact Robert Okey
mailto:okeyrobe@paho.org
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