Communication for development tools

It encompasses access to and exchange of information, dialogue, creation of knowledge and open access to knowledge, development communication, strategic communication, participatory communication, expressive culture, media, information and communications infrastructure and technologies.

The purpose of this toolkit is to provide practical guidance for strengthening ongoing awareness-raising information campaigns and related outreach through the application of Communication for Development (C4D).

This communication approach focuses on people and communities as agents of their own change, emphasizes community empowerment, creates an enabling environment for change, and helps build the capacity of the groups in the process so that they are able to mobilize resources and plan, implement and monitor activities with the community

This toolkit will help you: Understand C4D and Behaviour Change Communication (BCC) Develop a C4D strategy for counter trafficking initiatives

What is Communication for Development (C4D) ? It is a participatory process where communication tools and activities are used to support social and behaviour change in a sustained way

Building a new application puts the onus on everyone to settle in, share, and set time aside to converse as needed

Tools help projects run smoothly, but they won’t incite discussion on their own

If nothing else, remember the three most important things in software development: communication, communication, and communication