Hi folks,

FYI.

Katim

Warren Feek wrote:

> Materials Supplement - The Drum Beat - 20
>
> *****
>
> As indicated in The Drum Beat - 20 - May 24th - this is a one-off
> supplement.  It summarises some recently produced materials that focus on
> communication, development and change themes or have significant coverage
> of communication strategies and programmes in relation to a specific
> development issue.
>
> A.  'Edutainment - How to make Edutainment work for you'.
>
> Written by Garth Japhet and published by Soul City in South Africa.  This
> is a step-by-step guide to designing and managing an edutainment project
> for social development. This practical material draws on both the Soul City
> experience and a wide range of edutainment programming from around the
> world. Sections include: Building a Supportive Environment through
> Partnerships; Researching the topic and target audience; Choosing
> edutainment media and formats; and Evaluating your edutainment project.
> Designed in a work book format.  Comes with a planning "poster". Contact
> Garth Japhet  [log in to unmask]
> [Interest declaration - Warren Feek from The Communication Initiative wrote
> the foreword]
>
> B.  'The First Mile of Connectivity - Advancing Telecommunications for
> Rural Development through a Participatory Communication Appproach'.
>
> Edited by Don Richardson and Lynnita Paisley. Published by FAO.  This
> series of essays addresses themes including: Communication as a meeting
> ground for sustainable development; Radio and video; Wireless weaves;
> Empowering communities in the information society; Public and private
> interests; and, the Rural challenge from a global information
> infrastructure.  Contains many examples of action taking place on these
> themes.  Contact Loy van Crowder  [log in to unmask]
>
> C.  Under the Mupundu Tree - Volunteers in home care for people with
> HIV/AIDS and TB in Zambia's Copperbelt.
>
> A new book and video in the Strategies for Hope Series, published by
> ActionAid, describes how community volunteers play a front-line role in
> tuberculosis control and home care for people with HIV/AIDS in some of
> Zambia's poorest urban areas.  The book and video demonstrate how TB
> control and home care for people with HIV/AIDS can have a powerful and
> mutually reinforcing impact. It is distributed by Teaching-aids at Low Cost
> (TALC).  http://www.stratshope.org  Contact [log in to unmask]
>
> D.  'A Handbook on Radio and Television Audience Research'
>
> Published by UNICEF, UNESCO and BBC World Service Training.  The aim of the
> book is to show how audience research is done: not only to teach the
> methods used, but also to show people how to use and interpret the results.
> It looks not only at how research into radio and television is done in many
> countries - both developed and less developed - but also at research into
> advertising effectiveness and how the impact of messages via the media can
> be tested and improved.  Contact Graham Mytton  [log in to unmask]
>
> E.  'Communications and Development - a practical guide'
>
> Written by Adam Burke, this has been published by the Social Development
> Division of DFiD in the United Kingdom.  It provides a background on
> development communications; guide to implementing development communication
> interventions; and guide to different media - drama, theatre and video,
> broadcast and other media. There are a series of 'quick references'
> providing the main points and case studies of the practical programming
> examples on which the overall material is based.  Contact Sarah Hovell
> [log in to unmask]
>
> F.  'Communications Programming for HIV/AIDS: an annotated bibliography'
>
> Published by UNAIDS.  This bibliography contains 667 references to
> published and unpublished research, and examples from practice based on
> communication strategies for HIV/AIDS prevention and care.  Its aim is to
> be a tool for researchers and practitioners to identify easily key books,
> articles and reports.  The citations are grouped into 4 categories:
> theoretical concepts used in HIV/AIDS communication; HIV/AIDS communication
> campaigns; community responses to HIV/AIDS; and culture and context.
>  Contact  [log in to unmask]
>
> G.  'Information Management for Development Organisations'
>
> Written by Mike Powell, published by Oxfam UK as part of the Skills and
> Practice Series.  This book is written for managers of non-government and
> community organisations.  It aims to help them to think critically about
> what kinds of information they, their organisations, their staff, and their
> project partners need.  It discusses how they can access such information,
> manage it, and communicate it in the most effective and equitable way. Some
> simple, practical tools are offered, to help managers to relate the ideas
> to their own situations.   Contact Julia Flynn [log in to unmask]
>
> H.  'International Institute for Communication and Development [IICD] -
> Project Series'
>
> Brief descriptions of communication and development programmes supported by
> the IICD.   Examples of initiatives summarised include: Business
> Intelligence Trade Points - Burkina Faso; Global teenagers - South Africa
> and The Netherlands; Community tele-centers - Tanzania; 'Computer User'
> television show - Jamaica; and, e-commerce for non-traditional exporters -
> Ghana.  Contact Loeki Schaeffers  [log in to unmask]
>
> I.  'Curbing the Epidemic: Governments and the Economics of Tobacco
> Control'
>
> A World Bank study on tobacco in developing countries.  "Developing
> countries can prevent millions of premature deaths and much disability if
> they adopt measures to reduce the demand for tobacco" according to the
> study.  "To effectively reduce demand, governments can raise cigarette
> taxes, ban the advertising and promotion of tobacco products, and provide
> information on the health risks of smoking directly or through research.".
>  Contact  Rose Mary Romano  [log in to unmask]
>
> J.  "Gender and Health: Curriculum Outlines"
>
> A publication of the Health Department of The Commonwealth Secretariat. It
> is one outcome of a 3 year programme of work on Women and Health.  A gender
> approach is used to consider how social, cultural factors as power
> relations between women and men affect inequalities in health.  Gender
> analysis of the topics encourages the identification of inequalities that
> arise from belonging to a sex or from unequal power relations between
> sexes.  Contact Florence Harding [log in to unmask]
>
> K.  'Communication for Social Change - a position paper and conference
> report'
>
> >From The Rockefeller Foundation, based on the work of the Rockefeller
> facilitated Communication for Social Change network.  This material is now
> available in booklet form.  It outlines the Communication for Social Change
> philosophy and strategy.  Sections include: An environment for new
> thinking; The process of enquiry; Where is good work happening; and,
> Capturing impact. There are also highlights of illustrative work in South
> Africa, East Africa and Latin America.  Contact Brian Byrd
>  [log in to unmask]
>
> L.  'How to Design and Produce Radio Serial Drama for Social Development: A
> Program Manager's Guide.'
>
> Written by Esta de Fossard and published by The Johns Hopkins University's
> Center for Communication Programs.  This volume provides a step-by-step how
> to guide for managers of health communication programs interested in using
> Enter-Educate serial drama.  Combining a popular entertainment format
> effectively with educational messages is a "highly specialized activity,
> calling for meticulous program design, balanced story writing, and precise
> recording techniques".  This publication guides people through that
> process.  Based on extensive JHU/CCP experience and that of the author.
>  Contact Hugh Rigby   [log in to unmask]
>
> M.  'The Malawi AIDS Assessment Study'
>
> Completed by a team coordinated by The Government of Malawi and The World
> Bank, has a considerable focus on the communication perspective on HIV/AIDS
> through an emphasis on changing sexual behavior.  Contact Wendy Roseberry
>  [log in to unmask]
>
> N.  "The Intimate Enemy: Gender Violence and Reproductive Health"
>
> This briefing is published by Panos.  'Gender violence causes more death
> and disability among women aged 15 to 44 than cancer, malaria, traffic
> accidents or even war....the indirect costs of gender violence to
> development are extremely high'  The material outlines and details
> international gender violence, it's affects, and potential change through
> communication and community action.  Contact Heather Budge-Reid
> [log in to unmask]
>
> O.  "Facing the Challenges of HIV/AIDS/STDs: a gender-based response"
>
> This is a resource kit to help policy-makers, programme planners and
> implementers and service providers develop a gender-based approach to their
> work on HIV/AIDS and STDs.  Includes tool cards and posters designed as
> guides for practical activities to promote gender awareness as well as
> attitude and behaviour change.  Produced by the Royal Tropical Institute
> and SAFAIDS (Southern Africa AIDS Information Dissemination Service).
>  Contact Royal Tropical Institute [log in to unmask]
>
> ***
>
> Invitation: These are recently produced materials.  We are interested in
> doing an issue of The Drum Beat that focuses on 'most useful' books and
> other published resource materials.  Please tell us your favorite books,
> periodicals, training manuals, booklets, posters, etc.  Which written
> resources have had a significant positive impact on the way that you
> approach your work and/or do you find most helpful in the course of your
> daily communication, change and development activities?  Email
> [log in to unmask]   Thank you.
>
> ***
>
> This was a Drum Beat supplement.
>
> THE COMMUNICATION INITIATIVE partnership - The Rockefeller Foundation,
> UNICEF, USAID, WHO, BBC World Service, CIDA, Johns Hopkins University
> Center for Communication Programs, The European Union, Soul City, The Panos
> Institute, UNAIDS. Information, ideas, linkages and dialogue on
> communication, development and change.
>
> Web Site: http://www.comminit.com
> Director: Warren Feek  [log in to unmask]
> The Drum Beat Editor: Deborah Heimann  [log in to unmask]