| We welcome, with thanks, our newest CI Associates (in alphabetical order)… |
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| 1. Doug Ward |
| «Doug Ward’s passion for radio was stoked by listening to crystal sets in the 1940s, then helping design CBC’s As It Happens in the 70’s, and now working with rural African broadcasters to give voice to small-scale farmers. He is Chair of the Board of Farm Radio International.» |
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| 2. Internews |
| Having worked in over 90 countries since its formation in 1982, Internews «is an international non-profit organization whose mission is to empower local media worldwide to give people the news and information they need, the ability to connect and the means to make their voices heard….Internews trains both media professionals and citizen journalists, introduces innovative media solutions, increases coverage of vital issues and helps establish policies needed for open access to information.» |
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| 3. SoChange |
| «SoChange is a team of experts empowering and equipping both Canadian businesses and charities to maximize their impact for social good.» Its purpose is to «help you and your team to create the kind of healthy, dynamic change that makes your team better – and makes the world better.» |
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| 4. The Manoff Group |
| The mission of the Manoff Group is to «help families improve their wellbeing by using their own resources to practice healthy behaviors. To achieve this, we provide expertise in Social and Behavior Change (SBCC) and Knowledge Management (KM) to programs throughout the developing world.» |
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| Many thousands of people turn to The CI each year – from major funders to small local organisations to individuals in economically impoverished locales. Staff and others from those agencies: submit knowledge for sharing within the network; access knowledge in support of their work; identify and make contact with people and organisations that they pinpoint as being able to support their work; and express, share, and debate their views and opinions on a range of development challenges. Perhaps you have recently made use of this community of practice yourself.
The CI Associates process is designed to enable organisations and offices that recognise the value of The CI to provide a small level of financial support for that process: from US$100 for very small organisations and individuals to US$5,000 for the larger ones. These amounts are roughly the equivalent of sending a staff member to a training event or conference, producing a small publication, researching an issue, etc.; these trip- and research-related processes are parallel to the connections made through The CI (and you get to stay home and keep working!). |
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| …and we recognise our long-time and renewing CI Associates (in alphabetical order): |
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| 5. Breeze FM |
| Operating out of Chipata, the provincial headquarters of the Eastern Zambia, Breeze FM is a public interest radio station combining education, information, news, and entertainment. Overall, content is oriented towards community and small business development. |
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| 6. Coady International Institute |
| With a focus on community-based development and leadership education, the Coady International Institute «has been promoting community self-reliance since it opened its doors to educate leaders from around the world 50 years ago….More than 5,000 development professionals from 130 countries have taken part in the Institute’s campus-based programmes, and many others have benefited from Coady training overseas.» |
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| 7. Communication and Development Studies, Ohio University |
| Offered in the United States, this Master’s degree programme «emphasizes the use of communication to promote positive social change….The ‘Comm Dev’ curriculum encompasses core courses that emphasize topics and proficiencies in areas that include Communication and Social Change; Development Theory; Communication Theory; Participatory Research Methods; and Monitoring and Evaluation (M&E)….[S]tudents have specialized in areas that include, among others, health communication, participatory video, the digital divide, gender and development, conflict resolution, and the political economy of media. The program encourages original research…» |
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| 8. Dr. Kanchan K. Malik |
| An Associate Professor in the Department of Communication, University of Hyderabad, (India), Dr. Malik «has been teaching post-graduate Journalism and Mass Communication courses for nearly 15 years now….Her doctoral work has been published by Sage as a much-reviewed book, Other Voices: the Struggle for Community Radio in India co-authored with Prof. Vinod Pavarala….She has worked on several research projects and published research papers on media interventions by non-governmental organizations for empowerment at the grassroots level.» |
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| 9. Early Childhood Development Virtual University, University of Victoria |
| ECDVU offers a «multi-faceted approach to addressing Early Childhood Development (ECD) leadership needs in the Majority World. It is a unique training and capacity building programme using distributed learning methods including the internet, CD-ROM and face-to-face seminars, and is a programme of the School of Child and Youth Care at the University of Victoria.» ECDVU produces a yearly publication [PDF]. |
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| 10. Equal Access International |
| Equal Access (EA) «combines the power of media with direct community engagement to address the most critical challenges affecting people in the developing world in the areas of youth life skills & livelihoods, women’s & girls’ empowerment, agriculture & economic growth, health, democracy & governance, and human rights….As media makers and community dialogue facilitators, EA’s ability to inspire social change is rooted in the universal tradition of storytelling.» |
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| JOIN US! |
| You or your organisation could be listed here amongst the generous supporters highlighted above and below, to be shared with like-minded colleagues and featured in our periodic Drum Beat issues thanking The CI Associates. |
| We welcome you to join this group in helping us sustain and grow our platform in support of your work. If you have any questions, please contact Victoria Martinvmartin@comminit.com |
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| 11. Health Communication Resources (HCR) |
| HCR is an international not-for-profit «specialising in training grass roots community practitioners to utilise the power of community radio for positive social change. HCR’s mission is to ‘equip communities and partners with the skills and resources to support community transformation and well-being through community-centred radio programming’….HCR provides support at all stages of the project cycle from project development to implementation to monitoring and evaluation.» |
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| 12. iMedia Associates |
| United Kingdom (UK)-based international media development and communications company iMedia works with «rapidly converging media to tackle communications challenges presented by conflict, fragile governance and poverty.» iMedia works with donors, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), mobile phone companies, and broadcasters in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. iMedia provides a range of consultancy services, including media assessments and specialist training, as well as management and evaluation of media interventions. |
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| 13. International Development Research Centre (IDRC) |
| «A key part of Canada’s foreign policy efforts, IDRC supports research in developing countries to promote growth and development.» |
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| 14. Media Voices for Children |
| «Media Voices for Children is an online community working to raise awareness about the state of poor children at home and around the world….[W]e present the latest research, news, opinion, video, photo essays and advocacy campaigns from organizations large and small all over the world. We aim to make the world a fairer place for children.» |
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| 15. Shayna Plaut |
| Shayna Plaut is a graduating doctoral candidate at the University of British Columbia; she will be defending her dissertation in September 2014. Her area of focus is on the intersections of journalism, human rights, and social change with people who identify with being transnational. |
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| 16. Shirley Ann Sullivan Educational Foundation (SASEF) |
| SASEF‘s mission is to «provide education to children and youth throughout the world. Through continued research of educational programs, we identify and implement solutions impacting the development of children and youth. We collaborate with youth serving organizations that support our vision in developing self-sustaining people improving the quality of life for future generations…» |
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| 17. Strategies for Hope Trust |
| «The Strategies for Hope (SFH) Trust produces books, films, and training manuals on community-based approaches to HIV prevention, care and support, especially in sub-Saharan Africa….They include, for example, the film ‘What can I do?’ and the ‘Called to Care’ toolkit, which are designed particularly for use by faith-based organisations but are also used by many secular NGOs and community groups. They also include the ‘Stepping Stones’ training package, including the ‘Stepping Stones PLUS’ manual…» |
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| 18. Temple University’s School of Media and Communication (SMC) |
| «The mission of SMC is to provide leadership in advancing the role of communication in public life. The mission is pursued through the training of students for leadership careers in communication and media, through advancing research and creative activity in these fields and through serving the public need for free and open communication.» |
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| 19. The Healthy Aboriginal Network |
| «The Healthy Aboriginal Network creates comic books on health and social issues for youth. Their work is innovative in that they create rough animations to focus group test their draft stories on YouTube with youth and professionals.» |
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| 20. The Media Studies and Journalism Department of the University of Liberal Arts Bangladesh (ULAB) |
| Located in Dhaka City, ULAB «aims to continuously produce graduates who are globally competitive, critical in thinking, problem solvers, excellent communicators and professional through a curriculum that is liberal arts-based and devoted to communication, journalism and media studies.» |
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| 21. University of Guelph |
| Ontario, Canada’s the University of Guelph provides «learning for local and international development education and research….The evolution of communication studies and its nexus with development studies (i.e. community development and international development) are key dimensions of our teaching. In class, we examine the fundamental principles, theoretical perspectives and practices existing currently, and historically, in the field of communication for social and environmental change.» |
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| 22. World Health Communication Associates (WHCA) |
| WHCA «works to help public health advocates and organisations acquire the knowledge, savvy, and resources to enable their messages to stand out and positively shape health choices, behaviours, and perceptions in local, national, and global information marketplaces.» |
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| In recognition of the value that your office or organisation gains from The CI process, please consider joining the individuals and organisations above by contributing to the growth and sustainability of The CI’s social network and knowledge sharing platform. Presently, a small number of agencies provide the financial support necessary for a process that is utilised by thousands of organisations worldwide. (Please email Warren Feek at wfeek@comminit.com if your organisation is interested in becoming a Partner).
We do not require subscriptions for access to The CI/Soul Beat Africa/La Iniciativa de Comunicación – the information (over 36,000 summaries with links to people and resources) is freely available, as are our various e-newsletters: The Drum Beat, The Soul Beat, and Son de Tambor. What we are asking for is a small voluntary contribution to this social enterprise to support its value in the work you undertake on a daily basis.
Suggested annual contribution levels:
US$5,000 per office – For Country, Regional, and HQ offices of major international development organisations
US$2,500 per office – For Country, Regional, and HQ offices for medium-sized international non-governmental organisations (NGOs)
US$2,000 per department – University Departments – OECD [Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development] Countries
US$750 per department – University Departments – All other Countries
US$100 – Small, local NGOs/community-based organisations
US$100-200 – Individual
OR…click here to enter your own Associates payment level.
The more we can share the financial load of The CI processes, including The Drum Beat, across a larger number of organisations and offices using this process – at any level of support – the greater our chance of maintaining and growing this open-to-all, 24-hour-per-day, comprehensive sharing and engagement process.
For more information about becoming a CI Associate, please click here or contact Victoria Martin at vmartin@comminit.com
Thank you. |
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| This issue of The Drum Beat was written by Kier Olsen DeVries. |
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| The Drum Beat is the email and web network of The Communication Initiative Partnership – Partners: ANDI, BBC Media Action, Bernard van Leer Foundation, Breakthrough, Calandria, Citurna TV, DFID, Eldis, FAO, Fundación Imaginario, Fundación Nuevo Periodismo, Heartlines, Iberoamericano (FNPI), IFPRI, Inter-American Development Bank, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health Center for Communication Programs, MISA, Open Society Foundations, Oxfam Novib, PAHO, The Panos Institute, Puntos de Encuentro, The Rockefeller Foundation, SAfAIDS, Sesame Workshop, Soul City, STEPS International, UNAIDS, UNDP, UNFPA, UNICEF, USAID, The Wellcome Trust, World Health Organization (WHO), W.K. Kellogg Foundation.
The Drum Beat seeks to cover the full range of communication for development activities. Inclusion of an item does not imply endorsement or support by The Partners.
Chair of the Partners Group: Garth Japhet, Founder, Soul City garth@heartlines.org.za
Executive Director: Warren Feek wfeek@comminit.com |
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| The Editor of The Drum Beat is Kier Olsen DeVries. |
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