C4D and I hit it off fast and hard. Towards the end of my undergraduate studies, I was struggling to decide if I want to pursue my interest in conflict and development or return to my roots in photography and media. This is when I came across a simple sentence: …
In our first ever vlog post, I review “Evidence for Hope: Making Human Rights Work in the 21st Century” by Kathryn Sikkink. Follow us on YouTube! [youtube]https://youtu.be/2oBqezBE2Y4[/youtube] My post on Human Rights fatigue and communications for development.
Turns out that the best development communication sometimes has nothing to do with communicating about your development organization. A few weeks ago, I went on a field visit for diplomats, organized by the advocacy manager of a well-known international NGO. Once at the Bedouin community, the community spokesperson, the school’s …
“Echo chamber” must be one of hottest expressions right now. Even a superficial look into recent studies around it identifies some serious concerns for development communicators. The echo chamber is having a real impact on democracy, social change and all the goal development communications work towards. In the meantime, we …
While writing a speech for my manager last week, I found myself really questioning the effects of the examples I was using. They’re figures I use all the time. Things like “over 800 children die from preventable diseases caused by unsafe water, and a lack of sanitation and hygiene”, or “In …
How ICT4D plays an integral role in communications approaches in the international development sector
Every Friday the Quartet chooses from media we’ve consumed this week. Alex How to use brown people to illustrate a story about overpopulation An older post that only came to my attention yesterday on Twitter. Eye opener on the small things we do as communicators – journalists, marketeers, advocates – that …
