Strengthening Capacities in Communication for Rural Development
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STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES IN COMMUNICATION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT FAO initiatives OFFICE FOR PARTNERSHIPS, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT (OPC)
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This presentation was given at the International Association for Media and Communication Research - IAMCR pre-conference event "Communication and Sustainable Development for Social Change" in Hyderabad, India.
Transcript of Strengthening Capacities in Communication for Rural Development
STRENGTHENING CAPACITIES INCOMMUNICATION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT
FAO initiatives
OFFICE FOR PARTNERSHIPS, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT (OPC)
THE NEED FOR CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT IN RURAL COMDEV
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Agriculture has become increasingly knowledge-intensive Rural people need access to up-to-date and reliable information Development responses need to be site-specific and community-driven
To fully achieve the potential of ComDev in rural areas NEED TOEMPOWER LOCAL ACTORS AND STRENGTHEN THEIR
CAPACITY TO PLAN & MANAGE COMMUNICATION PROCESSES
FAO OFFICE FOR PARTNERSHIPS, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT (OPC)
FAO FOCUS Field practitioners Rural institutions Farmer organizations
PARTNER ORGANIZATIONS College of Development Communication UPLB AMARC more..
FAO STRATEGY TO ENHANCE COMDEV CAPACITY---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Integrated efforts to upgrade communication capacity of rural actors
1.COMDEV TRAINING WORKSHOPS IN FAO PROJECTS
2.COLLABORATIVE CHANGE COMMUNICATION PLATFORM (CCCOMDEV)
3.REGIONAL COMDEV NETWORKS
Asia and the Pacific [ COMDEV ASIA ] Latin America [ ONDA RURAL ] Africa [ YENKASA AFRICA ]
4. COMDEV RESOURCES Communication for Rural Development Sourcebook Guidelines for Planning and Project Formulation Toolkit on ComDev for Agricultural Disaster Risk Management Case Studies
FAO OFFICE FOR PARTNERSHIPS, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT (OPC)
COLLABORATIVE CHANGE COMMUNICATION (CCCOMDEV)
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FAO OFFICE FOR PARTNERSHIPS, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT (OPC)
WEB-BASED PLATFORM FOR LEARNING & KNOWLEDGE SHARING Strengthen professional capacities in rural ComDev Build and consolidate on-line and off-line knowledge networks Establish partnerships and collaborations among universities, research and
development organizations Facilitate the creation of a global community of practice
FEATURES World map of training opportunities Library of learning resources Spotlight on news & events Gallery of multimedia materials Link to regional ComDev platforms Social media & online community
www.cccomdev.org
Twitter: cccomdevFacebook: cccomdev
REGIONAL COMDEV PLATFORMS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Jointly supported by FAO & AMARC, networks meant to strengthen capacities & collaborations in communication for rural development at regional / country level
FAO OFFICE FOR PARTNERSHIPS, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT (OPC)
COMMUNICATION FOR RURAL DEVELOPMENT SOURCEBOOK
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FAO OFFICE FOR PARTNERSHIPS, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT (OPC)
A comprehensive set of guidelines, illustrative examples, tips and learning tools to apply ComDev methods in agriculture and rural development work
OBJECTIVEEnable to design & implement locally relevant and sustainable ComDev strategies
WHO’S FOR COMMUNICATION PRACTITIONERS AND TRAINERS DEVELOPMENT PROFESSIONALS AND FIELD FACILITATORS
7 MODULES covering all phases of a ComDev process + a GUIDE TO COMDEV TRAINING
HOW TO USE THE SOURCEBOOK---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FAO OFFICE FOR PARTNERSHIPS, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT (OPC)
OPPORTUNITIES FOR COLLABORATION
Expanding the CCComDev platform ABC Deliver ComDev training to: FAO decentralized offices & programmes National/regional rural institutions Local counterparts, farmer organizations,
extension workers, community mediaTranslate it
LINKS & CONTACTS---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
CCCOMDEV WWW.CCCOMDEV.ORG COMDEV ASIA WWW.COMDEVASIA.ORG ONDA RURAL WWW.ONDA-RURAL.NET YENKASA AFRICA WWW.YENKASA-AFRICA.AMARC.ORG
FAO COMDEV – [email protected]
MARIO ACUNZO – [email protected]
MARZIA PAFUMI – [email protected]
FAO OFFICE FOR PARTNERSHIPS, ADVOCACY AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT (OPC)
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