Involving the Community: A Guide to Participatory Development Communication

This guidebook is intended for people working in research and development. It aims to introduce participatory development communication concepts, discuss effective two-way communication approaches, and present a methodology to plan, develop, and evaluate communication strategies to address the following questions:

• How can researchers and practitioners improve communication with local communities and other stakeholders?
• How can two-way communication enhance community participation in research and development initiatives and improve the capacity of communities to participate in the management of their natural resources?
• How can researchers, community members, and development practitioners improve their ability to effectively reach policymakers and promote change?

Topics include:

• Using communication tools with a participatory approach;
• How to plan a participatory development communication strategy;
• The researcher or development practitioner as a communication actor;
• Participatory development communication;
• Information and communication technologies tools.

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