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The Last Hurdle? Removing the communication with communities ‘competitive disadvantage’ in humanitarian action
Not addressing the wholly predictable communication challenge in a comprehensive way as part of emergency preparedness and response places any humanitarian action at a considerable disadvantage. Martin Dawes discusses what can be done to remove this disadvantage.
If we want a community-led model we need to organise ourselves for that – how we change the system
Last month the CDAC Network hosted a panel at the Geneva conference Preparing for Shock: Is Preparedness the New Frontier? We round up the session here.
Behind the buzzwords, ‘innovation’, ‘participation’ and ‘localisation’
Working in the humanitarian innovation space opens up many ethical and structural issues in relation to notions of participation and localisation. This article seeks brings some of these issues to light and considers how we include disaster-affected communities in designing solutions.
GLOBAL FORUM Digital inclusion and community voices: Stepping over the humanitarian-development divide
This year our Global Forum will bring more than 100 humanitarian and development actors together to focus on the World Humanitarian Summit's Grand Bargain commitment on the humanitarian-development nexus and the power of digital inclusion and community voices to make that connection.
Putting communities in control of evaluations: the participatory video approach
Participatory video engages community members in story-telling, a powerful process of sharing experiences, concerns and insights as well as to provide feedback and hold duty bearers to account in a visually compelling way. Find out what happened in a pilot in Bangladesh!
Communication is Aid
When disasters hit people need good information as well as food, water and shelter. What should they do to be safe, are loved ones alive and where can they receive help? As relief arrives, communication, listening and engagement with those most affected is essential to help create a better and more accountable response.
News from the Network
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Behind the buzzwords, ‘innovation’, ‘participation’ and ‘localisation’
| Tue, 3 Apr 2018Working in the humanitarian innovation space opens up many ethical and structural issues in relation to notions of participation and ...
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GLOBAL FORUM Digital inclusion and community voices: Stepping over the humanitarian-development divide
| Thu, 29 Mar 2018This year our Global Forum will bring more than 100 humanitarian and development actors together to focus on the World Humanitarian Summit's...
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Putting communities in control of evaluations: the participatory video approach
| Fri, 23 Mar 2018Participatory video engages community members in story-telling, a powerful process of sharing experiences, concerns and insights as well as ...
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Rohingya refugee response: 'We didn't do it well enough'
| Wed, 21 Mar 2018At one of the side-events to the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week 2018 participants gathered to hear about successes and ...
About the CDAC Network
The CDAC Network is a growing platform of more than 30 humanitarian, media development, social innovation, technology, and telecommunication organisations, dedicated to saving lives and making aid more effective through communication, information exchange and community engagement.
