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Vision, Mission, Strategy
Radio saves lives: How radio Nhamatanda helps people survive cyclone Idai
When the roof blew off and corrugated zinc sheets got entangled in cables, Tembe pulled them down. He moved the console and tried to keep things dry. In the morning, he went home. “I no longer had a home,” he said. “Gone.”
Communication is Aid video - now available in Portuguese
Our popular Communication is Aid video has, until now, been available in English, Frenchand Arabic. To assist those working on the response to Cyclone Idai and in other parts of the world, we have made the video available with Portuguese subtitles.
REGISTER NOW: Accidental and intentional humanitarian innovation: valuing what’s there. A CDAC Network event on 7 May 2019, London
Have we overcomplicated humanitarian innovation? Are we too quick to overlook and dismiss localised solutions and coping mechanisms? Join us on 7 May 2019 in London to discuss!
Cyclone Idai response: tools for communication and community engagement
The CDAC Network, its members and partners have a number of tools for use by those responding to disasters, such as that currently impacting communities in south eastern Africa following the devastation caused by Cyclone Idai.
Drought warning information service for northeast Kenya farmers
“Every year drought is stronger and lasts for longer periods, threatening the lives of more and more people as water and food sources get smaller...” The story of community innovations that are changing the way we respond to disasters
Communication is Aid
When disasters hit people need good information as well as food, water, shelter and medical care. What should they do to be safe, are loved ones alive and where can they receive help?
News from the Network
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Putting communities in control of evaluations: the participatory video approach
| Mon, 7 Jan 2019InsightShare partnered with ActionAid to explore how participatory video could be used to enable disaster affected communities to evaluate ...
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Building a disaster reporting app with communities in the Philippines
| Thu, 20 Dec 2018Q&A with Anna Zofia Leal, Executive Director, ICRED, one of 40 selected innovators supported by TUKLAS to strengthen disaster risk reduction...
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Communication and community engagement coordination in the Rohingya crisis: did it work?
| Mon, 26 Nov 2018The Real-Time Evaluation of Communicating with Communities Coordination in the Rohingya Response assesses how coherently, competently and ...
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Is a human-centred design approach to aid shifting decision power?
| Mon, 26 Nov 2018‘Human- or user-centred design’ is a concept directly lifted from private sector innovation and product development that features regularly ...
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.
