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Vision, Mission, Strategy
Resources for those responding to COVID-19
CDAC is committed to bringing those working in humanitarian settings, the very latest guidance, messaging, advice and resources. Here's the latest: updated daily...
CALL FOR IDEAS: Accountability in the Age of the Algorithm; Championing Pathways to Inclusion in Tech Driven Futures
Are you actively working in, researching or advocating for people who are most impacted by technologies in humanitarian settings Then APPLY TODAY to speak at CDAC's annual global forum...
The complexity of communicating in conflict: the case of Burkina Faso
Engaging communities and disseminating accurate and reliable information in peace can be challenging. Burkina Faso, grappling with an unprecedented humanitarian emergency, is demonstrating the much greater challenge of communication and community engagement during times of conflict.
CDAC brings systematising communication and engagement with communities to HNPW 2020
The CDAC Network was once again at the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Week (HNPW) organised by OCHA in Geneva in February 2020. Here's what happened
Climate change the greatest national security threat for Fiji, as the country strengthens disaster preparedness
“The next disaster will strike when the memory of the last one has been forgotten.” Thus reads the first line of Fiji’s National Disaster Risk Reduction Policy, which was formally launched in Suva late in December 2019.
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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World Radio Day 2020: Radio – resilient technology for disasters
| Wed, 12 Feb 2020Radio is not a new technology. But it is eminently affordable, can be made rapidly available, and has content that can easily be localised ...
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CDAC Network announces Geoff Loane as the new chair of the board of trustees
| Wed, 4 Dec 2019The CDAC Network is delighted to announce Geoff Loane as the new Chair of Trustees to take over from Sir Brendan Gormley who has served as ...
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The use of radio to facilitate women’s rights and empowerment in Niger
| Mon, 18 Nov 2019CDAC member Fondation Hirondelle has recently published a report looking at the impact of local radio use to facilitate women’s rights and ...
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Pocket Guide to Communication Needs Assessments - out now in French!
| Mon, 18 Nov 2019Suite of common tools to assess the information and communication needs of communities affected by disasters - now available in both English...
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.
