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Vision, Mission, Strategy
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
Backing local solutions to limit disaster effects - DEPP Innovation Labs
The Disasters and Emergencies Preparedness Programme (DEPP) Innovation Labs is a two-year programme that aims to foster, and eventually scale up, innovations that address key problems faced by disaster-prone communities. Download the briefing paper for all the aims, objectives and results from this ...
Are languages being translated in crisis situations?
During major social disruptions, such as civil conflicts, natural disasters, and other crises, access to information is of fundamental importance to response and recovery operations. A new report just launched tells us how we are doing in the translation of information into local languages.
World Radio Day: Fondation Hirondelle and the ICRC present a guide to radio communication in a humanitarian context
Fondation Hirondelle and the ICRC present a guide to radio communication in humanitarian contextsin Bamako on the occasion of World Radio Day.
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.
