Status of communication and information in Gaza
An update on the status of communication in conflict-affected Gaza, where as of 18 October 2023 people have no accessible means of communicating digitally and lack trusted information to help them make informed decisions.
Urgent call to response leadership: advance communication and dialogue in Libya
As the international humanitarian response to the Libya floods ramps up, CDAC Network and its members urgently call for response leadership to advance coordinated communication with affected people.
CDAC Network: one year of promoting effective system-wide communication across the Ukraine response
Reflections on a year of CDAC’s project to ensure effective system-wide communication across the Ukraine response by bridging the gap between local and global responders.
Appointment of Helen McElhinney as Executive Director of CDAC Network
It is with great pleasure that we announce the appointment of Helen McElhinney as Executive Director of CDAC Network, starting 2 October 2023.
Using video to enable meaningful participation of refugees in monitoring, evaluation and learning
Monitoring, evaluation and learning can be an extractive exercise, but participatory video – a set of techniques to involve a community in creating their own film to their stories – can make it an empowering experience, enabling people to communicate their needs and ideas to decision-makers and drive improvements to their situation.
Information as a right: what’s holding us back? Key takeaways on advancing rights-based approaches to communication and participation
Why the concept of ‘information as aid’ must be underpinned by the fundamental rights to information, participation and freedom of expression.
Connecting communities: navigating information gaps and community trust in post-earthquake Türkiye
Key considerations to ensure everyone has access to timely, accurate and trusted information and two-way channels of engagement.
How radio can help build peace: World Radio Day 2023
Radio has the power to bridge divides, to bring communities together and to foster understanding. CDAC Network members show us how they harness the potential of radio for peacebuilding.
Ukraine in the dark: what to do when power cuts disrupt communication and engagement strategies
Humanitarian responders must engage with the full spectrum of communication channels that people trust and use, so that if one channel is disrupted, information can flow around the blockage.
CDAC Network joins call for UK Prime Minister to act on Horn of Africa hunger crisis
CDAC Network has joined forces with leading UK aid agencies and three former Secretaries of State for International Development in calling for the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, to act now to help prevent humanitarian catastrophe in drought-stricken East Africa.
Futureproofing communication and engagement: key takeaways on collaboration in an evolving aid landscape
Key takeaways from the 2022 CDAC Network Public Forum on how diverse actors must work together to ensure that communication and engagement is fit for the future.
A call for action from CDAC Network Governing Board
The future of humanitarian collaboration and engagement with local communities requires action and risk-taking in the void between ‘us’ and ‘them’. Investing in practical and agile local solutions is essential to systems change
We’re still listening: radio in the Pakistan floods response
How community co-production of radio is facilitating two-way communication and engagement in the 2022 Pakistan floods response.
Pakistan: resource portal for responders
Key communication, community engagement and accountability tools and resources for those responding to the 2022 flooding in Pakistan.
Signpost offers support for information services in the Ukraine displacement crisis
How the Signpost Support Hub can help organisations providing information services in the Ukraine crisis, including support through technology; best practices, guidance and training; and financial resources.
It’s tempting to be sceptical about the Grand Bargain, but what can we learn?
The Cash Workstream is one of the success stories of the Grand Bargain. What can we learn from it to help deepen engagement of affected people and communities?
Afghanistan and Haiti: tools and resources to bolster communication, community engagement and accountability in the response
Fit for the future? Sir Brendan Gormley on the state of aid
The state of the humanitarian system, the developments in communication and community engagement in the past ten years, and the challenges and solutions facing the humanitarian sector in the years to come
The media development challenge: Antonio Zappulla, CEO of Thomson Reuters Foundation
Trust in the media, fake news, the data privacy, localisation, reforming capitalism and the future of media development organisations
Abhik Sen on innovation, government and data
What does innovation mean? Is the current focus on innovation in the humanitarian sector helpful? And where does this leave ideas and solutions that come from the Global South?