Communication for Development

Tools

Writing a Communications Strategy for Development Programmes: A guideline for programme managers and communication officers - This tool is intended to guide the actual writing of a communication strategy for a programme or a project, especially its social and behavioural objectives. The tool guides the writer of the strategy to use results of research and various analyses to shape communication approaches into a strategy document.

Behaviour Change Communication In Emergencies:  A Toolkit  - This toolkit is a resource for everyone working in emergency situations caused by natural disasters. It helps programme managers prepare, plan, implement and monitor behaviour change communication initiatives supporting health, hygiene and child protection efforts in emergencies. It was developed by the UNICEF Regional Office for South Asia.

Essentials for Excellence - A tool for research, monitoring and evaluation of strategic communication to prevent and control avian and pandemic influenza, UNICEF (2008).

Creative Resources

CREATE! - A creative resource tool to speed up emergency response.

Meena Comic Books - A mass communication effort aimed at changing perceptions and behaviours that hamper survival, protection and development of girls in South Asia.  Materials are available in 5 languages.

Online Resource Databases

Avian and Pandemic Influenza Communication Resources -  A resource centre that provides strategic communication products, information, and tools to prevent, contain, and respond to outbreaks of the highly pathogenic influenza virus.

UNICEF IEC Warehouse - Information, Education and Communication materials produced by UNICEF India.