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[Warren Feek <wfeek@comminit.com>]

NEW from The Communication Initiative
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There are NEW FEATURES on The Communication Initiative web site 
http://www.comminit.com 

This Drum Beat introduces you to those new features and reviews some 
of the other information and services. New information is placed on 
the web site every day. For a summary review of the Mission and 
Strategy of The Communication Initiative please see:
http://www.comminit.com/Mission/sld-2538.html

Most items in The Communication Initiative web site and magazines 
have contact names, e-mail addresses and links to the full material. 
This is to enable you to gather more information and to directly 
share, debate and dialogue with people connected to initiatives of 
interest to you. 


1. Issue Specific Sites - NEW

Many people wish to directly access information and ideas specific to 
their communication for development priority issues. We have re-
sponded to this interest. Go to the Home Page 
http://www.comminit.com 

View the Right Column. Click on the arrow under 'Issue Focus'. Pres-
ently there are 3 choices - Health, HIV/AIDS and Immunisation & Vac-
cines. When you access these "windows" all material will, by default, 
relate to those themes - for example in the HIV/AIDS Window, all data 
in Base Line, programme descriptions in Programmes and evaluation 
summaries in Evaluations will relate to HIV/AIDS. The middle column 
will change on a regular basis as new material is uploaded. You can 
make more specific choices by clicking on the "Customise" button and 
choosing additional keywords. Please access these Windows on a regu-
lar basis. Other Issue specific Windows will be added in the near fu-
ture. 


2. Programme Descriptions

What are your peers and colleagues doing? What can be learned from 
them? Summaries of programming activities:
http://www.comminit.com/programmes.html

Example: Local Radio Network - Indonesia
http://www.comminit.com/pds07-11-99/sld-848.html

Please contact Deborah Heimann <dheimann@comminit.com> to include 
your programming activities.


3. Base Line

Looking for trend data relevant to international development issues? 
http://www.comminit.com/baseline.html

Unsafe Motherhood - The Facts
http://www.comminit.com/BaseLine2002/sld-3911.html 


4. Personalise the Home Page - NEW

There is now a section on the Home Page that supports you identifying 
and viewing the most recent information relevant to your specific in-
terests. Go to http://www.comminit.com and click on 'Your personal 
picks' at the top of the page. There will be instructions on how to 
personalise. These will take you to 
http://www.comminit.com/setkeys.cgi 

On that page, simply make your selections. For example, if your in-
terests are gender and HIV/AIDS issues in East and Southern Africa 
you would select those keywords. Scroll down, click on 'Update my 
profile'. Then return to the Home Page either by the back button or 
by the link provided on the page. 3 items relevant to your selection 
should appear in YOUR PERSONAL INTERESTS. These items will change on 
a regular basis as the most recent additions to the Communication 
Initiative site - relevant to your priorities - appear in YOUR 
PERSONAL INTERESTS.


5. Change Theories

Summaries of theories and assumptions about the nature of change. 
http://www.comminit.com/change_theories.html

Behaviour Change Spiral in the context of the Enabling Environment 
http://www.comminit.com/ctheories/sld-2913.html


6. The Drum Beat

Our weekly e-mail magazine - subscribe at:
http://www.comminit.com/subscribe_drumbeat.html 

Even if you are already subscribed please go to 
http://www.comminit.com/subscribe_drumbeat.html and complete the 
form. [You will not be subscribed twice!] We are seeking more infor-
mation about your specific interests in order to better tailor our 
services to your requirements. 

To suggest items for inclusion in The Drum Beat contact 
<dheimann@comminit.com> 


7. Commentary

Individual perspectives from people working in development and commu-
nication:
http://www.comminit.com/commentary_archives.html

Current: Indigenous & Pragmatic Initiative in the Management of Re-
sidual Forest: The Experience of Marcos Flores 
http://www.comminit.com/commentary.html
 

8. The Pulse Opinion Poll - NEW

Every 2 weeks we will seek to take the PULSE of the international de-
velopment community on a range of contemporary issues. The initial 
POLL:

"Without diversified media ownership [e.g. private sector, the State, 
community groups] it is not possible to have representative, democ-
ratic government in a country." 

Do you 'agree'? 'disagree'? or 'can [you] not decide'? And do you 
have comments? 

See http://www.comminit.com/pulse.html to participate. 

Results will be published on the site and in The Drum Beat, and will 
be sent to all who complete the poll and request them. Future polls 
will address issues relating to terrorism, new technologies, poverty 
and many other issues. Please send suggestions for PULSE polls to 
Warren Feek <wfeek@comminit.com>


9. Vacancies

Development - including communication for development - job opportu-
nities:
http://www.comminit.com/vacancies.html

Project officer - UNICEF New York 
http://www.comminit.com/vacancy676.html

To list job vacancies through this service, please contact 
Carey Hooge <chooge@comminit.com>

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10. Communication for Development News

Summaries and links to news articles pertaining to communication and 
development:
http://www.comminit.com/commfordevnews.html 

Indian Commission Says More Money Needed for e-Governance 
http://www.comminit.com/CommNews2002/sld-3907.html

To suggest stories contact Chris Morry <cmorry@comminit.com>


11. Social Change

Summaries and articles based on theories of social change:
http://www.comminit.com/social-change.html

Making Waves http://www.comminit.com/making-waves.html 


12. Consultants

Information on Consultants who could support the work of your organi-
sation:
http://www.comminit.com/consultants.html

Ñelia Taimo [based in Mozambique] 
http://www.comminit.com/consultants/c10.html

Consultants wishing to be involved in this process please contact 
Janice Innes <jinnes@comminit.com>


13. Custom Searching - some NEW features

You select the codes most appropriate to your interests. Now incorpo-
rates PHRASE searches:
http://www.comminit.com/search.html


14. Awards

For what Awards or Fellowships do you and/or your organisation qual-
ify? 
http://www.comminit.com/awards02.html

CIDA Awards of Excellence
http://www.comminit.com/awards2002/sld-3985.html


15. University Courses

Summaries of University Communication courses and degrees offered:
http://www.comminit.com/university.html

University of The Philippines Los Banos
http://www.comminit.com/uc/sld-3176.html
 

16. Home Page 'teasers' - NEW

Quick introductions and links to all of the items on the home page:
http://www.comminit.com


17. Evaluations

Summaries of evaluation and research relating communication interven-
tions to development results:
http://www.comminit.com/evaluation-results.html

Accessing Mass Media on Reproductive Behavior 
http://www.comminit.com/idmay15/sld-2315.html 

To include the results of your evaluations and research contact 
<dheimann@comminit.com>


18. Searching 250 web sites in one go!

You do not want to do a number of individual searches across the 
web?? Then, within both the Keyword Search on the Left Column Naviga-
tion Bar and the Custom Search facilities 
http://www.comminit.com/search.html select the Related sites button 
to complete a one-stop search of 250 other web sites relevant to com-
munication for development and change, with direct links to those 
sites. 


19. Events Calendar

A summary listing, by year, month and day, of events, courses, con-
ferences and designated days:
http://www.comminit.com/2002-events.html

Media in Danger Conference 
http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/668-event.html


20. Training

Summary listing of training opportunities:
http://www.comminit.com/training02.html

International Course - Documentary Programme-making (Ra-
dio/Television):
http://www.comminit.com/events_cal/2002/645-event.html

To suggest Events and Training opportunities contact 
<jinnes@comminit.com>


21. Materials

Summary information on materials that focus on communication, devel-
opment and change themes:
http://www.comminit.com/materials.html

Abandoning Female Genital Cutting 
http://www.comminit.com/Materials/sld-3479.html

To suggest new materials contact <jinnes@comminit.com>


22. Planning Models

Summaries of frameworks and models for guidance in communication 
planning:
http://www.comminit.com/planning_models.html

Consumer Based http://www.comminit.com/pmodels/sld-2619.html

Send your planning model for inclusion to <wfeek@comminit.com>


23. Strategic Thinking

Summaries and articles of strategic thinking as the basis for commu-
nication, change and development policies and interventions:
http://www.comminit.com/strategic.html

Lessons Learned from Social Mobilisation Campaigns (SMCs) in Malawi 
http://www.comminit.com/st2001/sld-3140.html 

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Warren Feek 
mailto:wfeek@comminit.com

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