Communication Initiative

01.06.2004 Population Services International (PSI) conducts health fairs around the Kathmandu Valley designed to promote healthy sexual behaviour and affordable family planning services. The social franchise was launched in order to support the Government's objective of strengthening the private sector's ability to contribute to national public sector health goals.

28.04.2004 This brief summarises research carried out in Tanzania, Uganda and Burkina Faso and other countries, asking where, how, and why open source software is being used in Africa. Researcher Martin Bruggink highlights the opportunities as well as the risks facing IT managers in African institutions who are thinking of making the switch to open source."

16.02.2004 Writing for change is an Interactive Guide to Effective Writing, Writing for Science, and Writing for Advocacy by Alan Barker and Firoze Manji. The book is also a training resource designed for those working in the not-for-profit sector including researchers, scientists, project managers, team members, campaigners, fundraisers, social activists and writers to assist in further developing writing skills.

12.01.2004 Sustainable development requires internal leadership, a powerful voice for those most affected, and a strong people’s role in agenda setting and decision-making, says Warren Feek of The Communication Initiative.

29.12.2003 The Water and Sanitation Extension Programme undertaken in selected villages in northern Pakistan between 1997 and 2001, was designed to deliver an integrated package of activities to improve potable water supply at village and household levels. The German Technical Cooperation Agency (KFW) contracted and funded the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) to carry out the project.