A network for development communication.
G. Bessette · PubMed · 1996
With the goal to promote a type of development that requires its beneficiaries to assume responsibility for it, the International Development Research Center (IDRC) set up a program in West Africa focusing on communication as a development tool within communities. The program is specifically designed for nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) in nine countries in the region. The NGOs defined five basic elements for improving communication to promote better development in their area which include training, basic education, conditions favoring success, traditional communication, and increasing recognition of the African woman. The program, which will be implemented in early 1996, is aimed at creating a network in participatory development communication. This program enables NGOs to undertake numerous research activities related to the program, bring their activities to the attention of communities, and learn better ways of helping the communities to take part in their own development.