Blog posts by year and monthDecember 2016
Posts (4)
Top five blogs of 2016
Our most popular blogs of the year, featuring: discussion of alternatives to counter-propaganda, tips for successful health communication and recommendations of both development films to watch and Twitter accounts to follow.
Film for development
Films in the international development sector are often associated with fundraising, but they can also serve as a form of aid in themselves. Films can help mothers manage a pregnancy, refugees navigate life in an unfamiliar country or influence perceptions of what politicians can achieve.
A dramatic end to violence against women?
In the UK and South Africa, two dramas illustrate how stories can help people better understand gender-based violence. Yet despite early signs of promise, we need more evidence on how effective media programmes are at changing patterns and perceptions of violence against women and girls.
Community engagement and sexuality education in conservative contexts: the case of Pakistan
How can community engagement be used to promote young people鈥檚 sexual and reproductive health in conservative countries? Two education programmes in Pakistan offer some answers.