Presented by Peter Ballantyne (ILRI) at the Africa RISING Learning Event, Arusha, Tanzania, 11-12 November 2014

1. Communications in Africa RISING: Initial reflections
Peter Ballantyne (ILRI)
Africa RISING Learning Event
Arusha, Tanzania, 11-12 November 2014

2. •Each and every activity and project involves communications
•We communicate across organizations
•We communicate across countries and regions
•We communicate with partners
•We communicate with farmers and communities
•We communicate to influence decision makers
•We communicate with each other in our projects
•We communicate to report and share results
•We communicate in meetings, through media, online, on paper, by phone, face to face, via platforms …
•We have dedicated communicators; but we all need to do it

3. Web - Communicating with audiences

4. Wiki – Sharing with each other

5. Repository – Publish with the world

6. Platforms – Engaging with communities

7. Campaigns – communicating to farmers

8. Video – communicating stories

9. Yammer – team ‘facebook updates

10. Photos – sharing images, telling stories

11. Events – enriching dialogue; better planning

12. Publications – researching communication

13. Everyone a communicator
Multiple demands and purposes
No single approaches and tools
Constantly changing and evolving and improving

14. Africa Research in Sustainable Intensification for the Next Generation
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