Using video to enable meaningful participation of refugees in monitoring, evaluation and learning
Monitoring, evaluation and learning can be an extractive exercise, but participatory video – a set of techniques to involve a community in creating their own film to their stories – can make it an empowering experience, enabling people to communicate their needs and ideas to decision-makers and drive improvements to their situation.
Sudan: resource portal for responders
Key CCEA tools and guidance for those responding to the crisis in Sudan and movement of refugees to neighbouring countries.
Information as a right: what’s holding us back? Key takeaways on advancing rights-based approaches to communication and participation
Why the concept of ‘information as aid’ must be underpinned by the fundamental rights to information, participation and freedom of expression.
Connecting communities: navigating information gaps and community trust in post-earthquake Türkiye
Key considerations to ensure everyone has access to timely, accurate and trusted information and two-way channels of engagement.
How radio can help build peace: World Radio Day 2023
Radio has the power to bridge divides, to bring communities together and to foster understanding. CDAC Network members show us how they harness the potential of radio for peacebuilding.
Türkiye–Syria earthquake: resource portal for responders
Key communication, community engagement and accountability tools and resources for those responding to the 2023 earthquake in Türkiye and north-west Syria.
Ukraine in the dark: what to do when power cuts disrupt communication and engagement strategies
Humanitarian responders must engage with the full spectrum of communication channels that people trust and use, so that if one channel is disrupted, information can flow around the blockage.
CDAC Network joins call for UK Prime Minister to act on Horn of Africa hunger crisis
CDAC Network has joined forces with leading UK aid agencies and three former Secretaries of State for International Development in calling for the Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak, to act now to help prevent humanitarian catastrophe in drought-stricken East Africa.
Futureproofing communication and engagement: key takeaways on collaboration in an evolving aid landscape
Key takeaways from the 2022 CDAC Network Public Forum on how diverse actors must work together to ensure that communication and engagement is fit for the future.
A call for action from CDAC Network Governing Board
The future of humanitarian collaboration and engagement with local communities requires action and risk-taking in the void between ‘us’ and ‘them’. Investing in practical and agile local solutions is essential to systems change
We’re still listening: radio in the Pakistan floods response
How community co-production of radio is facilitating two-way communication and engagement in the 2022 Pakistan floods response.
Pakistan: resource portal for responders
Key communication, community engagement and accountability tools and resources for those responding to the 2022 flooding in Pakistan.
Signpost offers support for information services in the Ukraine displacement crisis
How the Signpost Support Hub can help organisations providing information services in the Ukraine crisis, including support through technology; best practices, guidance and training; and financial resources.
It’s tempting to be sceptical about the Grand Bargain, but what can we learn?
The Cash Workstream is one of the success stories of the Grand Bargain. What can we learn from it to help deepen engagement of affected people and communities?
Horn of Africa: resource portal for responders
Key tools and resources for the response to the drought and food insecurity crisis in the Horn of Africa.
WATCH | The inclusion rebellion: winning the communication battle
As the Ukraine–Russia conflict unfolds online like no other war to date, it urges us to reassess what we think we know about the humanitarian communication landscape. Watch CDAC Network’s event to explore inclusive solutions to misinformation.
What to consider when designing your CCEA response for the Ukraine crisis
Ten things to bear in mind when working on communication, community engagement and accountability in Ukraine and beyond.
The impact of conflict on media in Ukraine: key advocacy messages
In support of the Perugia Declaration, CDAC Network recommends six key messages on the impact of the conflict on media in Ukraine.
The Participation Revolution is happening – it just doesn’t involve aid
One of the goals of the 2016 Grand Bargain was a ‘Participation Revolution’ to make aid more effective through the inclusion of people and their communities in ‘our decisions’. Six years on, we ask: what is the state of the revolution?
Eight community engagement lessons from the last European refugee crisis (and how we can do better this time) by Alex Horowitz
Seven years ago, more than one million refugees and migrants crossed into Europe. This month Europe struggles to accommodates three times that number from Ukraine. Some important lessons from the previous response can help inform our approaches to communication and engagement with communities. Here’s a quick top eight.