Communication for Sustainable Development

This publication provides basic material on communication for development in Africa to students, teachers and researchers, on the one hand, and to development planners and actors on the other. The former will discover texts about theory, concepts and methodology, while the others will find ideas and guidance for drawing up strategies for information, communication and education (IEC) that are adapted to the African context.

Some of the basic questions addressed in this publication are: How is communication used in Africa to promote development? What are the tools being used or likely to be used? What lessons have been learned? What can be done to improve the use of communication for development?

Among the main texts assembled here the reader will find:

• A summary of the evolution of the communication and development paradigm; research trends in Africa and a model of communication for development;
• Thoughts about the complexity of relations between communication, democracy, national independence and economic growth in Africa;
• A summary of African field experience in using rural radio and television to further development goals;
• Ideas for developing more effective communication strategies to support the battle against AIDS in Cote d'Ivoire; and
• An evaluation of a communication project on nutrition in rural areas, using interactive theater.