1. Communication with Affected Communities 30 years of work for the Internews Humanitarian Program

2. WHO ARE WE AND WHAT DO WE DO 3. Improving the quality of humanitarian assistance through enhanced information exchange between crisis-affected populations and aid agencies.The CDAC Networks purpose is to position two-way communication with affected people at the heart of resilience-building, preparedness and response. This will enhance the effectiveness of aid; foster greater accountability and transparency; and improve the outcomes experienced by affected people. 4. Central African Republic: a pilot project in collaboration with UNOCHA and Ushahidi 5. 11 Community Radios Boali: Radio ICDIBambari: -Radio B-Oko -Radio LingaPaoua: Radio Voix de la Pnd Obo: Radio ZrdaBouar: Radio MagaroBerberati: Radio ZoukpanaNola: Radio Kuli NdungaBangui : -Radio Notre Dame -Radio Nhmie Mbaki : Radio Songo 6. Birao20 Community CorrespondentsSam Ouaddja Ndl KaboZacko SidoMbokiKagabandoroZemioBriaBangassou RafaiGrimariKouango 7. The WorkflowCOMMUNITIESLOCAL AUTOHORITIES (Gov/churches)COMMUNITY RADIOS & CORRESPONDENTSHUMANITARIAN COMMUNITY 8. Examining the performance of the innovation in relation to existing practice 9. Information Needs Assessments: Dadaab 2011 and 2013 10. Training and capacity building for the JournalistsCreation of a two way communication system in bw the local community and the radio (voice and phone)Training and capacity building for the humanitarian communityComponentsCreation of a stable and reliable mechanisms to connect humanitarians, local media and CommunitiesBuilding of a radio station to cover the 5 Camps 11. Mali: Humanitarian Information Service 12. Mali Humanitarian Information Service (HIS) The HIS will be a platform for interactivity and dialogue between humanitarian organizations and local audiences. The Mali HIS will consist of a daily 20-min humanitarian radio program that will be broadcast in a 10-radio network across the country and through a selected number of radios in Timbuktu, Gao and Kidal. The radio program will include humanitarian news, features, interviews with humanitarian workers and beneficiaries, call-in segments with participation from the audience and live studio guest discussions with humanitarian officials, providing vital information to audiences about current and planned relief efforts, health advisories, information on education or civil and human rights, and humanitarian principles, to name a few. The radio program will also offer an overview of the range and diversity of the work humanitarian agencies do in Mali and thereby increase public understanding of their contribution and the principles that guide their action. The Mali HIS will also leverage SMS, mobile technology and social media to transmit humanitarian messages and engage in 2-way communication with local communities. 13. Humanitarian news and information bulletinsDid you know? segment: Q&A with the audienceBroadcast of Public Service Announcements humanitarian messagesThe Proposal:Feature stories on humanitarian principles and issuesInterviews and call-in segments to foster understanding on humanitarian principles and audiences participation 14. Chad 2005 2012: building radio stations to provide vital information to Darfuri Refugees 15. Carrefour des femmes (Womens Crossroads) is a groundbreaking program produced in Eastern Chad by Radio Sila, a locally-run station serving Darfur refugees and internally displaced Chadians. The program topics include domestic violence, early marriage, polygamy, gender discrimination in the home and workplace, rape, unwanted pregnancies, and family planning. It strives to demonstrate the strength and power of women, with shows on female role models succeeding in different walks of life, economic opportunities, education and more. 16. Communication with Affected Communities: challenges and risks 17. It is not about giving people a voice.. 18. They have it already! 19. Its not about the technology 20. Its about the people! 21. THANK YOU!AAYALA@INTERNEWS.ORG @ANAHI_AYALA @INFO_INNOVATION