AudienceScapes E-Update from InterMedia    
Communication, Media and Global Development

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January 20, 2011

IN THIS ISSUE


NEW AudienceScapes Africa Data Center
 

 
Tanzania: A Snapshot of News and Information Access and Sharing  

 

Kenya: Putting Kibera on the Map  

 

News and Views From Around the Web  


NEW AudienceScapes Africa Data Center
 

The New AudienceScapes Africa Data Center allows users to select questions from an AudienceScapes survey in Africa, view frequencies, perform crosstabs and compare results between surveys. There is also basic graphic capability, and displayed results can be downloaded in Excel format. This tool is user friendly and does not require experience with statistical software. The Data Centerhas two settings, Basic and Advanced, each offering a different set of capabilities. Click to see more.
 

Tanzania: A Snapshot of News and Information Access and Sharing


How do Tanzanians ACCESS information? And what are their OPINIONS on the information sources accessible to them? How do they SHARE the information accessible to them? This AudienceScapes Research Brief helps development practitioners understand the information landscape in Tanzania to better plan their communication strategies.  

Click here to see the brief.

Kenya: Putting Kibera on the Map


The geography of one of Africa's largest slums is finally being mapped for all to see. The project participants believe that giving Kibera's residents information about what does and what does not exist in their community will help them and help others working there. This is Part 1 of a two-part series about the project. AudienceScapes Fellow Dinfin Mulupi reports.....

newsNews, Articles and Blogs from the Web

Uganda: Government Wants 3,000 Youth for ICT Jobs - New Vision
The Ugandan training programme is a partnership between the Government and private sector, which will involve the setting up of a call centre. The call centre is an initiative of the Uganda Youth Convention (UYC) and other Ugandan entrepreneurs to address the problem of job scarcity, especially for the youth.
 

Ushahidi Haiti Project: Preliminary Evaluation Findings - Crisis Mappers
Independent evaluation of the effectiveness of Ushahidi's well-known crisis mapping project deployed in the aftermath of the 2010 Haiti earthquake.
 

 Haiti One Year On: Technology and the Future of Humanitarian Aid- UN Dispatch
The disaster response operations of 2010 taught the humanitarian community hard lessons in how to communicate more effectively both with each other and with disaster affected communities. In reports reflecting on the year since the Haiti earthquake, key members of our community  are pointing to the need to adapt practices in the humanitarian response system to new realities, including policies to protect the security of data about vulnerable populations.
 

 Liberian Radio Station Gives Women the Controls - Womens E News
A new radio station in Liberia airs national broadcasts about women's interests and needs. It also grooms female journalists, a tall order in a country where 14 years of civil war have left women's literacy levels lagging far behind.
 

 An East African Lab Supports Local Programmers to Develop New Apps
- ICT Update
Apps developers in east Africa can make use of a new regional lab to enhance their skills and create innovative applications
 

 Russia: Using The Ushahidi Platform To Reach Rural Areas - Ushahidi
 Russian liberal newspaper "Novaya Gazeta" approached the "Help Map" team and suggested to launch a new crowdsourcing project to address the problems of people who are affected by cold weather. As consequence, a new platform "Holoda.info" was born.
 

 PHILIPPINES: Facebooking in a Storm- IRIN
The Filipino government's bid to encourage the use of social media as a disaster warning tool was tested once again in weeks of flooding that have affected more than 260,000 families nationwide, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC).
 

 MTN, Sanlam Launch mHealth Solutions- IT News Africa
South Africa's healthcare is poised for a major revolution this year. Millions of MTN subscribers will be able to access a range of healthcare services on their mobile handsets without the inconvenience of travelling to a healthcare facility.
 

 Tunisia: Social Justice or Social Media?- Huffington Post
Internews' Jamal Dajani discusses what kind of role social media played in the recent political upheaval in Tunisia.


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PurchaseAudienceScapes Data from Tanzania, Ghana, Kenya, Zambia Available for the Development Community

 
The AudienceScapes data for Tanzania, Ghana, Kenya and Zambia are available upon request for academic organizations and local development NGOs, or for purchase by commercial companies and large development organizations.

The surveys covers access to and use of media (TV, radio, print), internet, and cell phones (including SMS and mobile money), as well as access to information about health, agricultural and financial services.

For information about accessing or purchasing the Tanzania, Zambia, Ghana or Kenya data, please email Gayatri Murthy at murthyg@intermedia.org

The AudienceScapes project, run by global research nonprofit Intermedia and funded by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, provides an evidence-based approach to assessing local development needs and crafting communication for development purposes.

 
For more information contact Peter Goldstein, Project Director, AudienceScapes at
goldsteinp@intermedia.org