Event Summary: DevCom and Chill – Public Engagement on the Couch?
Events and festivals are great places to engage citizens for sustainable development. So what do you do when your events are cancelled because of a global pandemic?
Author: Felix Zimmermann
Co-ordinator, OECD Development Communication Network (DevCom)
Event Summary: Development Messaging in Times of Coronavirus
How can I keep my family safe? What are public institutions doing to tackle this crisis and prevent a second wave? As the COVID-19 pandemic takes its toll, citizens around the world are asking tough questions, and SDG communicators need to provide answers.
A New Toolkit Offers Advice for Sustainable Development Communicators
OECD DevCom aims to help communicators address their biggest challenges in 10 Learning Areas.
The Handwashing Dance: promoting healthy habits in Viet Nam
The Viet Nam Association for Community Health and video-sharing site TikTok are collaborating on a participative campaign to promote handwashing and prevent diseases.
Seven Principles in Communicating for Gender Equality
This post was originally published on the OECD Development Matters blog on 3 March 2020. With individual actions, we canContinue Reading
In Uruguay, 50 days of reflection for violence-free relationships
The annual “Noviazgos libres de violencia” campaign aims to change behaviours and attitudes to violence, especially within young couples.
The SDGs through the eyes of an Icelandic teenager
In this documentary series, 15-year-old Elíza travels from Iceland to Uganda and sees how her life compares to the lives of Peace and Lafita, two local teenage girls. Áslaug Karen Jóhannsdóttir of Iceland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs tells us more.
Learning through laughter: French artist Jul illustrates the SDGs
“Coloc of Duty”, a quirky new comic book, introduces young French readers to sustainable development. It is a joint effort of star comic book author Jul, Agence Française de Développement, and the Angoulême International Comics Festival.
SDGs 101: sparking creativity, hope and knowledge in the Dominican Republic
The 2030 Youth Academy helped 50 young women and men from diverse backgrounds learn about the SDGs and figure out how youth can help achieve the goals.
In Italy, explaining food waste in fun – and “yummy” – ways
Cultural activities on World Food Day are helping young people in Italy learn about food waste and hunger.
