Pandemic Warriors: How Australia broadcasts local voices, far and near
Australia’s Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade partnered with national broadcaster ABC to tell powerful local stories about development and co-operation.
Category: Storytelling
Storytelling in Many Shapes and Sizes: Ideas from the USAID Website
There are so many new story formats for the web! USAID shows us how to combine stunning visuals, emotional soundtracks and well-written texts to engage hearts and minds on different platforms.
When the Best Pictures are on Audio: 5 Podcasting Tips from OECD DevCom
Radio is a tried-and-tested medium and podcasts have taken off. So how can development communicators use audio to engage citizens for sustainable development?
Event Summary: Viral Video and Visual Branding
New social media platforms are popping up every day, and video dominates most of them. How do we make engaging video content with limited resources? At our OECD DevCom Zooms In event on 13 April, we shared some tips and tricks.
Going visual: A playlist of videos from the DevCom community
DevCom members and partners are investing in video. Here are some of our favourites.
#COVIDPositiveStories in Nigeria – Drawing inspiration from a crisis
In this campaign, enterprising young Nigerians explain how they are fighting the COVID-19 pandemic and its impacts.
Desafío 2030: Documenting SDG progress on Chilean TV
A television documentary in Chile shows inspiring examples of SDG policies and initiatives, at home and abroad.
Ordinary Young People Doing Extraordinary Things: A New French Podcast
A new podcast series by the French Development Agency (AFD) explores the power of audio storytelling to inspire and engage young audiences.
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.
The SDG Communicator 