Presents and discusses a model of communication for social change. Explores seven indicators and a framework for evaluation of the processes that contribute to achieving social change. It is designed to help practitioners in the field to monitor their projects and to facilitate the dialogue and collective action in the communities in which they work
A wide range of international case studies of grass-roots projects involved in communication for social change. Covers radio, theatre, video and the Internet and the participatory approaches they are employed in. Each case study gives a succinct overview which includes history, background, description of the media, outcomes and constraints
Describes an exploratory meeting in South Africa in 1998, and the ideas that emerged. Outcomes include 'a concrete definition of communication for social change, an outline for the skills and attributes needed to do this work, the conceptualization of how to train/educate people in this work and an agreement on evaluation measurements'