Communication for development
Communication for development
Innovating and designing for social change
This course takes a practical approach to communication for development to effect real change. It brings together professionals, academics, and creatives and gives them a collaborative space to leverage their collective intelligence. The goal is that they learn from our instructors as well as from one another.
Are you ready to collaborate with 40 bright communication professionals?
Last year’s participants created communication campaigns from scratch
Discuss relevant topics with digital media experts from the UN and other international organizations
Enjoy inspiring conversations, interactive sessions, and communication labs
Get familiar with the latest tools that boost communication efforts
Participants from different countries, backgrounds, and careers learn and work together on a United Nations campus.
- Communication officers
- Development professionals
- Policy-makers
- Academics
- Creatives
In this course, participants work on practical solutions to today’s big challenges
- Visual storytelling
- Advocacy communication
- Technology-enhanced development
Participants discover the impact of high-quality visuals on communication products
- Creative-yet-strategic multi-platform campaigns
- Social media and the storytelling approach
- New digital tools behind today’s best communication efforts
Participants that take this course are prepared to craft different types of stories in new ways
- Tell meaningful and engaging stories that stand out, both online and offline
- Build empathy, trust, and understanding when working on a new project
- Develop communication approaches that consider cultural differences and multiple audiences’ needs
This course is for those who are already working in communication but want to learn new skills, those who are
interested but haven’t yet started, and those who need specific guidance
- Effective communication is the antidote to information overload
- The trainers are international experts in communication, training, and development
- Participants flex their creativity through collaborative projects, hands-on exercises, and communication labs.
