The Communication Initiative

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This is a contribution from KATE MCINTURFF to the Drum Beat Chat discussion forum. We are currently discussing UNICEF's pilot solar-enabled communication hub, The BEE. For the opening note of this discussion, please see: http://forums.comminit.com/viewtopic.php?t=107035&style=2 For information on how to participate in or unsubscribe from this forum, and to view the archives of the forum online, please visit the following link: http://forums.comminit.com/viewforum.php?f=49&style=2

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I work for a Canadian network of organizations, researchers and individuals working on peace and conflict issues.

I am the coordinator of the gender and peacebuilding working group.

Representatives of women's organizations working in conflict-affected areas have been consistently reporting frustration at the lack of flow-back of information from international organizations. As a result I have begun a small project aimed at evaluating effective means of ensuring that there is a better flowback – with particular attention to the problems that attend communication with women and girls – low literacy rates and low access to public spaces.

I would love to know more about the BEE project. It seems ideally suited for ensuring better communications of INGOs and IOs with women and girls working in conflict zones.


All the best,

Kate

Kate McInturff, Ph.D.
Coordinator, Gender and Peacebuilding Working Group

Groupe de travail sur l'égalité entre les sexes et la consolidation de la paix
Peacebuild
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