Integrating Local Media and ICTs into Humanitarian Response in Central African Republic

Publication language
English
Pages
2pp
Date published
01 Mar 2012
Type
Conference, training & meeting documents
Keywords
Capacity development, Comms, media & information, Innovation, Response and recovery
Countries
Central African Republic
Organisations
Internews

This paper desribes an innovative system to foster a initially bounded/closed network of trusted local media organisations to gather real-time first-hand information from affected populations in Central African Republic in order to create a twoway communication flow with humanitarian agencies in a way that improves emergency response, community participation and community resilience.