Compelling Impact Data - SBCC

To: Everyone involved in a What Works? Summit committee

From: Warren Feek

Hi folks - as the Summit is focused on What Works I wonder if I cna get your review, comments and input into some work we are underrtaking that is not directly related to the Summit but could be helpful (possibly).

Based on submissions from people in The CI network we have been trying to identify some of the most compelling evidence and impact data across a selection of development issues - Girls and Women's Empowerment; Child Health; Democracy and Governance; Media Development; HIV/AIDS; etc - the collation links are below and within each of those pages you can link to the summaries of the research results and then the full papers if interested.  

Please note that the links below are not comprehensive. We have simply identified an initial, short set of research results that (a) have some numbers that appear to directly link a communication, media, social change  and/or behaviour change strategy and action to a development outcome and (b) seem to be based on a solid reserch methodology. But both of those can be questioned. Plus this is a very short selection. We have not included everything - just a few in order to keep to to short pages of hopefully key data.   

Four questions if I may:

1. Do you find this data helpful?

2. Do you find the way that this is presented helpful (still a little rough design-wise but you will see the basic idea)?

3. What recommendations do you have for studies that meet the criteria above and could be either added to or replace some of below? 

4.  Have you seen anything come through the Summit process (eg in Abstracts submissions) that we can consider for possible inclusion?

Thanks - I am piggy backing a bit on the Summit due to the possible cross-over value. Much appreciate your engagement - Warren 

Impact Examples: Girls' and Women's Empowerment

Impact Examples: Child Health Communication Programming

Impact Examples: Natural Resource Management (NRM) Communication Programming

Impact Examples: Media Development Programming

Impact Examples: Polio Communication Programming

Impact Examples: ICT4D Programming

Impact Examples: Early Child Development Communication Programming

Impact Examples: Democracy and Governance Communication Programming

Impact Examples: HIV/AIDS Communication Programming