"What we’ve learnt about communicating effectively with disaster affected communities: 1. To deliver actionable, life-saving information, emergency responders should strive to agree on common messages developed in partnership with communities and tackle the spread of rumours. 2. It is important to ... identify the right channels of communication for the intended audience. 3. Where possible, use local languages to increase the likelihood of messages achieving their desired impact. 4. Inclusion of at-risk groups should be considered carefully when developing any communication strategy [...]" (Summary of learning points, page 7) more

"Keeping Children Safe Online (KCSO) is an evidence-based practice that establishes sustainable child protection mechanisms to mitigate the risks of children to online abuse and exploitation.World Vision uses the practice to work with children, parents, teachers, law enforcement, civil society and g ... overnments to address the need for improved knowledge and skills of children, as well as their parents and teachers, to stay safe in the rapidly changing online world. This report presents a summary of the key issues and evidence that was generated as part of the development of the KCSO model. This summary is extracted from KCSO Evidence 4 Change series, which contains the evidence-based practices by World Vision and its partners in the Middle East, Eastern European region (MEER) that successfully contribute to changes in the well-being of children.The longer version of this document includes links to practical, tangible tools and resources and can be accessed on www.wvevidence4change.org. World Vision MEER validated KCSO in Albania, Armenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Jerusalem - West Bank - Gaza and Lebanon. MEER encourages the adoption of this model for work with children,families and communities." (Page 1) more

"The key finding of this rapid assessment is that displaced people in northern Iraq live in an information vacuum which is hindering their ability to cope with the catastrophe in which they find themselves. This vacuum has two main origins: lack of access to reliable news and information from the lo ... cal media, particularly satellite TV and radio, and lack of access to information about existing and planned aid services. Access to communication channels is clearly regarded as a key priority by those affected." (Exeuctive summary) more