IIED’s Communications Learning Programme (February 2014)

A series of sessions organised by the International Institute for Environment and Development from 24-28 February to explore common communications themes with partners in Kenya and Ethiopia, build relationships and learn from them about the challenges they face on a daily basis

  1. The week began on Monday morning with introductionsbetween participants and an opening from IIED Communications Director LizCarlile (far left of photo)
  2. Our Communications Learning Week is under way with a meet and greet with the IIED comms team and our invited guests http://t.co/5AYR4Aa4mL
    Our Communications Learning Week is under way with a meet and greet with the IIED comms team and our invited guests pic.twitter.com/5AYR4Aa4mL
  3. Comms Learning Week @IIED. Starting with audience development this morning, with me at the helm. Hoping for an interesting & inspiring week
  4. First up on this week's #CommsLearningWeek is explaining the dark art of audience development/mapping, with @clairgs http://t.co/MrDuBa9JTE
    First up on this week's #CommsLearningWeek is explaining the dark art of audience development/mapping, with @clairgs pic.twitter.com/MrDuBa9JTE
  5. On Monday afternoon, the group was visited by IIED Senior Fellow David Satterthwaite and researcher Abbi Buxton, who were given the opportunity to run through some speeches they were due to give the following week, and receive feedback
  6. There was a focus on interactive workshop sessions that addressed the real requirements and needs of the partner organisations
  7. It's the second day of #CommsLearningWeek @IIED, and the outcomes from yesterday's audience session can still be seen http://t.co/XengiT6dgz
    It's the second day of #CommsLearningWeek @IIED, and the outcomes from yesterday's audience session can still be seen pic.twitter.com/XengiT6dgz
  8. Today, the focus is on writing skills, branding & tailoring products to audiences, with @shanahanmike and @RosGoodrich #CommsLearningWeek
  9. News of the sessions attracted the attention - and praise - from other non-governmental organisation professionals
  10. Love the idea of this! RT @IIED: Today, the focus is on writing skills, branding & tailoring products to audiences. #CommsLearningWeek
  11. @swalker7147 Thanks Stephanie. We find it very rewarding, and as educational for us as for those the sessions have been designed
  12. Guidance and tips for writing for policymakers was the focus of the latest IIED #CommsLearningWeek session http://t.co/dNX2yUWI1m
    Guidance and tips for writing for policymakers was the focus of the latest IIED #CommsLearningWeek session pic.twitter.com/dNX2yUWI1m
  13. It's day 3 of our #CommsLearningWeek @IIED and we're looking at marketing and digital communications with @clairgs and @mattjobob
  14. The week wasn’t solely centred on formal sessions – therewas also time for some socialising out of working hours
  15. #CommsLearningWeek is about building relationships as much as communal learning. Here's a dinner we hosted last night http://t.co/ygYFz4z4YD
    #CommsLearningWeek is about building relationships as much as communal learning. Here's a dinner we hosted last night pic.twitter.com/ygYFz4z4YD
  16. The partner organisations involved in the sessions were also keen to communicate their value
  17. It's the final day of our #CommsLearningWeek, and @shanahanmike is leading sessions on working with the media http://t.co/XAl2Fze8MX
    It's the final day of our #CommsLearningWeek, and @shanahanmike is leading sessions on working with the media pic.twitter.com/XAl2Fze8MX
  18. Day 3 of #CommsLearningWeek included a session on how digital tools can enhance content, save time and effort, and communicate messages in different, potentially more interesting ways. (Update - January 2017: These tools included six-second Vine videos, but the service was later discontinued by Twitter)
  19. The formal #CommsLearningWeek concluded yesterday, but our guests are still @IIED today for some individual sessions http://t.co/kPa1WPc9V9
    The formal #CommsLearningWeek concluded yesterday, but our guests are still @IIED today for some individual sessions pic.twitter.com/kPa1WPc9V9
  20. Great to meet fellow communicators from partner orgs at @IIED's #CommsLearningWeek so many ideas & shared experience! http://t.co/kl7GrSadKR
    Great to meet fellow communicators from partner orgs at @IIED's #CommsLearningWeek so many ideas & shared experience! pic.twitter.com/kl7GrSadKR
  21. How valuable was #CommsLearningWeek? Don't take our word for it: here's the views of some of the participants themselves, starting with Aloysius Fomenky, Communication Officer for the African Climate Policy Centre
  22. Communications Learning Programme: Aloysius Fomenky (February 2014)
  23. Communications Learning Programme: Jane Kiiru (February 2014)
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