The GIA project seeks to create, strengthen, and expand a Community of Practice and Learning (CoP-A) on the use of tools and strategies by conservation and development professionals, NGOs, community organizations, government, and academia. GIA’s theory of change is that by bringing professionals together to share experiences, reflect, and dialogue, they will collaboratively learn and adapt, improve the use of socio-environmental governance tools and strategies, and therefore become more effective in mitigating or stopping poorly planned infrastructure development.
Communication for Political Change
I was part of several working groups, among which was the Communication Strategies for Political Advocacy group. Here we organize three talks and a final workshop. See the final report here. One of the main objectives of this working group was to support GIA partners and their networks in generating information, learning, and reflecting on the effectiveness of the use of communication tools and strategies. Specifically, the work focused on strategies that led to action and influenced the governance of infrastructure in their regions.
Together with the team, I created an ArcGIS story map that compiles innovative communication experiences (for example, workshops, dialogues, podcasts, radio stations, and/or other media) used by various organizations and institutions that are members of the GIA community of practice. These include non-governmental organizations, grassroots organizations, civil society organizations, and indigenous groups, from Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, and Peru, who participated in a rapid assessment study on communication strategies.
Vanessa Luna-Celino 