SESSION Dialogue with Communities Objectives Describe the role of dialogue to facilitate the design and success of project implementation and apply a real accountability towards affected populations Master the concepts of Dialogue with Communities, community engagement, Communication with Communities (CWC), Participation, Accountability, IEC, Acceptance and Perception Analyse the impact acceptance and accountability concerns have on project implementation Define a framework of monitoring and evaluation of communication in a process of community engagement Audience Professionalwith experience in the humanitarian field wishing to develop and improve competencies in the field of communication with affected communities in humanitarian settings Programme Concepts and Definitions • Information Needs of the Affected Population and Developing Duration the Dialogue • Accountability Strategies • InterculturalCommunication • Management 16-20 April 2019 of Rumours and Risk Communication • The Dialogue through Information, Education, 1 week Communication (IEC) • Monitoring and Evaluation 2 ECTS credits Director Registration Deadline See contact below Prof. Doris SCHOPPER, Geneva Centre for Education and Research in Humanitarian Action (CERAH), a joint Centre of the University of Geneva and the Graduate Institute of Information International and Development Studies, Geneva CERAH cerahgeneve@unige.ch Co-ordinator +41 (0)22 908 44 53 Jean-Marc BIQUET, CERAH unige.ch/formcont/dialoguewithcommunities Université de Genève affaires internationales et humanitaires 11