Concluding remarks
This week our learning focused on the role of social media and how it can be a help or hindrance to development.
We learned that social media can enable greater participation in debates around democracy and governance, but this participation is rarely equal. Not everyone has the same level of access to social media. Digtial media has become a popular tool for delivering behaviour change communications about issues such as sexual health. Our 40-40 case study focussed on the power of social media for fundraising in the global south and our No White Saviors interview highlighted the power of Instagram in reducing stereotypes in representations of distant others.
In the second part of the week, we learned about the use of social media by international NGOs in the Global North.
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