14September2015
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More Than Three Thousand Ways To Make The World A Better Place

By Mike Levin
In Behaviour Change Communication, Dementia, Developing world, Domestic Violence, Ebola, Firdaus Kharas, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Malaria, Media For Social Change, mHealth, Refugees, Solar Energy
September 14, 2015
    “Ah sori mama, sampa metcha gif pein,” is “I’m sorry mama for causing you this much pain” in Krio, the national language of Sierra […]
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11June2015
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CARLETON UNIVERSITY CONVOCATION SPEECH

By Mike Levin
In Behaviour Change Communication, Dementia, Developing world, Domestic Violence, Ebola, Firdaus Kharas, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Malaria, Media For Social Change, mHealth, Refugees, Solar Energy
June 11, 2015
The following is the video and text of the convocation speech delivered by Firdaus Kharas after receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Carleton University […]
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30April2015
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The Urgent Need For Better Communications

By Mike Levin
In Behaviour Change Communication, Developing world, Ebola, Firdaus Kharas, Human Rights, Media For Social Change
April 30, 2015
This speech was delivered by Firdaus Kharas at the United Nations’ Infopoverty Conference April 10, 2015. In its 15th year, the conference at UN headquarters in […]
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28January2015
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When Going Tribal Actually Works

By Mike Levin
In Behaviour Change Communication, Dementia, Developing world, Domestic Violence, Ebola, Firdaus Kharas, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Malaria, Media For Social Change, mHealth, Refugees, Solar Energy
January 28, 2015
Rebekah L Fraser tries to connect with people she feels are trying to help the world move onto a more-progressive path. She calls them her tribe. […]
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11November2014
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Ebola Video Has Potential Audience Of 400 Million Africans

By Mike Levin
In Behaviour Change Communication, Developing world, Ebola, Firdaus Kharas, Human Rights, Media For Social Change
November 11, 2014
The multi-cultural, multi-lingual vastness of Africa makes pan-continental communications a huge problem. During crises like the ongoing Ebola epidemic in West Africa, this can present as […]
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9October2014
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The Story Behind Ebola: A Poem For The Living

By Mike Levin
In Behaviour Change Communication, Developing world, Ebola, Firdaus Kharas, Human Rights, Media For Social Change, Uncategorized
October 9, 2014
  On July 15, 2014, Neelley Hicks waded through a hot, humid morning to get to her Nashville, Tennessee, office. One of the first things she […]
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11September2014
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Ebola Epidemic Similar To AIDS Epidemic

By Mike Levin
In Behaviour Change Communication, Developing world, Ebola, Firdaus Kharas, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Media For Social Change
September 11, 2014
    Response time is everything in a crisis. Without speedy action, more people die than should. This is happening in West Africa. Reaction to the […]
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5September2014
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Social Change Needs Visuals Now More Than Ever

By Mike Levin
In Behaviour Change Communication, Dementia, Developing world, Domestic Violence, Firdaus Kharas, HIV/AIDS, Human Rights, Malaria, Media For Social Change, mHealth, Refugees, Solar Energy
September 5, 2014
  Some issues don’t communicate well with only words to define them. Try explaining the horror of an Ebola epidemic with a simple list of symptoms. […]
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