COMMUNICATION WITH A PURPOSE
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COMMUNICATING FROM A PLACE OF POWER
FICE trains human rights and community development organizations how to tell their stories with more clarity, force and precision.
"As part of FICE we created the first educational manual that teaches about prevention of commercial sexual exploitation of children in the Dominican Republic. Today, 1,500 children know more about how to protect themselves. -- MAIS (Dominican Republic)
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STRENGTHENING ORGANIZATIONS
FICE is a comprehensive, 2 year program that empowers organizations to refine their institutional brand, create a communications for social change strategy, evaluate and share their impact, and mobilize resources for sustainability.
Workshops Participants learn a powerful suite of communications analysis and strategy tools that help them to drive long-term political and social change.
Customized Coaching FICE offers ongoing accompaniment between workshops as organizations implement their strategies and refine their communications materials.
Now we know how to write a radio script using community input. Three thousand listeners will benefit from much better radio programming thanks to what we learned. We came home happy. Thank you, FICE! -- Indigenous leader Tsa'chila (Ecuador)
South-South Learning Community Participants engage in peer exchanges and help each other in their areas of expertise, strengthening the social fabric of the country or country and region. FICE facilitates a virtual platform and Trainings of Trainers to keep the learning community alive well beyond the program period.
Funding “Learning By Doing� Participants may apply to FICE for a grant to implement a communications project.
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MOBILIZING RESOURCES
Ongoing Ripple Effect
FICE operates in an ongoing ripple effect of empowerment and change; every FICE organization trains an average of 30 people and reaches thousands more through their communications strategies. Human Rights Organizations
Groups use the FICE approach to forge alliances with local government, business, and social networks, creating sustainable change across the region.
Local and Regional Govermment
South-South Networks
International Movements & Decision Makers
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TEAM & IMPACT
FICE is a program of Minga Perú based on its twenty years of experience training more than 109 different ethnic groups across Latin America and the Caribbean. Since 2010, we have trained more than 50 organizations across LAC that are creating exciting changes across the region. “Thanks to FICE, we have a more dynamic and precise strategy to advocate for policies in favor of the Afro-Peruvian agenda, with different messages for youth and other audiences.” – Ashanti (Peru)
Say it out loud! Change is possible.
Join Us!
Eliana Elias - Executive Director mingaperu@chavin.rcp.net.pe +51 1 2420223 Skype: eliana.elias9 www.ficefactor.org www.mingaperu.org
communication with a purpose