iMedia Associates

09/07/2025

https://imediaassociates.org/portfolio/what-can-we-learn-from-emerging-evidence-of-genai-use-in-social-and-behaviour-change-chatbots/

In March 2024, MERL Tech Initiative, supported by iMedia Associated and the Gates Foundation, set out to define a research agenda on the use of Generative AI within Social and Behaviour Change (SBC) programming in development work. Over 50 organisations were represented at our workshop during the ...

25/09/2024

In late July, as part of Linda Raftree's work with iMedia, she attended TrustCon, an annual conference that brings together Trust & Safety (T&S) professionals — those who work to maintain safe, respectful, and secure online environments.
Read the full report here.

I attended the Trust and Safety (T&S) Conference in July. T&S work is similar to safeguarding and protection at civil society organizations, which is increasingly becoming digital. This post lays out ways we could collaborate.

06/05/2024

https://merltech.org/join-us-on-may-21-for-a-snapshot-of-gen-ai-tools-for-social-and-behaviour-change/

25/01/2024

https://ict4dconference.dryfta.com/16953849811/program-schedule/program/71/genai-how-will-it-really-revolutionize-social-and-behaviour-change-interventions
Join us at the ICT4D Conference in Accra, Ghana for a full-day, in person workshop on using Generative AI for Social and Behaviour Change. It is free to attend, even if you are not registered for the conference, and currently there is a cap of 30 people, so register soon!
Our colleagues Linda Raftree and Isabelle Amazon-Brown are also running a second workshop on Generative AI for development and Monitoring, Evaluation, Research and Learning on 21 March.
If you haven’t engaged with GenAI yet or have experiences to share these are great opportunities for you!Join

genai how will it really revolutionize social and behaviour change interventions

19/09/2023

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19/09/2023

iMedia Associates are at the San Francisco Technology Salon at 0830-1000PDT/1530-1700BST on 27 September 2023. Be sure to RSVP quickly! Once we reach our 35- person capacity there will be a waiting list! There will be coffee and breakfast treats for a morning rush, but seating is limited to ensure an intimate discussion.

We will be contributing ideas on how to create healthy civic spaces online around the world covering questions such as:
What approaches, such as pre-bunking and debunking are effective at stemming myths and misinformation?
How can we design more productive online civic spaces?
How does generative AI contribute to the health or disease of an online space?
What is the role of civil society in stopping myths and mis- and disinformation?
What are some community-based resources to help digital activists learn and become more resilient?
What systems need to be put in place to improve the feedback loop between local communities and civil society organizations, and social media and other tech platforms?

12/08/2023

We are looking for a skilled data scientist to support innovative audience segmentation research.
This is a short term consultancy position.
Closing date for applications: August 22, 2023.

Seehttps://imediaassociates.org/app/uploads/2023/08/2023-08-09-Data-Scientist-ToR-FINAL.pdf for more details

23/11/2022

Counting down to the SBCC Summit in Marrakech next month! Excited to be facilitating a pre-formed panel on Monitoring, evaluation, research and learning about digital media for family planning. Nicola Harford will be joined by Linda Raftree and speakers from ONG RAES, Honey & Banana, Chhaa Jaa (Girl Effect India) and ShujaazInc

25/07/2022

Getting it on(line): As COVID-19 arrived to disrupt the globe, social and behaviour change practitioners and their audiences increasingly embraced digital spaces and tools. iMedia Associates has been exploring what the impacts have been on young people’s lives, and how best to measure them….

As COVID-19 arrived to disrupt the globe, social and behaviour change communication (SBCC) practitioners and their audiences, especially youth, increasingly embraced digital spaces and tools. Over the past three years, iMedia has been exploring digital SBCC and the ways that organisations have adopt...

11/11/2021

https://imediaassociates.org/evaluation-in-the-time-of-covid-lessons-from-digital-sbcc-programmes/

‘Evaluation in the time of COVID – lessons from digital SBCC programmes‘: In September 2021 iMedia convened a session at the European Evaluation Society online conference to explore monitoring and evaluation of programmes where digital platforms are being used to reach and engage with audience...

07/09/2021

Article written by iMedia Director, Emrys Schoemaker

Digital ID systems are a powerful development tool, providing a legal identity to millions, but their misuse can be deadly