Since leaving his post as Chief of Community Development at UNICEF in Phnom Penh in 2017, Tomas Jensen has been living in Cairns, a small town on the northeast coast of Australia with his teenage daughter. From this tropical base, he works as Rain Barrel’s Managing Director, currently overseeing 11 contracts on four continents. Paul Hoeffel, Rain Barrel co-founder, caught him on the way to the beach recently.
Read MoreSince early 2020, Rain Barrel Communications has been working with UNICEF and the Government of Liberia to manage the risk of COVID-19, and to address gender-based violence in the country.
Read MoreFrom time to time, The Flow will shine a spotlight on one of our Associates who has completed some wonderful project for Rain Barrel. In our first profile, we had a conversation with Teresa Stuart Guida (Tess).
Read MoreOur kind editors asked me to share a few memories from the period when I worked as James P. Grant’s speechwriter, 1990 until his death in 1995. Other colleagues have brilliantly chronicled JPG’s world-changing contributions as UNICEF's Executive Director, so I will just share a few snapshots of what it was like to be his humble scribe.
Read MoreAt Rain Barrel Communications (RBC) we are expanding our services to reflect a rapidly changing, digital world. With the expanse of the internet, more and more populations are quickly gaining access to new technologies, cultures, thoughts and ideas, all with the click of a mouse or touch of a screen. But this comes with a risk – as it’s now easy to share almost anything on the web, true or false, that can influence others to believe or act a certain way.
Read MoreThrough our Managing Director, Tomas Jensen, Rain Barrel recently had the pleasure of joining 24 communication for social change and behavior change experts who participated online in the COVID-19 Independent Panel Roundtable on Communication and Community Engagement.
Read MoreEntertainment education is one specific SBCC strategy that can be leveraged for emerging crises like COVID-19 and beyond.
Read MoreOn the International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), 6 February, Rain Barrel echoes the UN Secretary-General's strong commitment to work together to end this harmful traditional practice affecting at least 200 million women and girls around the world.
Read MoreThe pandemic offers more than tragedy; it holds out the hope of transformation. Including transformation in the way we communicate.
Read MoreIn 2021, Rain Barrel is again working on an SBCC strategy with Indonesia’s Ministry of Health and UNICEF. The aim of the new project is to create wide awareness on preventing wasting among under-five children, and to increase the use of Integrated Management of Acute Malnutrition (IMAM) services in Indonesia.
Read MoreFor those of us working in communication for development and human rights, it is vitally important to understand the role of our work as clients and communities change, and understand the role of communication as their needs evolve to new realities.
Read MoreThe COVID-19 pandemic has disrupted how we work and maybe things will not go back to how they were. Abruptly transitioning to fully online remote work has brought many acute challenges that organizations and people have to adapt to. Here, Rain Barrel Associates Waithira and Gorana take a moment to reflect on the challenges of remote work and share tips on how to work effectively online.
Read MoreWe are delighted to announce Deaf Consultancy Pacific as a new Rain Barrel partner. 5% of the world's population live with disabling hearing loss. That's more than 466 million people. Collaborating on projects together will help strengthen the realization of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, and strengthen the global disability rights movement.
Read MoreWhile many of us have heard of and even used such tools, there is a lot of room for thoughtful discussion on their role. How exactly have digital tools transformed research? Are there any limitations to using them? Do they have the potential to help us conduct more impactful research?
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