{"id":27573,"key":"Communication_in_development","title":"Communication in development","latest":{"id":1205679,"timestamp":"2025-11-27T16:03:16Z"},"content_model":"wikitext","license":{"url":"https://www.appropedia.org/Appropedia:Copyrights","title":"CC-BY-SA-4.0"},"source":"[[International development]] and [[community development]] are not activities that are \"done to\" target people and communities. Rather, participation in development (including [[community participation in development]]) is critical to lasting success, and communication is one of the key feature of this participation, especially in its early stages.\n\n== Cross-cultural communication ==\n\nCross-cultural communication is very important, and a potential breaking point for projects and relationships.\n\n[[Appropedia]]'s [[Country Guides]] will help to prepare the [[aid or development worker]] to be effective in a new environment. Please help to build these guides.\n\n== See also ==\n\n* [[Three Cups of Tea]]\n* [[International development as peace-building]]\n* [[Honesty as policy in aid and development]]\n\n{{Page data\n| license = CC-BY-SA-3.0\n}}\n\n[[Category:Culture and development]]\n[[Category:Principles of development]]"}