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As the tourism industry takes stock after the devastation of Covid-19 lockdown, we’re excited to showcase a challenging, yet exciting project undertaken recently by Jive Media Africa.
The world’s largest trans-frontier land-based conservation area; the Kavango Zambezi Transfrontier Conservation Area (KAZA) spans five countries and includes three UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Working with tourism authorities and tourism marketing agencies in the five countries, and travelling the length and breadth of the region to gather inspiring stories and breathtaking images, we are finally able to share “A Journey Through KAZA” – a beautiful brochure that reveals an appealing and accessible tourism destination, to promote trans-boundary travel and immersive natural and cultural experiences.
With more than 15 years behind us, of helping experts to strategise their messages for maximum impact, Jive Media Africa was thrilled to be part of the team revealing the hidden gems at the heart of Africa. Our journey through KAZA brought us into close contact with the colours, vibrancy, music, dance, food, and culture (not to mention the breathtaking natural splendour) of the region. These are the elements which we have chosen to feature in this brochure, a powerful tool in the hands of those who are tasked with marketing the region.
SADC/GIZ Transboundary Use and Protection of Natural Resources (TUPNR) Tourism Support together with Boundless Southern Africa, procured Jive Media to produce this brochure and position the KAZA TFCA as a distinct, multi-faceted, and attractive tourism destination which has the potential to boost socio-economic development and biodiversity conservation goals. This was done by identifying, developing, and packaging content related to KAZA TFCA’s biodiversity and cultural heritage story and tourism offerings (accommodation, activities, attractions, and natural and cultural heritage encounters).
The regions span the borders of five southern African countries – Angola, Botswana, Namibia, Zambia, and Zimbabwe – covering an area of over 519000 sq km (200387 sq miles). It’s a treasure trove of natural and cultural wonders.
Click to view the final output of an awe-inspiring brochure
Jive Media Africa has continued to #ActivateAfricanKnowledge as we travelled through the five African countries in our quest to reveal the rich tourism potential of the KAZA region to the world.
Talk to us if you are also ready to play a part in visioning and realising a brighter future for Africa.
COVID-19 has become part of our daily lives, and will remain that way for a long time to come. While the total lockdown has started to ease, now is the time to be more vigilant than ever. Here’s a chance to share some information, slow the spread and save some lives.
In response to the global pandemic, and in partnership with the United Nations in South Africa, research communication specialists Jive Media Africa have produced a series of posters to grab attention and engage a broad range of public audiences. Download, print or share them now – in any one of 16 languages.
Click on the links below to access the UN posters in PDF format. Print files are available on request – send us an email on the contact form.
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Mask wearing is the new norm. Want to know how to keep our mask clean and stay safe? Click to view, save and share the resource below:
How do you wash your hands when there’s no water? We developed this resource together with Conversation South Africa.
The COVID-19 pandemic is having devastating global impacts – but it’s important to remember that the spread of the Corona Virus is directly linked to the actions and behaviours of individuals.
Encouraging individuals to change their behaviours is a challenging communications task. Information alone is not enough. People must want to change and they must believe they are capable of that change. And first they must engage with the communication medium.
One of the key elements of the campaign is about ensuring that the messages are more about what you can do for others, than what you can do for yourself. “Altruism is a strong motivator” says Director Robert Inglis, “People are looking for ways they can help. Sharing relevant, relatable messages is one of the ways they can.”
The campaign uses comic characters to create strong identification amongst readers, and thanks to the incredible support of individuals and institutions around the world, has been translated into numerous languages.
You can download them for printing here, or simply save them and share them on your social media channels. The posters are published with a Creative Commons licenses so you are free to copy, print and share them (non-comercially and provided no changes are made).
If you are able to offer translation to a language we don’t yet have covered – please email us on the contact form.
Hay’khona is a South African expression signalling strong negative sentiment. We’re saying “No, not here!” to COVID-19.
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Communities need access to knowledge to uplift themselves and transform their lives. Jive Media Africa partnered with the Department of Environmental Affairs (now the Department of Environmental Affairs, Forestry and Fisheries) to implement the national #GoodGreenDeeds campaign in South Africa. Read more
Can data improve the lives of billions of people? When the data in question tells the story of Early Childhood Development in 138 countries (and is launched at the United Nations General Assembly) then it certainly can. Presenting it in an accessible and engaging format was the unique challenge that Jive Media Africa was faced with. Read more
Reaching large audiences with important information is a challenge faced by many government departments. Carefully considered policies can fail at implementation if key audiences remain disengaged. Read more
The Human Sciences Research Council (HSRC) lives the spirit of ‘engaged research’ at their Sweetwaters office in kwaMpumuza, South Africa. Jive Media Africa is proud to have produced a film that showcases the HSRC’s Sweetwaters site. Here, in the heart of Kwa-Zulu Natal, the HSRC undertakes ground-breaking research and society-led development efforts from within the Mpumuza community. The film serves as a communication tool which the HSRC can use to help them share their experiences and learnings with the wider research community.
“Thanks Jive Media! It was a lot of fun making this short film showcasing our work over the past 10 years in the Sweetwaters community.” – Dr Heidi van Rooyen: Executive Director, HSRC Sweetwaters
“We enjoyed working with you at our office and in our community. I strongly believe that everybody working with Jive, you leave them smiling, like us. Keep up the good work. It is easy and joyful working with you and I hope that we will meet again very soon. Thank you so much.” Sifiso Qwabe: Project Facilitator, HSRC Sweetwaters
Find out more about the HSRC Sweetwaters office here
Community Engagement is a key aspect of the work of the Human Sciences Research Council’s Sweetwaters office. The research centre is situated in the peri-urban Vulindlela District and undertakes social science research on a range of issues affecting local communities. The learnings from these communities can be further shared and applied in other settings.
In order to better understand the needs of this community, the HSRC Sweetwaters office embarked on a photovoice project. Photovoice is a participatory action research strategy primarily used in research involving marginalised communities. Photography is combined with other techniques, (e.g. critical dialogue) to encourage participants to reflect on and speak to community concerns. The images (and by extension the voices) can create awareness, engagement and meaningful dialogue with stakeholders and decision makers.
The intention of the project, was to work with vulnerable youth from the Sweetwaters area to gain insights into the challenges and risks faced by the community, especially as they are experienced by young men and women.
Research communication specialists, Jive Media Africa was asked to assist with the production and facilitation of a number of community events, designed to disseminate the outcomes of the project. Two events were held, an exhibition at the Jack Heath Gallery, curated by the Centre for Visual Arts at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, and a gathering of residents from the Edendale area which formed part of the study.
In order to showcase the work of the photographers in these different settings, Jive Media Africa adjusted the delivery mechanism for each setting. For the gallery exhibition, the images were printed and mounted individually. These images have subsequently been sent to the office of the Deputy Vice Chancellor for Research at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban. For the event targeting young people and residents of the study area, which took place in the Caluza Sports Centre, the images were printed onto long vinyl banners. These banners will be used in an ongoing tour to schools to continue to engage young people in discussions about issues of importune to them.
In addition, Jive Media Africa has created a portfolio of these images in printed form.