AKIS/RD Agricultural Knowledge and Information Systems for Rural Development

CBO Community-based Organization

CDD Community Driven Development

CI Communication Initiative

DFID ( United Kingdom ) Department for International Development

DSCS Development Support Communications Services

FAO United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization

IBRD International Bank for Reconstruction and Development

ICT Information and Communication Technology

IDA International Development Association

IEC Information-Education-Communication

ITU International Telecommunication Union

MDGs Millennium Development Goals

NGO Non-governmental Organization

SWAp Sector-wide Approach

UN United Nations

UNAIDS Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS

UNCDF United Nations Capital Development Fund

UNDP United Nations Development Programme

UNESCO United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization

UNFPA United Nations Population Fund

UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund

USAID United States Agency for International Development

WB World Bank

WCCD World Congress on Communication for Development

WHO World Health Organization