In this issue we look at different ways of sharing information. For example, Footsteps is available as a printed magazine, on CD Rom, or can be read and downloaded from our website. Now it is also available as an email edition. On page 8 we look at how to document our work effectively, and there is a competition to encourage readers to contribute their own ideas as articles for a future issue of Footsteps.
Communication is so important in development. We need to communicate well to share ideas and learning, to keep up to date with good practice, and to support and encourage each other. There are many other ways to communicate apart from writing. In oral cultures, visual images, stories, songs and role-play can be very effective ways of passing on information. Technologies such as mobile phones, computers and television can also be used to share information and provide new opportunities and access to information for remote communities.
I hope this issue encourages readers to think about how they use the information they read in Footsteps. Is there anyone in your community that you could share ideas with? How could you put these ideas into practice?