Development Communications

Communications is often regarded as the domain of marketing departments and creatives in ad agencies, but it has a crucial role to play in the development field. Funders need results and documentation. Communities need to understand how an organization's programs will affect them and how they can contribute. It is the responsibility of development organizations to use readily available tools for communication to share their stories and further their goals.

To that end, this website is a toolkit for organizations hoping to build their communications capacities. The website was created by Adora Svitak, a Tata Social Intern working in the CSR department of Tata Communications in New Delhi. The project would not have been possible without the support of the Tata Communications CSR team, the Tata Social Internship program, and UC Berkeley's Institute of South Asian Studies.

About Tata Social Internship

About Tata Communications

An Indian company with global reach, Tata Communications is an industry leader in telecommunications. The company owns sub-sea and terrestrial communications networks and data centers, and offers fixed line and wireless services around the world. Tata Communications Corporate Social Responsibility supports countless programs contributing to community improvement. This commitment to social responsibility is a hallmark of Tata companies; as founder Jamsetji Tata said, "In a free enterprise, the community is not just another stakeholder in business, but is in fact the very purpose of its existence."


About Adora Svitak


Adora Svitak is a student at the University of California, Berkeley, graduating in 2018 with a major in Development Studies and a minor in South Asian Studies. Her interest in both subjects led her to pursue the Tata Social Internship at Tata Communications in New Delhi during the summer of 2016.