Key Correspondents: design and development

Key Correspondent Sharifah Nabukenya interviewing people at a protest march in Uganda.
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We’ve recently been working on the design and development of a website for the Key Correspondents Team – an independent network of citizen journalists, supported by the International HIV/AIDS Alliance.

The new website launched last week – and we think it’s a fantastic resource: www.keycorrespondents.org

Based in over 50 countries, there are more than 250 Key Correspondents (KCs) writing about health and development, including HIV and TB.

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“I am delighted by the new website and we look forward to posting plenty of health and developmental articles, we as the mouthpiece of the community.” KC Anthony Aisi, Kenya

Design and web development from NAM

Each KC reports on their own perspective of the situation where they are – with articles, photographs, audio or video. The KC project needed a website which would make the most of this rich and varied content, bringing the correspondents’ view of the world to life. You can see a slideshow of some of their photographs below.

We worked with the team at the Alliance to develop a design and structure for the website which would meet the needs of the KCs while also appealling to journalists, donors and other visitors to the website.

We focused on making it easier for KCs to post content and on making the website easy to navigate, so visitors can quickly find what they are interested in.

“The new KC website is a bright idea! This will create visibility and air stories that would have been killed. It’s an arena to promote millions of health stories not covered. I look forward to posting more stories. Thank you again.” KC Maureen Auma, Kenya

A clear homepage and menu leads straight to:

  • the most recent articles
  • articles filed under key issues
  • information from the represented countries
  • recent multimedia content
  • details of advocacy work.

An active online community

One particularly important aspect of the website is the online community. Through the community pages, KCs can post content, interact with each other on forums, access advice on writing, check for competitions and opportunities available to them and download the latest newsletters.

“Thank you - you will just get tired of our articles now. This is excellent. All old KCs should come back and enjoy the new HOME.” KC Sharifah Nabukenya, Uganda

Want to find out more about Key Correspondents?

For more information on the Key Correspondents project and how you can get involved, visit the new website: www.keycorrespondents.org

Can NAM help you?

NAM has a longstanding track record of developing and delivering high quality, accessible websites and resources. If you are developing your own website, or information materials, and would like some help or advice, then please get in touch at info@nam.org.uk

We understand the importance of creating resources that are appropriate and relevant to the needs of their users, and use design effectively to help people engage with key messages.