Participatory 3D Mapping and Participatory Video in Telecho, Ethiopia & Participatory Video for Otherwise Foundation in The Netherlands @ Slideshare & Slideshare Media
The Barefoot Guide
Know more about "practices to deepen and develop approaches and initiatives to contribute to a changing world. (since) A sustainable, creative and humane future planet requires multitudes of dedicated social change leaders and practitioners working in vibrant communities of practice." @ http://www.barefootguide.org/
Global Conference on Communication for Development
Today starts "Voice and Matter", the fourth annual Communication for Development event arranged by Ørecomm. Last year PM4D was there. This year we'll follow them online.
"Voice, and the polyphony of concepts related to it – such as participation, agency, narrative and civic engagement – is crucial in any vision of democracy and a just society. For those whose life depends on the material dimension of development, gaining and exercising voice relates directly to critical matters like life conditions, health services, employment, education and environment."
"Voice, and the polyphony of concepts related to it – such as participation, agency, narrative and civic engagement – is crucial in any vision of democracy and a just society. For those whose life depends on the material dimension of development, gaining and exercising voice relates directly to critical matters like life conditions, health services, employment, education and environment."
Oficina de Media - Media Workshops,in Portugal
In sequence of the projects listed here, and being back in Portugal working in human dimensions of nature conservation, I developed the Oficina de Media. For now, I've been facilitating Participatory Photography workshops in collaboration with local Libraries and local youth. The developments of this project are not clear, but are ongoing. Keep informed at: http://oficinademedia.blogspot.pt/
A virtual field trip to participatory video projects in India
Start by watching videos from DECCAN Community Media Trust, DigitalGreen, Children as Media Producers (CAMP) and InsightShare. And, follow to the web gathering to be hosted by Chris High and Gareth Benest live from the International Association of Media and Communications Research Conference in Hyderabad on the 16th July.
"See you there"
"See you there"
Live from Ørecomm Festival
I’m giving a talk at Ørecomm Festival, as well as exhibiting the following videos [on and offline:]. Ørecomm takes place from 13-16 September 2013 in Copenhagen, Roskilde and Malmö, and is all about media, communication and social change. This year’s theme is Memory on Trial: Media, Citizenship and Social Justice. My talk will be about PM4D - Participatory Media for Development in Wakatobi, Indonesia.
The videos screening are:
I. PM4D: Participatory Video and Photo-stories
from Wakatobi, Indonesia, 2012
Project
integrated in the World Wide Fund and The Nature Conservancy Program for
Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi, in Indonesia. I chose to work with the local
minority, the Bajo, with students and a women’s group. The program looked into
tourism as a sustainable development tool. Bajo are a touristic attraction, but
do they know? Women chose to reflect on what they do each day. Students on
their activities and on their village values.
PM4D:
Participatory video from Bajo Women's Group, Mola Village, Wakatobi (14:58)
PM4D: Participatory photo-story with Bajo Women's Group, Mola Village, Wakatobi (02:57)
PM4D: Participatory photo-story at Mola Village, Wakatobi (01:59)
PM4D: Participatory photo-story at Mola Village, Wakatobi (01:59)
II. Documentary in India, 2012
Have you ever heard
of Sharmila, a nobel peace prize nominee? And, of Manipur? This is a tale about an extraordinary place and people. Sharmila is a Manipuri woman that has been in hunger strike, force-fed by her nose and in prison, since the year 2000 for fighting to stop the Armed Forces Act.
A Tale in Seven Facts – Manipur (12:18)
Access to independent media and information as Post-2015 Development Goal
"People must be central to a new global partnership. To do this they need the freedom to voice their views and participation in the decisions that affect their lives without fear. They need access to information and to independent media." - BBC Media Action
PM4D: Participatory Video and Photo-stories from Wakatobi, Indonesia
For four weeks I integrated the activities of the WWF/TNC (World Wide Fund for Nature/The Nature Conservancy) Program in Wakatobi Marine National Park. The assessment of the region was focused on tourism opportunities and challenges. Me and the volunteers' group participated in contacts with the local agents, with WWF’s donors on a trip to Wakatobi, and with the local communities. In collaboration with Indar Aminuddin, I worked with a group of nine Bajo women in the implementation of the PM4D workshop in Mola village. This video is the result of the four-day workshop method. The women participants are part of a group of women that previously started a handicrafts center and expressed their availability for this workshop. The project was supported by the WWF/TNC Program and the Tourism Department of Wakatobi Regency. The video was screened in the handicraft center to the rest of the community and later we heard the women’s group organized a screening themselves for more people. We expect to hear they made more videos by themselves and used it to seek funding to expand their group activities, as they said they would. They were happy to share the video widely to inspire other women’s group. Ideally it will, in due time, be shown in the other islands of Wakatobi. The translation is often poor and is a work in process. This video is the group’s first attempt to communicate their vision and – remember – PM4D it is about the workshop process rather than about the final product, so try to 'visualize' that. I’m happy to introduce to you the Bajo Women’s Group, Sikarimanang:
See below the also results from the Photo-stories with the local school students of Mola and Liya villages in Wakatobi done by four groups of first grade school students:
TEDx talk on Participatory Video
An interesting talk by Chris Lunch at TEDx IHECS on Participatory Video and on how to 'Make mistakes', 'Lose control' and 'Have fun'.
Participatory Video
This video quickly explains how Participatory Video (PV), which is the foundation of the PM4D method, is done. The final video from this PV project I've done in Ethiopia can be seen HERE.
PM4D with Bajau Women's Group in Indonesia
In late November, 2012, with support of WWF/TNC Project in Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia, I facilitated a four-day PM4D workshop. Following the method, the process was carried out with the Women's Group of Mola Village. This is a Bajau Village, where people live on the sea and semi-detached from land, having a different set of beliefs and traditions from the land communities. The entire Wakatobi Regency is defined as the Wakatobi Marine National Park. Currently, international NGOs and Government are joining efforts to reach a common vision for Wakatobi's eco-tourism industry development. The Bajau Villages (Mola and Sampela) are points of touristic attraction. WWF has shown interest in increasing the involvement of the local community in the design of Wakatobi's vision, hence this PM4D project.
The women's group has independently formed a workshop for creating handicrafts with recycled and local materials. They agreed to participate in PM4D without any financial compensation and for the full four days. A room in the village from the local government was used for the group exercises. The screening took place in their workshop. Later on, they repeated the screening.
From the workshop, a photo-story and a participatory video were made. The group declared to have learn much, also about group work. Some ground-rules, such as listening to each others comments and letting everyone take part in the activities, were new and welcomed. The participants showed interest in doing other videos by themselves. They were very proud and consented full dissemination of the video.
Currently the video is awaiting translation.
Some photos from the PM4D worskhop:
PM4D, simplified
The PM4D method can be adjustable to the available time and resources, as well as the participants' needs.
In Mola and Liya villages in Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia; since the available time to work with the local students was limited, the workshop was simplified to a Photo-story session. In one afternoon the students learned the basics of handling a compact photo camera and of story-telling. Two groups of about six students in each village wrote their own stories, decided which images best illustrate the steps of the story, went out to photograph, recorded the audio, and directed the editing process. In Mola it was possible to have a screening for the community. This was a very energetic session with the other students and family members. In Liya the conditions were not ideal, and the participants's were left with the files of the photo-stories, so they can ideally organize the screening themselves.
Some photos from Mola's workshop:
Co-learning
Co-creating
Co-working
Using Participatory Theater as a Tool of Peacebuilding
Acting Out of Conflict: Using Participatory Theater as a Tool of Peacebuilding - This is an interesting paper posted by comminit of an inspiring account of social change through art.
Video Advocacy and Gender Justice - A portrait of the work from WITNESS in Central African Republic, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, and Uganda, focused on increasing access to justice for survivors in countries under investigation by the International Criminal Court (ICC).
FOUND TODAY: Inter.ACT
This video very much expresses the current issues in my mind about Participatory Video and Media. The key speakers for community media talk about their concerns and objectives. This Inter.ACT Forum explores "how social innovation and participation using digital media can create social, sustainable and enterprise benefits".
Inter.ACT - POSSIBLE FUTURES from Catcher Media on Vimeo.
What I FOUND TODAY - Theater for Development
So far the information as been always on Participatory Video, finally here is something different.
Is Theatre included in media, maybe if you film it too? Yes. Actually during PV processes drama is inevitably used. So interesting... Anyone knows more projects on this?
Participatory Theatre for Conflict Transformation: Training Manual, by Lena Slachmuijlder and Don Tshibanda.
This 2009 book documents what Search for Common Ground (SFCG) has learned using participatory theatre for conflict transformation in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Participatory theatre is an approach in which the actors interact with the public, based on a real problem. Throughout the participatory event, the public participates to adapt, change, or correct a situation, an attitude or a behaviour that is developed during the show. "We believe that dealing with conflict constructively is a skill that can be developed, and participatory theatre is a powerful tool in developing that skill."
Reasoning
The basic concepts for developing this Participatory Media for Development - PM4D - method are Participatory Media, International Development, and particularly Participatory Video (PV). Nevertheless, PM4D can easily expand to integrate more media tools and approaches.
On the topic of PV, I suggest reading this excellent review: The potential of Moving Pictures - Does PV enable learning for local innovation? by Chowdhury and Hauser.
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