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World Our Voice Our Media: Community Experiences and Skills
Editors:
A Sen, C Kannam, E Mittal, M Rao, R Bhat, T Thomas
2005, 123pp |
It
is a tool kit for development practitioners and others interested
in communicating to bring about social, political or economic change.
It attempts to articulate the role of democratizing the media in
a contemporary context by exploring issues such as advocacy, media
law, piracy, etc. The kit also provides a practical tool of how
to utilize alternatives participatory forms of communications as
a means to achieve the democratization of media spaces. Through
a number of case studies from Asia, South Africa and the MENA Region
the kit illustrates how to execute community radio, producing forum
theatre, producing participatory video, etc to ensure the resource
kit’s relevance to a wide range of communities; it was arranged
in a manner to allow modification according to the cultural contexts.
This communication for change (C4C) tool kit will assist community
members in creatively putting fourth their perspectives in a strategic,
politically engaging manner.
Contact:
pissak@nearest.org
The
following publications contain PLA related materials and are particularly
relevant to the work of the RCPLA Network.
International
Institute for Environment and Development
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Participatory
Learning and Action, A Trainer's Guide
Jules N. Pretty, Irene Guijt, John Thompson and Ian Scoones
1995, 270pp
ISBN 1 899825 00 2
$34.50/£23.95 |
Designed
for both experienced and new trainers who have an interest
in training others in the use of participatory methods,
whether they are researchers, practitioners, policy-makers,
villagers or trainers. The guide: provides a comprehensive
background to the principles of adult learning; focuses
on the facilitation skills necessary for effective training;
describes group dynamics and how to build interdisciplinary
teams; summarises the principles of participatory learning
and action; describes in detail the process of training,
both in the workshop and in the field; suggests how to organise
workshops, from laying the groundwork to post-training evaluation;
details 101 interactive training games and exercises.
More
information
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Nepal
Participatory Action Network
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Nepal
Participatory Development Magazines |
NEPAN
publishes a quarterly Participatory Development Magazine,
Sahabhagita (Participation), in Nepali, and a yearly English
Participatory Development Magazine, Participation. The magazines
are a forum of debate and both are open to contributions
from participatory approach practitioners, members as well
as non-members.
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information
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Institute
of Development Studies
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Participatory
Workshops
A Sourcebook of 21 Sets of Ideas and Activities
Robert Chambers
June 2002, 220pp
ISBN 1 85383 862 4 |
Drawing
on a rich variety of experiences and ideas from innovators
in many countries and on the author's own efforts and errors,
this publication is written in a spirit of critical reflection
and serious fun.
Presenting
21 sets of ideas, activities and tips, this sourcebook covers
topics such as getting started, seating arrangements, forming
groups, managing large numbers, helping each other learn,
analysis and feedback, dealing with dominators, evaluation
and ending, coping with horrors, and common mistakes.
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information
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RCPLA-related publications and documents are directly downloadable
in the Adobe Portable Document Format.
If your web browser is not equipped
to read PDF files, you can download free reader software for
a range of computers from Adobe
Systems Incorporated.
To
open a PDF file, simply click on the relevant link or icon.
The file will then open in a new window. To save a PDF file
directly to your hard disk, right click (PC) or click and hold
down (Mac), on the relevant icon and select 'Save Target As'
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