I was initially apprehensive of proposing a Participatory Video project to people with Down Syndrome and their caregivers. How would I ensure that all would participate equally and that the point of view of the caregivers would not dominate? As it turned out, I was given a very valuable and humbling lesson in solidarity, sharing…
Pakorpa Susangho is a short participatory video in which ten widows from the small settlement of Kulbia in Ghana document and report land issues affecting them. It is a traditional practice in their communities that, following their husband´s death, widows lose the rights to the land they previously owned. One of the ten women collaborating…
As researchers, we never expected the outcomes of our research on participatory video with young people in central Scotland. We initially wanted to find out from them what they thought about their local greenspaces using their own voices. And, yes, we did indeed learn about their views and experiences of greenspaces, which were unfortunately largely…
As we move into the third phase of the Living Cultures Indigenous Fellowship, we interviewed mentors of three different hubs to share their journey over the last couple of months. Sinegugu, Samwel and Magella share personal experiences as mentors of the Amadiba (South Africa), OLM-T (Tanzania) and Gurapau (Kenya) hubs, respectively. The local mentors are…
