We are dedicated to sharing the knowledge, skills and insights we gain through our work with communities around the world. Here we present some of our growing collection of guidebooks and toolkits, written articles, and video tutorials.

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A community screening of a Participatory Video in India

Building global media networks with a difference

How can Participatory Video create spaces horizontal communication between marginalised communities and groups around the world? In this article for the Glocal Times, InsightShare’s co-founder Nick Lunch explores the potential of community media ‘hubs’ to facilitate: farmer-to-farmer sharing of local innovations, networks of solidarity between indigenous custodians of sacred landscapes, and the development of community…

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An indigenous activist from Bangladesh holds a sign saying 'Protect Forest'

Preserving biocultural diversity through Participatory Video

Indigenous people worldwide want their voice to be heard, they want to tell their own stories and share knowledge with the ‘outside’ on their terms. In this short article in Resurgence magazine, InsightShare’s co-founder Nick Lunch explores how Participatory Video provides a mechanism for indigenous communities to have their voices heard; strengthening themselves and their…

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A woman in Malawi speaking about testing positive for HIV

AIDS Support Group

In this short article InsightShare Associate Dominic Elliot describes his work with an Aids support group in Malawi. In 2005, InsightShare used Participatory Video as a tool for working with an HIV-positive community group in M’deka, Malawi. The 3-day project was carried out in partnership with the Malawi branch of GOAL, an Irish non-governmental organisation…

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Three women in Uganda taking part in a PV MSC process

Experiences with the MSC approach

Chris Lunch (Co-Founder and Director) of InsightShare describes how communities are using Participatory Video to capture and interpret stories of significant change. Participatory Video lends itself well to project monitoring and evaluation – it is an iterative process whereby community members use video to document innovations and ideas, or to focus on issues that affect their environment…

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