PARTICIPATORY VIDEOWEBINAR 25TH FEBRUARY, 2015

AGENDA Introduction to PV – What is it? The process and for what is it used? Case study Moldova Case study Ethiopia Question and answer Is PV something for the ICA network? If

yes, possibilities?

WHAT IS PARTICIPATORY VIDEO (PV)?PV is a form of participatory media by which a group or a community produces their own film; It visualizes perspectives, problems and

solutions, which help to build awareness and understanding;

It brings people together for dialogue about issues, challenges and solutions, which are important for them;

It helps to build bridges between the different stakeholders;

IN PV THE PROCESS IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN THE FINAL TANGIBLE PRODUCT ‘THE VIDEO’!

ADVANTAGES PVPersonal levelDevelopment personal skills (emotional, relational, behavior, communication en team cooperation)Social levelSocial integration, community development and active citizenshipEmployment levelSocial and technical skills in doing research, filming, editing, interviewing, promotion of videos and networking.

THE 7 STEPS IN THE PV PROCESSTEP 1: GROUP FORMATION, SHARING AND CATCHING STORIES;

STEP 2 – PRACTISE WITH THE CAMERA AND HOW TO TRANSFER STORIES TO A STORYBOARD OR FILM SCENARIO;

STEP 3 - FILMING

STEP 4: EDITING

STEP 5 AND 6: FEEDBACK AND COMPLETING FINAL VIDEO

STEP 7: PRESENTATION OF VIDEOS AND (COMMUNITY) DIALOGUE, DISCUSSION

FOR WHAT IS PV USED? Research or baseline assessment; Monitoring & Evaluation (of strategic or

project plans); Collecting input / research before

community or strategic planning; Lobby & Advocacy Promoting local innovation & indigenous

knowledge; A voice for marginalized groups.

CASE STUDIESMoldova: Youth Development ProjectSee process Participatory video at: http://youtu.be/jmtSbZOKAuM

Ethiopia: Civic Engagement – Social Accountability project See process Participatory Video at: http://youtu.be/vD2QFw1OoDU

MOLDOVA – YOUTH DEVELOPMENT

CONTEXTProject: ‘Youth in the Center‘ – April 2009 –

March 2011Project Goal: To develop sustainable

structures in youth development workApproach: Youngsters develop their own

youth clubs, managed by themselves, supported by community stakeholders (local government, parents, school staff and local organizations) Best practices are disseminated through social media, study visits, conferences and participatory video.

Location: 4 Pilot villages

GOALS OF THE PV INTERVENTION To have vizualized what each youth club

accomplished at the end of 2 years To learn something new and creative To strengthen team work and to promote the youth club in the community To present a good practice of youth development work at a National Conference on youth dev’t, Lobby

Intervention: 3 days per youth club

BENEFITS Each youth club got more recognition and

support in the community; A number of youngsters started to produce

videos themselves; Teamwork was strengthened; Videos were actively shared at Social Media

(Facebook and Odnoklasniki); Videos were shared with youth and

stakeholders from Neighboring communities; Videos were presented at a National

Conference to promote the ‘Bottum up’ and ‘Sustainable’ approach or developing youth clubs

CASE ETHIOPIA:PARTICIPATORY VIDEO, AS M & E TOOL IN SOCIAL ACCOUNTABILITY PROJECT ESAP2 – social accountability project

Promotion ofActive citizenshipAt local community level

GOALS OF THE PROJECT Overall goal: To strengthen active citizenship in Ethiopian communities

and to strengthen the dialogue between service providers and citizins in order to strengthen public service delivery.

Subgoals Citizins become aware of their rights to questions about

public services and contribute towards the dialogue with service providers in improving the public services in health care, education, rural road construction, water supply and agriculture.

To develop and strengthen the capacity of local NGO’s/ Social Accountability Partners to facilitate the dialogue between service providers and service users involving an enabling government;

Sustainable cooperation between local government, service providers and citizens on public services in around 225 communities in Ethiopia.

DOMAINS PUBLIC SERVICES:Domains Public Services

1. Health Care;2. Education;3. Agriculture;4. Water & Sanitation5. Rural roads

APPROACH ApproachEach NGO/ SAIP supports 3-5 communities in facilitationProcess: Each community selects 2 domains in public service for improvementIn each community the local government, service providers and users communicate with each other about the quality of public servicesThe aim To build trust amongst the stakeholders; Transparancy in public service delivery; Improving the quality of service delivery; Capacity development at the community level

amongst stakeholders in public service delivery.

APPROACH 25 NGOs/ SAIPs / 50 people acquired the

skills in Participatory Video – 5 day training between dec 2013 and sept 2014

Online support was provided to the trainees

Participatory video interventions were applied in more than 30 communities

EXAMPLES OF PARTICIPATORY VIDEOIN THE PROJECT

Participatory video was mostly used for baseline assesment/ mid-term reviews / evaluations.Example health care: - Mid term review Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NZAmkDjPrec

OTHER EXAMPLES

Education:Baseline survey: Students: http://youtu.be/OR0eqmJZ2JM

BENEFITS/ ADDED VALUE PVAll 25 NGOs/ SAIPs have implemented participatory video interventions and organized a community dialogueResults/ Benefits Increased awareness and common understanding

about the process and aim of ‘social accountability’ with all the stakeholders;

All stakeholders showed up at the community dialogue meeting and showed commitment to further improve services and work on sustainability;

Visibility of behavioral and service delivery results and improvements, which helped to further empower the positive attitude and atmsophere in the community and it shows that the process of ‘social accountability’ is showing results,

MORE BENEFITS Feeling of recognition with stakeholders,

especially marganilized groups as HIV and disabled people

Outcomes from the videos have been used for monitoring purposes to further adjust or optimize the project interventions;

Participatory videos have been used to inform and motivate other communities about the benefits of the social accountability approach;

Videos have been disseminated as ‘Best Practise’ through social media

NGO’s/ SAIPs acquired the skills to do the participatory video themselves

QUESTIONS?