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Guidance for organisations wanting to implement the Pillars process
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A guide and toolkit for doing research and evaluation in an ethical way
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How to facilitate participatory learning effectively
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In the Nepalese language, aarohan means to climb – either up a mountain (in a country that has many of the highest mountains in the world) or onto a performing stage. Aarohan Street Theatre has been established for many years. It began performing on stage and later changed to street theatre. In Nepal, there is a tradition of open-air performances. Folk dances and theatre are performed with participation from the community. Street theatre is easily accepted by the people
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The beauty of theatre as a communication tool
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Do get your facts right. There is nothing worse than giving people wrong or misleading information – for example, about how HIV/AIDS can be transmitted.
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by Alex Mavrocordatos. Kolo village needed a new well. The older wells were running dry, their walls collapsing with the degeneration of the soil into sand as the Sahara crept slowly southwards every year. The chief and his advisors did not seem to care – perhaps because the chief, at least, had a perfectly good well in his own yard. Not like the rest of the villagers, whose women would get up at four or five o’clock in the morning to queue for their bucketful of scarce water.
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Ask one participant to begin improvising a scene. They can either create a scene about anything they choose, or the facilitator can ask them to create a scene around a particular topic, such as violence, power, child birth or sickness. When another participant recognises the scene they shout ‘Freeze!’. The scene is frozen.
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Helps organisations examine their effectiveness and identify their needs
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This activity can be used with children to help them learn about their surroundings. They will also learn about the use of surveys, ranking and charts to collect and display information. Farmer groups could find these techniques useful in surveying local trees or when selecting popular species to grow in tree nurseries. The activities could be adapted to study crops, foods, livestock or type of work.
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by Craig Greenfield. For the poorest people in Cambodia, life is full of uncertainty. They typically have several possible sources of income. On a good day they will make enough to feed the family. Other days they go hungry or may be forced to take out expensive loans to pay for emergencies, particularly medical problems.
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by Keith Tondeur. Managing money is never easy. Families on low or uncertain incomes often struggle to cope with payments such as school fees or healthcare. We often live in societies where articles and advertisements on the radio and TV, or in newspapers and magazines, encourage us to spend money. We are always being told how ‘good’ certain products will make us feel. Increasingly, our societies see success as the possession of wealth, rather than having a good character or serving others. ...
