'Leh wi tok for change wi village' : Community Dissemination of Research Findings
Drama has long been used to promote community dialogue on social and political change. The recent experience of the World Bank's Justice for the Poor (J4P) program in Sierra Leone shows that drama can be a particularly effective medium for eng...
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| Format: | Brief |
| Language: | English |
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World Bank, Washington, DC
2018
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| Online Access: | http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/963131468300852520/Leh-wi-tok-for-change-wi-village-community-dissemination-of-research-findings http://hdl.handle.net/10986/30543 |
| Summary: | Drama has long been used to promote
community dialogue on social and political change. The
recent experience of the World Bank's Justice for the
Poor (J4P) program in Sierra Leone shows that drama can be a
particularly effective medium for engaging poor and
illiterate communities. J4P, in partnership with the
Campaign for Good Governance (CGG), a local Non Governmental
Organization (NGO), recently teamed with a community drama
group, Future Leaders Action Group for Education (FLAGE), to
disseminate the findings of J4P's research on local
level governance and justice administration in Sierra Leone.
The dissemination program provided an opportunity to thank
those communities that hosted researchers during the field
research, and to encourage community ownership of the
research findings. J4P's experience shows that drama
can help to create a space for dialogue between authorities
and vulnerable groups. In a context where many community
members are illiterate, drama can also raise awareness of
ongoing disputes and encourage community members to identify
possible solutions. |
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