Workshop ReportNew Delhi 4-9 September 2008
A collaboration between Participatory and Children’s HDCA Thematic Group with Project Why
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Workshop Objectives
Strengthen the work of Project WhySupport the organisational capacity of PW Investigate the impacts of PW on the well-
being of children benefited by the programme Improve our understanding on how to
apply participatory tools with children within the Capability Approach framework
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Project Why
NGO working with children from low income households
Community based programme Workshop site
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Preparation
December 2007:First contact with PW Preliminary stage:
Integrating in the organization - Volunteering Getting to know the NGO Being known by NGO management, teachers and children
Focus group discussions – identifying dimensions of well-being
Teachers Children Parents
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Dimensions Identified
Education Love and Care Physical Health Social Relations Shelter and
Environment Respect
Time Autonomy/ Child Labour
Leisure Activities Mobility Mental Well-being Religion
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Workshop Activities
SWOT analysis Photo mapping Card Games I and II Snake Game
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Swot Analysis Aim: Promote
communication among NGO staff
Procedure Outcomes:
Recognition of the wall
Identification of strategies to break the wall
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Photo Mapping Procedure:
Distribution of cameras
Group discussion on pictures
Relation with PW
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Card Game I (collective) Procedure
Elaboration of cards based on dimensions of well-being
Selection and discussion on cards
Relation with PW
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Card Game II (individual)
Procedure Elaboration of cards
representing 4 scenarios: school, Project Why, street, home.
Elaboration of cards representing violence, affection, family love, education to be associated to the 4 scenarios.
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Snake Game Procedure
Dice and cases Elaborating questions
with teachers according to 5 themes
Gender Age Aspirations Work and money Accessibility
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Activities preliminary results
Positive impact of PW in expanding children’s capabilities in the dimension of education
Room for improvement in PW organizational capacity: need for more collaboration and interaction between management, teachers and families
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Links to Capability Approach
Some initial reflections: Proposal of a two-step approach
Identifying dimensionsWeighting and contextualizing dimensions
through participation Adaptation
Children are critically aware of their realities
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Conclusions: workshop strengths
Enjoyable experience both for us and PW team and children
Implementation of tools revealed insights of well-being of children and of the activities of the NGO
Tools able to effectively involve also special-need children
SWOT was much appreciated by NGO staff Some relevant steps towards the CA
operationalization through participative methods
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Conclusions: workshop weaknesses
Difficult balance between two objectives Need for more discussions on the
theoretical issues in future practical workshops
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Workshop participantsAlexandre Apsan Frediani – University College London
Nicolò Bellanca – Università degli Studi di Firenze
Mario Biggeri – Università degli Studi di Firenze
Sara Bonfanti – Università degli Studi di Firenze
Francesco Burchi – Università di Roma Tre
Ina Conradie – University of the Western Cape
Renato Libanora – Università degli Studi di Firenze
Cristina Lomi – Università degli Studi di Firenze
James McAteer – University of Ulster
Jean-François Trani – University College London
Sara Vicari – Università di Roma Tre
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Thanks to Anou Bakshi and all the PW Staff
Special thanks to all PW children!!
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