[UbuntuWomen] workshop - participatory communication & action 2009

[media matters]

Dear Friends

media matters is pleased to announce its 5th annual workshop:

*Participatory Communication & Action!
- Approaches, Tools, Processes
*
*Six-day Residential; Sep 8-13, 2009; Talegaon, District Pune, Maharashtra*

Our annual PCA workshop is an opportunity to reach out to civil society
organizations across the country who work with groups and communities on a
wide range of issues.

The six-day process provides the space and scope for sharing of experiences
and reflecting on the learning; deliberating on communication-related
concerns; learning and practicing tools and methods for better facilitation.
The workshop will seek to sensitize and build capacities of the participants
to facilitate enabling and empowering processes with groups and communities.

Some of the participating organizations in the earlier four workshops
include:

·       Andhra Pradesh: Samskar-Plan

·       Gujarat: Foundation for Ecological Security

·       Karnataka: Samraksha, MYRADA

·       Kerala: Sakhi

·       Maharashtra: AHRD, MAVIM, ML Dawale Memorial Trust, Nehru Yuva
Kendra, Point of View, SATH Network, WOTR, YUVA, MASUM, YARD, YASHADA,
Ashoka Innovators, Saathi, Disha Kendra, Manav Hakk Abhiyaan, Rural
Development Centre, Ashadeep Mahila Vikas Sanstha, DISA, Gramin Janta
Shikshan Prasarak Mandal, HLFPPT, Pathfinder International, PSI, PUKAR,
Shramik Janta Vikas Sanstha, SNEHA, Swayamsiddha Mahila Vikas Sanstha, The
Bombay Mothers and Children's Welfare Society, Manav Prerana, Education
Department

·       Mizoram: Samarakshan

·       Orissa: IAEET

·       Rajasthan: Foundation for Ecological Security

·       Sikkim: SACS

·       Government functionaries from Education Department, Maharashtra;
ICDS Department, Gujarat; Health Department, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Orissa




We look forward to participation from your organization/partners in the 5th
annual workshop on PCA, thereby enriching the learning process.

Details of the programme:

*Workshop Title*
Participatory Communication & Action! - Approaches, Tools, Processes

*Dates*
September 8 to 13, 2009

*Venue*
Environment Education Centre, Talegaon, District Pune, Maharashtra

*Objectives*
By the end of the workshop, the participants will have

·       compared different approaches to development, participation and
communication

·       analysed the paradigm shift towards participatory communication and
action

·       practiced the use of different participatory communication tools and
methods

·       designed an intervention strategy for participatory communication
and action

·       selected, adapted or evolved a set of tools and methods to be
explored while working with groups

* *

*Methodology*
The effort will be towards creating a participant-centred environment for
experiential learning. The facilitation will explore a wide range of
participatory tools and methods to encourage learning from each other.

*Facilitators*
Anju Uppal & Prabir Bose

*Language*
Hindi & English

*Participants*
Middle-level functionaries from NGOs, government departments, academic
institutions and other civil society organisations working with groups and
communities

*Participation Fee*
Rs.7,000/- per participant

The participation fee includes lodging, boarding and resources for the
workshop. The lodging and boarding facilities at the venue will be available
from September 7 (evening) to September 13 (evening). Participants are
requested to reach the venue on the evening of September 7, and make their
travel arrangements accordingly.

*Registration*
Please confirm your participation before August 20, 2009, together with a
demand draft favouring "media matters" payable at Ambernath or Mumbai.

Regards and best wishes

Seema Kurup

Mobile: 09425014874 / 09881261094







*media matters*



400 Sai Section, Ambernath 421501, District Thane, Maharashtra, India; Tel.
91-251-2606929



84 Ansal Pradhan Enclave, E-8 Arera Colony, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India;
Tel. 09425014874



email: info at mmindia.org; website: www.mmindia.org



*media matters**, a registered non-profit trust,
works in the area of development communication with a rights-based approach,
exploring and experimenting with participatory media and communication
with a focus on capacity building; design and development of communication
resources;*

*participatory theatre; video documentaries; research and process
documentation*
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