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: <a href="mailto:info@mmindia.org">info@mmindia.org</a>; website: <a href="http://www.mmindia.org/">www.mmindia.org</a> 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