Our Valuable Voices: Community Digital Storytelling for Good Programming and Policy Engagement

Author: 

CARE International in Vietnam

Year: 
2015
Publisher: 
CARE
Place: 
Hanoi, Vietnam

The publication highlights the experience and lessons learned from a Community Digital Storytelling activity by CARE International through its Integrated Community-based Adaptation in the Mekong (ICAM) Project, funded by the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. It explores ways Community Digital Storytelling can be used to strengthen people’s capacity and resolve as equal participants in decision-making spaces.

Community Digital Storytelling (CDST) is a participatory development process where community members develop and share photo-video stories as a means to raise awareness, stimulate dialog and influence policy.

CARE believes that a vibrant, diverse society becomes stronger when everyone, in particular women, can equally contribute their voice to decisions that impact them. While CDST worked well in a climate change context, it can be adapted and used in other contexts to raise community voice for social change and justice

Work regions: 
Asia-Pacific
Publication Type: 
Publication language: 
English
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