Workshop Report Presentation

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!!