Ballantyne, Peter G.

Cullen, Beth

Duncan, Alan J.

Snyder, Katherine A.

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The	  3rd	  International	  Forum	  	  on	  Water	  and	  Food	  Tshwane,	  South	  Africa	  November	  14	  –	  17, 2011	  	   	   	  	  	  Co-­‐hosted	  by:	  	  	  	  	  P a r t i c i p a t o r y  v i d e o  a s  a  m e a n s  o f  c a p t u r i n g  c o m m u n i t y  p e r s p e c t i v e s  o n  r a i n w a t e r  m a n a g e m e n t   BETH	  CULLEN,	  ALAN	  DUNCAN,	  KATHERINE	  SNYDER	  AND	  PETER	  BALLANTYNE	  1	  1	  	  b.cullen@cgiar.org	  S e s s i o n :  L e a r n i n g  t o  I n n o v a t e  	  FANTALLE	  WOREDA,	  EAST	  SHOA,	  OROMIYA	  REGION,	  ETHIOPIA.	  KARRAYYU	  OROMO	  PASTORALISTS	  LEARN	  PARTICIPATORY	  VIDEO	  TECHNIQUES	  TO	  DOCUMENT	  ENVIRONMENTAL	  CHANGES	  (PHOTO	  BY	  BETH	  CULLEN,	  MAY	  2009)	  	  	  	  International	  Forum	  on	  Water	  and	  Food	     S u m m a r y  Power	   imbalance	   between	   farming	   communities	   and	   decision	  makers	   is	   often	   a	   key	   issue	   in	   the	  process	   of	   fostering	   change	   in	   rural	   systems.	   Rainwater	   management	   interventions	   in	   Ethiopia	   have	  historically	   been	   top-­‐down	   without	   due	   regard	   to	   the	   needs,	   aspirations,	   constraints	   and	   livelihood	  realities	  faced	  by	  farming	  communities.	  Participatory	  video	  (PV)	  has	  been	  used	  in	  a	  range	  of	  contexts	  to	  give	  voice	   to	   local	  communities.	  The	  passing	  of	   the	  camera	   to	  community	  members	  can	  yield	  positive	  dividends	  through	  development	  of	  a	  community	  driven	  product	  -­‐	  the	  finished	  film.	  However,	  the	  process	  itself	  can	  also	  empower	  communities	  and	  act	  as	  a	  catalyst	  for	  change	  at	  local	  level.	  In	  the	  NBDC	  projects	  we	   are	   using	   PV	   to	   capture	   baseline	   perspectives	   of	   local	   communities	   on	   the	   key	   challenges	   to	  rainwater	  management.	  We	  aim	  to	   follow	  up	  with	   further	  PV	  exercises	  as	   the	  project	  progresses	  as	  a	  way	  of	  connecting	   local	  communities	   to	   local	   innovation	  platforms.	  We	  anticipate	   that	   the	  use	  of	   film	  will	   bring	   additional	   energy	   to	   such	   platforms	   and	   help	   to	   redress	   power	   imbalances	   between	  communities	   and	   decision	   makers	   at	   local	   level.	   In	   this	   session	   we	   will	   share	   our	   initial	   work	   with	  participatory	  video	  to	  capture	  local	  perspectives	  on	  rainwater	  management	  issues	  and	  discuss	  how	  this	  tool	  could	  be	  used	  in	  the	  future	  as	  a	  monitoring	  and	  learning	  tool,	  as	  well	  as	  for	  stimulating	  discussion	  between	  stakeholders	  at	  various	  levels,	  and	  potentially	  across	  CPWF	  basins.	  	  	  Key Message Participatory	  video	  (PV),	  through	  which	  local	  communities	  plan	  and	  shoot	  video	  accounts	  of	  issues	  that	  are	  important	  to	  them,	  has	  potential	  for	  bringing	  local	  perspectives	  on	  rainwater	  management	  issues	  to	  the	  attention	  of	  decision	  makers	  thereby	  fostering	  rural	  change.	  	  

Participatory video as a means of capturing community perspectives on rainwater management

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Participatory video as a means of capturing community perspectives on rainwater management

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