This was a motivating session truly “Each step we take is a cry for justice”
Very productive session I have been able to reflect alot on what areas of my work where this can be applicable there is no time to reivent the wheel. Fired up and Ready To Go
Amazing graphic notetaking, @poltenko! You’ve encapsulated the journey to justice of Filipino farmers so well, and also the strategic considerations one must make when gathering data with communities to feed into proposals for systemic change. @suktidhital and @MegSatt, I wish I was there for this valuable lesson.
Hi all! A couple of resources that this session topic inspired me to share:
I attended a conference a couple of months ago in NYC called Feedback Labs. Participants from all around the world shared how they make their social impact work more participatory. Many talked about how they use various technologies (SMS, data collection etc.) to have a positive impact in their community. One session featured lightning talks from a fantastic group of practitioners. The organizations, presenters, and titles of their presentations were:
Listening Is Not a Technology Problem,
Luke Church, (Africa’s Voices)
We Don’t Collect Data, We Borrow It, Samhir Vasdev, (IREX)
Can Tech-Enabled Worker Feedback Improve Labor Conditions and Create More Responsible Supply Chains?, Antoine Heuty (Ulula)
Closing the gap through feedback: How we got elected officials to constituents doors,
Cheri Leigh Erasmus (Accountability Lab)
The Pursuit of Early Stage Feedback: A “Sneak Peek” into Stakeholder Needs in West Africa, Emily Fung (Development Gateway)
If you are interested in technology and/or improving research and evaluation efforts, I highly recommend looking into the above as well as reading the summaries of their sessions (linked HERE). Also curious if anyone has heard of these groups and what your thoughts are…
Some may already be familiar but economist Bill Easterly at NYU seems to be a useful research source. He presented at the Feedback Labs conference and was highly critical of foreign aid’s failure to prioritize the real needs of poor/marginalized folks.
Linda Raftree has a long history of working in ICT. She regularly writes about ethical practices in data collection, monitoring, evaluation, and learning. You can find an example of her work here. Feel free to reach out if you’d like to connect with her personally.
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If you work on community-led research or community-led data project, I would like to learn more about your approaches and especially any incident of attack or resistance to the result/methodology you experienced, please kindly contact me. So we can work in solidarity to pushback!