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SamrakshaSome Experiences from IndiaSanghamitra Iyengar
Panel: Global Learning ExperienceSECOND SEMINAR OF REDE VIVO EDUCAÇÃOTHE NETWORK SOCIETY AND THE EDUCATION Sao Paulo, 16 Sept 2010
Karnataka• A rural development organisation
• North Karnataka, South India
• 17 years in HIV related programmes
• HIV prevention and Care
• Community Organisation and Community Strengthening
Samraksha
The Development Context
Samraksha works in districts with the lowest Human Development Indicators in the state
High level of poverty
Low literacy levels
Poor health access
High level of seasonal migration
All responses expert led
Poor recognition of social capital
Key Challenge: The scale and speed of the epidemic > that of the response Key Strategy:
Releasing Social Capital
Key Advantage: Understanding the catalyst of change : Social Connectivity
Information knowledge practice/ action learning/change
Personalisation of Context
Social Connectivity
Inspiration
AspirationTrust
Social Connectivity speeds up the process
The process of learning/change
Information knowledge practice/ action learning/change
Personalisation of Context makes the process flow to learning and change
Social Connectivity
The process of learning/change
All interventions stop at information or knowledge
The Experience: NambadukuKey Activities
• Bringing people together to discuss issues and share experiences
• Creating Community spaces for reflection
• Facilitating learning through community initiatives
3 day process
• Social Mapping tools
• First meeting of leaders
• Community Contribution: hospitality and volunteers
• Series of community conversations
• Facilitated by games, exercises
• Community Action Plan
After the processes….many changes!!
A group of 12 – 15 year olds research and make a film on HIV related stigma and plan its distribution
A mother encourages her daughter to talk about sex and sexuality and HIV risk openly in her college
A group of singers who travel around villages singing hymns include a song on HIV
When a young woman is thrown out of her marital home for being HIV positive, the whole village comes together to create alternative arrangements
A group of 13-15 year olds create a rap dance to reach out to young people about HIV
Women go to a neighbouring village to share their strategy for keeping themselves and their partners safe
Volunteers take a street play to the community
Post play discussions include personal experience sharing on key actions like testing, handling stigma and treatment
Yet others use a comic script
Artistes in the community script and enact a classical ballet to share their message
Initiating a discussion on HIV risk and vulnerability through a snake and ladder : young boys share their insights
Innovation: The Village Doctor speaks on HIV related care
Innovation: using recorders!!
Others use puppets to tell their story
Some of the youth use posters
Using a peep show technique to talk about sexually transmitted infections
Innovation thrives: A street comedy show using magic
Young people have used the mobile phone in many ways: sending key messages through SMS to all in their address book. Sometimes making chain calls
How did this happen?
Three key processes• Facilitating discussions
and reflections in village communities
• Self assessment process
• Inspiration fairs
All 3 promoted connections between people at intellectual andemotional level
• Every human being has insights to share based on his/ her unique lived experience
• Inspiration is a key component of learning. So inspiration assets are important complements to knowledge assets
Learning for Samraksha
What these approaches did was….
• Cut across caste, class, gender, education and occupation barriers to recognise the value of individual insights and “ knowledge”
• Promoted self recognition of this asset
• Created the confidence to share this asset
• Currently largely at local level, but has also a national and international reach
Every human being has insights to share based on his/ her unique lived experience
Grows into a rich creative
“product”
Additional insights added
The initial
insight
shared
This continuous process leads to a creative society able to respond to its problems
www.samraksha.org
www.samrakshainspirations.wordpress.com
http://aidscompetence.ning.com/profiles/blog/list(community life competence)
Obrigado!
