‘A snapshot of life’
Written by David Whiteduckrabbit have just been sent a very interesting email from Valentina Bau at Panos London telling us (and now you) about work they have been doing with digital storytelling.
Panos London promote the participation of poor and marginalised people in national and international development debates through media and communication projects. Sounds good to us.
To coincide with the International day of sharing life stories, Panos have worked with the African HIV Policy Network (AHPN) to produce stories with a group of African migrants who are living with HIV and were at risk of being removed to their country of origin where treatment is not necessarily accessible, affordable or available.
They wanted to make digital stories to help people understand their contribution to life in the UK as well as the impact of threatened removal on their health and families.
The stories can be seen here.
As Clodagh Miskelly from Panos London says: “the intention is for participants to have control over the content, form and also how and where the story is published and viewed. This can lead to stories that challenge preconceptions or provide a different insight into how an “issue” is lived. The stories produced with communicate the impact of the threat of removal on people’s lives, health and families. But these are also everyday stories of lives involving volunteering, caring for one’s family, being frustrated at not being able to work and wanting to live a productive life.”
The full comment piece is here
duckrabbit are pleased to help spread the word…and we are also chuffed that more people are realising how powerful and useful digital storytelling is.
duckrabbit and Panos London would love to hear your comments on the content.