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Submitted by aventh on December 3, 2008 - 4:37am

Sonke Gender Justice and the Center for Digital Storytelling’s (CFDS) Silence Speaks project produced a series of digital stories that share the experiences of men and women who have been affected by violence and HIV/AIDS. The project, initiated in 2007, uses an intensive, participatory workshop process and is designed to deepen existing conversations about gender norms and the spread of both violence and HIV/AIDS by highlighting "everyday voices of courage, survival, and action."

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The stories were created through a participatory workshop process that allowed participants to share their stories verbally, write them into short scripts, collect photos and video clips, and finally record their stories. Participants were guided through hands-on computer tutorials that gave them the skills to create the digital stories.

 

According to the organisers, the workshops were structured in a way that took great care to balance emotional support with focused production tasks. This is in accordance with the Center for Digital Storytelling's Silence Speaks methodology, which adapts principles from popular education, art therapy, trauma recovery, and group processes to ensure opportunities for personal and collective transformation.

 

The stories are available for use by other organisations wishing to conduct workshops around violence and HIV/AIDS. Sonke has developed a guide for workshop facilitators, Responding to Violence and HIV/AIDS: Digital Stories from Southern Africa Facilitator's Guide, that provides information about using the digital stories in workshop settings. Click here to access the facilitator's guide in PDF format.

 

Although the workshops were held in South Africa, individuals from Botswana, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, and Swaziland also participated.

 

Click here for access to additional discussion guides including: Inspiring Action: Digital Stories of HIV, Gender, and Hope from Rural South Africa and "We all have rights": Stories of Gender and Health by South African Youth: Discussion Guide and stories from various workshops in this ongoing project [See the right navigation bar links under "Digital Stories Pages"].

Development Issues: 

Gender, HIV/AIDS, Gender Violence

Partner Text: 

Sonke Gender Justice; Center for Digital Storytelling; International Organization for Migration; Open Society Initiative for Southern; John Lloyd Foundation; the Western Cape Department of Health; the South African Development Fund; the Ford Foundation; The United Nations Children's fund (UNICEF); and the United Nations High Commission for Refugees.

Contact Information: 
Dean Peacock - Sonke Gender Justice Network
Bafana Khumalo - Sonke Gender Justice
Amy Hill - Silence Speaks Initiative
Related Summaries: 
One Man Can Campaign
Responding to Violence and HIV/AIDS: Digital Stories from Southern Africa - Facilitation Guide
Source: 

Sonke Gender Justice website on December 1 2008; and email from Dean Peacock to The Communication Initiative on January 26 2010.

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