use and effectiveness of participatory research tools for social inclusion
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Use and effectiveness of participatory research tools for social inclusionFaridah Aini Muhammad, Department of Agriculture, MalaysiaESEE - 2015, Wageningen, 30 April 2015
InternationalSupport Group
What we learned
• Participatory tools help reveal differences in knowledge and facilitate social learning and freedom of expression
• Communities perceive tools as relatively easy to use and understand
• The tools we used supported and empowered women to explore new market opportunities.
The problem• Researchers often pay little
attention to how forest-dependent communities experience Participatory Research Tools
• Need to improve the approach and tools for research and extension organisations to reach out to local women and men of different backgrounds.
Objectives
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Assess using four participatory tools: • Four-Cell Analysis• Venn Diagrams• Participatory Value Chain Mapping • Participatory Rapid Market Appraisal. Test the ease of use, effectiveness and usefulness of the tools.
Study sites in Sarawak, MalaysiaKakeng village• Bidayuh ethnicity• Christian faith• Mainly farmers• Pepper, rice, fruit trees in
agro-forestry systems.
Bungai village• Kedayan ethnicity• Islamic faith• Mainly farmers and fisher-folk• Fruit trees in agro-forestry systems.
Tools assessed and how
• Four Cell Analysis, Venn Diagrams, Participatory Value Chain Map, Participatory Rapid Market Appraisal
• Groups divided by age (< 40, > 40) and gender.
Work with community groups
• Participants were asked to evaluate on scale of 1-5 for ease of use of tools and importance of information obtained from tools
• Over a period of nine months, (July 2013 to March 2014) 3 session in each community.
Knowledge of native fruit trees
Status of Variety
Older Men Older Women Younger Men Younger Women
Common 2 3 3 3
Abundant 1 2 2 0
Threatened 2 5 1 1
Rare 6 3 2 7
TOTAL 11 13 8 11
Ease of use of tools
FCA Venn Diagrams PVCM PRMA0
1
2
3
4
5
Young women-Kakeng
Older women-Kakeng
Older men-Kakeng
Older women-Bungai
Older men-Bungai
Tool
Scor
e
Participatory assessment of the participatory and gender-sensitive research approach according to different gender and age groups in Kampung Kakeng and Kampung Bungai
Assessment of tools
Younger women
Older women
Younger men Older men
Working within gender and age group
Freedom to communicate, share knowledge
Share information,understanding issues
Collaborating, exchanging and sharing ideas
Share knowledge, new information, fostering closer relationship
Working across gender and age groups
Challenging, different opinions, shy, nervous
Opportunity to exchange ideas
Uncomfortable, inferior feelings, exchange ideas
Awkward, younger people give different ideas, share knowledge
Overall appreciation of process
New experience, learn new things
Information, knowledge sharing
new ideas, strengthen relationships
sharing of ideas and information
FINDINGS
Participatory tools help to reveal differences in knowledge and facilitate social learning and freedom of expression.
FINDINGS
The tools - Participatory Value-Chain Mapping and Participatory Rapid Market Appraisal combined - supported and empowered women to explore new market opportunities.