Dialogue with communities: Uganda - participatory videos

This pilot project was a joint initiative between NORCAP’s CashCap and Communication with Communities experts with the collaboration of UN Women and Refugee Law Project (Jan-Feb 2019). It aimed to contribute to a culture and mindset change on behalf of all those involved in delivering humanitarian assistance to place a greater emphasis on listening and understanding refugees.

Participatory video is a tool that enables affected communities to reflect, identify, direct and film their own narratives and stories in the way they perceive as the most relevant and appropriate to portrait their realities. Uganda is one of the largest asylum countries worldwide, and the largest in Africa, with 1,190,922 refugees. The 8-minute video depicts the reality of 2 groups of Ugandan and South Sudanese women in Maaji, Adjumani and Northern Uganda. This document captures learnings and recommendations to move forward.

This document reflects on the field experience and interdisciplinary exchanges of the team conformed by Maria Jimena Peroni Galli (CashCap Expert), Fernanda Baumhardt (NORCAP PV Expert), Alice Kuczkiewicz (Programme Analyst), Women's Economic Empowerment (UN Women) and the fantastic staff from UN Women and Refugee Law project in the Adjumani Offices.