LA MINA, COLOMBIA
100CAMERAS X UNIDIR
100cameras X UNIDIR is a part of a 5 class course that is custom designed by 100cameras to empower youth with the opportunity to learn how to process their stories and create change. Pictured here are student participants during the course.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
100cameras X UNIDIR took place in La Mina, Colombia in partnership with UNIDIR, copy copy copy
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LOCAL LEADERSHIP
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My name is Harles Rene Gembuel Pechene From the Resguardo and municipality of Jambalo, I was born on October 8, 1999, I am currently 24 years old. A responsible, creative person with a very good disposition for any task assigned. I have 7 years of experience in the field and field working with children. Girls. Teenagers. Young people and the community in general on artistic and cultural issues. My leadership in political, administrative and organizational spaces in indigenous territories.
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MEET THE STUDENTS
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STUDENT IMAGE GALLERY
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IN PARTNERSHIP WITH UNIDIR
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This program was organized under a larger research project - UNIDIR’s Managing Exits from Armed Conflict (MEAC) initiative - and was run in concert with the work of UNIDIR, Progress in Peace in Mosul, UNICEF’s country office in Iraq, War Child UK, Bridge (Iraqi NGO and consultancy), the Swiss FDFA, and IOM’s country office in Iraq. The goal of the pilot program was to ensure that young people in Iraq help inform action research on peacebuilding through the creation of images that represent several of the main themes of the larger research project. This action research will in turn inform policies and programming decisions that will impact Iraqi youth like the pilot participants, and thus their involvement in this pilot, and other participatory research activities, are key to ensuring they have a voice in these choices. Furthermore, the pilot sought to help participants build skills that they can apply to a range of educational and professional pursuits while also providing an outlet for enjoyable activities and play.
In collaborating with MEAC’s research in Iraq, the 100cameras curriculum was thoughtfully adapted to address relevant research themes. All prompts and activities were child-sensitive and reviewed by a team of practitioners working to protect and support conflict affected young people. Using group discussions, photography and storytelling activities, and reflective prompts, the program allowed participants to contribute to UNIDIR's broader research project and enhance the ways in which research findings are communicated.
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