Listening to what migrants want, and how we can best support them is an integral part of our work (led by Dr. Maria Rosa Lorini with the support of Tim Unwin and Prof. “Hari” Harindranath) on digital tech, inequality and migration in South Africa as part of the MIDEQ Hub. Further details of this work, as well as information about those who have contributed to and supported it, are available through the following links:
We believe that it is very important to share feedback on our interventions, and to this end we are making available here details of how we went about training migrants and their reactions to our approach and the methods we used. Much monitoring and evaluation tends to be focused mainly on quantitative measure of success, but it is crucial to balance this by using qualitative approaches, and listening to the voices of migrants. We worked with an amazing group of people, and hope that you enjoy watching what they have to say as much as we appreciated the opportunity to work with them and to help them move a step further towards achieving their dreams and aspirations.
Reflections on the process of video making
The two videos below provide insights into the processes of training migrants in the safe, wise, and secure use of digital tech, and especially video making, in November 2022, and include some reflections on the workshops by the migrants involved. The first is from our workshops in Johannesburg, and the second from Cape Town (just click on the images or use the links below to watch them)
Johannesburg, https://bit.ly/UNESCOICT4D-r-ZA-JR00
Cape Town, https://bit.ly/UNESCOICT4D-r-ZA-CTR00
Migrant voices
The migrants who participated in our training programmes were also invited to share their reflections on four aspects of their experiences:
- What made you decide to join this programme?
- What did you learn?
- What did you enjoy most about this experience?
- How will you use the new skills you’ve learnt?
Click on the images or links below to see and hear what they had to say.
Partner reflections
This is what Simone from our Partner, the Scalabrini Centre in Cape Town had to say:
Symone – from our Partner the Scalabrini Centre https://bit.ly/UNESCOICT4D-r-ZA-VR33
Our reflection
And finally, hear from Dr. Maria Rosa Lorini who led this contribution from our UNESCO Chair in ICT4D for the MIDEQ Hub:
https://bit.ly/UNESCOICT4D-r-ZA-VR34
We are most grateful for support in kind provided by two of our Partners, The Scalabrini Centre (Cape Town and Johannesburg) and the GSMA Mobile for Development Foundation (The Connected Society and Connected Women Programmes). Colleagues and staff from the following organisations contributed very significantly to delivering the workshops and providing advice on the production of these videos (in alphabetical order) and we are especially grateful to them all:
- Stoneintheshoe
- Rainbow media
- SIHMA
- UNISA Information Systems Department
Further details of our work for MIDEQ can be accessed here, and our working papers on migration and digital tech can be found here. Please use our Contacts Page to get in touch with the team.
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Updated 12 February 2023
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