Author: kdelfau

The Women and Rivers Storytelling Platform has six activity areas that are being undertaken, and the first three stages are underway/complete.  Figure 4: Six stages of co-design The following three stages will complete the co-design process: the development and distribution of an initial public report, based on the feedback from …

OVERVIEW The ‘Connect’ element of the platform would provide a way for women to connect with one another in a safe and secure manner, and may include the following features: Instant messaging Discussion forums Webinar capability Chat rooms The ‘connect’ element, at the time of development of this report, could …

OVERVIEW The Learn portion of the platform would allow for registered users to be able to access knowledge in local Mekong languages to understand concepts related to water governance and also to shape the landscape around digital literacy and privacy. The materials provided would be content that has been carefully …

Figure 4: Share Component Prototype OVERVIEW The Share portion of the platform would allow for registered users to be able to upload and consume the following content: Vlogs[1] Stories told (audio files) while looking at a photograph Artwork, with or without stories being told Short amateur films taken with a …

The three components of the digital solution, although complementary, warrant exploration as standalone products to better understand the way that these elements could be developed. The following sections explore what each of the three elements would become – who they would be built for (beneficiaries), what project partners would need …

USER GROUP 1: WOMEN COMMUNITY MEMBERS “It depends on how urgent and necessary the topics are to that community. If they still prefer the conventional channels and could not see benefits of technology in that aspect, it would be very challenging to find the interest.” “I think the platform should …

“It requires investment to develop and engage local stakeholders.” Four key findings and issues have been identified through the co-design process.  Inclusivity, as a fundamental pillar, requires a focus on community-based women and civil society that have not had much of a voice in Mekong governance, having been excluded previously …

“Ease of opt in; democratization of data; encourage analysis to be accessible in more easily communicated formats (infographics, fact / data sheets, visual and media (moving image cartoon or animated videos).  In terms of inclusive – there is more capacity to engage with others using technology rather than orienting to …

From March through July 2021, a co-design scoping process has been conducted with 53 informants (primarily in the Mekong Region, also global) to identify how a platform or digital solution could support women’s voices and stories to be shared.  From March through June, data has been gathered through semi-structured interviews, …

Women leaders in water governance in the region – including community leaders, activists, and members of civil society – have expressed an interest in a safe, inclusive digital space to support collaborative work across cultures and languages. Because networking and discussion spaces (both on- and offline) are typically male-dominated, women …