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These questions could be explored through open-ended discussions or using qualitative techniques such
as Most Significant Change stories. They could also be measured or illustrated with quantitative tools. For
example, you could score levels of ‘satisfaction’ or ‘effectiveness’ from very low to very high on a scale
such as from 1 to 5, with facial expressions, or with another locally appropriate symbol or material. Tools
such as Understanding Relationships between Key Actors could be used again to provide a comparison of
changes over time
COMMUNITY EXPERIENCE:
Exploring Multi-stakeholder Partnerships in Lamu, Kenya
Resource: Save Lamu website
Figure 27: The Lamu community demanding
information about the port project from Cyrus Njiru,
Permanent Secretary in Kenya's Ministry of
Transport (Courtesy: Samia Omar)
A multi-billion dollar port project in Kenya, part of
the Lamu Port and Southern Sudan-Ethiopia
Transport Corridor, has as many detractors as
supporters. Although it is seen by some as an
opportunity for investment in the impoverished
region, it also threatens to immensely impact
Lamu’s fragile ecosystem and the traditional
livelihoods and cultures of the Indigenous peoples
and local communities. The port project also risks
exacerbating current tensions over insecure land
tenure, ongoing land grabbing, and the steep
increase of internally displaced migrants settling in
the area. Despite these issues, there has been very
little dialogue between the Government of Kenya
and the communities of Lamu.
A biocultural community protocol is currently being developed by a coalition of Indigenous communities
in Lamu and their local organizations and leaders. The protocol aims to unite them in a call for
transparency and participation in the decision-making process of the port project. It also seeks to
engage with other stakeholders such as the government and new settlers in a dialogue process. With
the support of facilitators, a number of tools will be used in 2012 to analyze multi-stakeholder
partnerships. These tools will be used to reinforce engagement and interactions between the
communities and other stakeholders on the basis of their protocol and to help evaluate the
effectiveness and impacts of the protocol.
B.
REPORTING BACK TO EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS
KEY TOOLS
Activity monitoring table
Basic forms of measurement
illustration
Most Significant Change stories
and
Forum theatre
Participatory video
Photo stories
Audio interviews
Identifying relevant social media tools
In addition to reporting back to people within the community, it is important to report back to those
outside of the community about processes and changes related to the community protocol. If you have
worked with any external actors such as NGOs, volunteers, government agencies or officials, researchers,
companies, or donors, consider what kinds of information the community would like to share with them
and in what format. Examples can be drawn from Box 53 below or from Table 18 in Part III: Section II/A.