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groups, ethnicities, and interests. Different forms of communication could be tailored to each and to the
community as a whole. Youth in particular are often interested in the opportunity to use new technology
such as cameras, recording equipment, and computers or to use their creativity to contribute to
community events. Developing something physically tangible such as a poster or film and planning events
can also help mobilize interest in and support for the broader aims of the community protocol.
Table 18: Tools for sharing information and raising awareness within your community
Communication Tool
Printed or handmade
materials (for
example, posters,
brochures, calendars,
banners)
Social media
Maps
Photography
Video
Theatre or role plays
What Can it Be Used for?
Questions to Consider
Put together a binder with key
facts, information, and contact
details about the community
protocol process
Hold a design competition amongst
local youth
Make a banner for use in various
community events
Compile a recipe book of traditional
foods or medicines
Start a Facebook page or Twitter
account to share updates about the
protocol process
Post videos and photo stories on
YouTube
Start an online petition
��� Host a workshop to introduce or
update a participatory 3-D model of
the community’s territory or area
Facilitate discussions between
youth and elders about territorial
boundaries and important
resources
Organize a series of photography
workshops and sharing sessions
Encourage teachers to incorporate
photography into their lessons
Make a Photo Story or slideshow
Hold an exhibition in the
community hall, school, or with
local officials
Document the process of using the
protocol with video cameras
Work with local youth to edit the
film and add narration and music
Hold a community screening or
‘premiere’
Is there any sensitive or
confidential information that
should not be documented in
written form?
What equipment do you need
access to (blank paper, sheet or
canvas, pencils, markers, rulers,
paint, adhesive tape or sticky tack,
computer, printer)?
Develop a role play or skit with the
main people who have been
involved in the process of
developing and using the protocol
Are there any concerns about
online privacy?
How could personal identities be
protected?
Are there any boundaries,
locations, or sites that are
contested or confidential?
What equipment do you need
access to (materials for sketch
maps or 3-D models, satellite maps,
GPS/GIS software, computer)?
Are there any sensitive or
confidential places or artifacts that
should not be documented in
photographs?
What equipment do you need
access to (camera, batteries, film or
memory card, computer or printing
station)?
Do you have permission of the
people in the film? Is there any
sensitive or confidential
information that should not be
documented in film?
What equipment do you need
access to (cameras, batteries,
computer, projector, screen or
white sheet, electricity)?
Where would you practice and hold
a theatre performance or role play
(community hall, school
auditorium, sports field, under a