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Quick Link: Co-design Expression of Interest
As with so many other global events in 2020, last year’s Women and Rivers Congress was held online. For the 181 participants, this was a great opportunity to start to meet and connect with the many activists, researchers, journalists, artists, and organisations working to support women’s voices in river management and governance.
The event had been scheduled to take place in Vietnam, and to connect women across the Mekong River Basin, the Nu-Salween, and South Asia – and was instead held virtually between July and September 2020 as three separate workshops, attracting a global audience.
The need for more opportunities to share and connect
One of the outcomes of the workshops, presentations, and discussions was the need for a place to keep these conversations going, and to be able to link with one another to share stories and continue to build connections beyond the scheduled virtual events. Each webinar sparked conversations between participants, but there was no ‘place’ for women and other leaders to come together to continue to share and engage on critical issues or share their experiences.
Following this need, Oxfam Asia and International Rivers have partnered with the East West Management Institute’s Open Development Initiative to scope out what kind of a technological solution could serve this community and its need to connect and share.
Your invitation to co-design with us
Over the next few months, we invite you to be a part of the co-design process and share your ideas with us! We want to know how you currently use technology to connect and share stories and knowledge, and how an online platform, application, or other tech solution could help you add your voice and hear from others working on issues that you care about.
Our core research questions in this codesign phase include:
How does our community engage with water governance, and what are the key challenges faced in inclusive water governance and participation?
How can sharing stories and stronger virtual connections support women’s leadership in water and river governance?
What digital technologies do we as a community currently use and rely on for sharing stories and networking - and what are their strengths and limitations?
What additional technological solutions would support strengthening and supporting connections and storytelling?
What features and user requirements need to be considered in the design stage to support our community’s needs?
You are invited to participate in a focus group or schedule a time for a discussion about these questions and to share your perspective and ideas. Please complete the Expression of Interest to Co-design form, or send us an email at riverstorytelling@gmail.com to get involved.
We look forward to including your priorities and perspectives as a part of this exciting initiative.
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