Learning4Peace/Solomon Islands/Storyboards

Storyboard workshops at Tataba and Sigana, May 2009

David Leeming, consultant, with Ellison Gito, Youth Coordinator IPG, Fraser Bako, FM operator for Buala, and Clifton Bazil, Commerce Officer IPG visited Tataba and Sigana (and briefly Kolotubi) between 23rd and 30th June 2009.

One-day workshops were held at each village to develop storyboards for content development for the community radio, for the Phase 2 of the project.

Youtube of the workshops, Tababa and Sigana Community radio and Email stations

• Access the Youtube video here

Workshop activities

The workshop agendas (briefly) consisted of:

Activity

In four groups, select and discuss one of the four themes chosen for content development at the March workshop. In terms of the local views and impacts, identify some specific topics to develop community programmes, which are of relevance interest to the local communities. Introduction to storyboards. Some of the attendees were already familiar with this, from the SIDT workshop. Introduction to the various types of content formats and modes available Interviews Discussion and debates, with talk back Narratives Storytelling Drama Music and song lyrics Wikieducator articles Continuing in the groups, develop storyboards for at least one of the specific topics and present to the group.

List of participants

The following participated

Tataba

Name	Position
Chris Havi	Youth Coordinator for Tataba Ward
John Durani	FM and Email operator
Tony	Assistant operator
Robert Guare	Chairman, Community media committee
Ben Talovunagi	Secretary, Committee and Village Chief
Carolyn Badi	Assistant Youth Coordinator
Salet Vaelyn	Youth Member
Susan Mareta	Youth member
Mary Alistan	Youth Member
Wandil Haiv	Youth Member
Ellison Gito	Youth Coordinator, Isabel Province
Fraser Bako	Buala FM Operator (and expert canoe driver!)

Sigana

See list in the gallery below (18 participants)

Kolotubi

At Kolotubi the FM radio has been inactive for one year due to a fault. It is now fixed. However, there is no Youth Coordinator and the FM committee needs to be reformed. The team met with and briefed the operators Selwyn and Janet, and the IPG Youth Coordinator is to help reorganise the committee and youth representatives. It is noted that there is a lot of interest in the station in the community, which is also large in a fast developing part of Isabel with industrial potential.

Networking

Networking with the wider community was discussed, and the participants noted the following possibilities for collaboration and thus obtaining support and assistance with content development:

• Youth stakeholders such as participating members of SIDT have capacities such as script writing, drama, etc.
• Rolley Bogese, Isabel musician, has volunteered to help develop musical content, i.e. by recording music for lyrics developed by communities about the issues
• Guguha DLC can aid communities by creating Wikieducator articles and uploading audio content that communities can share
• One idea already very demonstrable was to share local community news between stations. See the Youtube (above), for illustration of Sigana community radio presenting local community news
• Text based ideas and content (storyboards, community news, lyrics, drama scripts, transripts etc) can be shared by PFnet email. Audio content can be burned on CD and forwarded to other stations and to Guguha for uploading.

On Thursday 4th June, we held a very useful one day workshop in Honiara , to look at the storyboards that were developed in Tataba and Sigana, and to see how the expanded community can assist in their development. Jody, Ender, Nelson and Andy attended from SIDT and Andre from MWYCA, plus Patteson Khana, Chairman of Susubona, whom we were fortunate to have in Honiara. The workshop venue and lunch was provided by CYP.

The workshop produced the modified, improved storyboards shown below.

Our friends at the workshop have elaborated on the storyboards, for instance SIDT are offering to script the drama in Storyboard 3, after we indicate what the Sigana community wants from the drama. This shows the value that networking and collaboration add to such an endeavour.

We will have another one day workshop on 17th when we can hopefully start to pull things together.

The equipment funded by CSP is arriving, and we will be able to equip ALL the FM stations very soon. Sigana email equipment to reconnect them this week.

David is traveling to Isabel again between 6th and 13th to start the communities on the actual content development. Susubona, Kolotubi and Lelegia communities (Youth Coordinators and FM operators, plus Patteson) will be coming down to the Sigana workshop.

This will be updated soon (written 6th June 2009).

Storyboard outputs from Sigana and Tataba, modified and improved by participants at the CYP workshop

Sigana Group 1 Conservation and concerns about shortage of natural sea resources People are noticing shortage of sea resources like shell fish which move slowly Youths concerned as they and future generations need these resources for livelihoods One example is the trochus shell, sold for use in carvings and important cash income Sea level rise also a concern Land based resources also affected such as wild pigs, possums, all custom foods now in short supply Land owners must be educated to preserve livelihood opportunities for young people This can be transcribed and an educational Wikieducator article made of it (by Guguha DLC)
		Sound effects of sea etc
Music	Presenter introduces	Pre-recorded interviews about sea resources	Narrative about why sea resources should be conserved	Community opinions	Summary by presenter	Music – theme song
Theme song recorded by Sigana		Presenter interviews 2 community reps with good story telling skills and knowledge of the issues Interview marine officers Andre/SIDT to record and burn/upload etc Honiara and Buala Interview fishermen about harvesting, the ones who are taking the resources Researching background info in Internet (Guguha)	The narrative will refer to the previous interviews and also the UNDP conservation project might provide some input and ideas into this component. Networking with Moses via email will help. MWYCA – essays, poems etc from school / youth competitions organised by Ministry/CYP/HCC to be sent to Google Group Isabel stations can share info on the topic SIDT programme Communities and Coast – Ender to facilitate copying some info to the GG in text form; David to help SIDT upload advice to Wikieducator / with Guguha		With some good lessons learned to educate the community
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20 min

Sigana Group 2 developed from original idea by Tataba Reviving our customs – high lighting customs that are special to Isabelians. This can be a regular program. Can highlight special customs in a regular series of programs Community can be consulted to choose customs to highlight Results can be transcribed and an archive of educational articles about Isabel customs created on the Wikieducator Tataba selected "Gria" custom fishing using a team with a leader with passed-on custom knowledge, uses a net made of bush vine to catch offshore bonito tuna Also selected by Tataba was custom pudding, a food that has a place in ceremonies associated with land rights etc This addresses the concerns of elders that customs are eroded by changes in culture often perceived to be introduced by young people Ender / Jody have some specific questions to guide the interviewer (will copy to email group), also will interview specific Isabel people (tourism, etc) to gather information about other customs such as custom sports, traditional custom cooking, clothes, lingo etc
			Sound effects of fishing etc
Music	Presenter introduces	Presenter introduces and explains briefly about Kwarao – custom fishing with a vine	Interview and story telling with elder	Community opinions	Summary by presenter	Music – theme song
Lyrics to be written by Sigana with help from networking and song recorded with help from Rolley Bogese		Can be repeated with different custom	A suitably skilled elder or community member to tell the story in Pidjin language. A second version can be made using local language and also in English The presenter will let the elder tell the story and then ask a few questions to fill in any gaps and clarify things.
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25 min

Sigana Group 3 Influences brought back to the village from town, associated with youth and “urban drift”. (Work in progress)
Music – locally recorded instruments	Presenter introduces	Music Theme song	Drama about the influences from town, written and performed by youth members	Pre-recorded views of elders and other community members, about the issue	Summary by presenter	Music – theme song
* Suggestion that community can select best lyrics and award Use mixed popular to youth - Rolley Start lyric writing by networking			Youths can discuss and consult with community to prepare the outline of the drama. SIDT be asked to help with script writing. Jody and Ender to lead script writing Interest in peer pressure, to what extent is it affecting urban drift Before writing script ask Isabel Youth David to discuss and agree roles next week
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20 min

Sigana Group 4 Disadvantages (ill effects) of Drug and Substance Abuse Drug and substance abuse in Sigana is not a great problem. It was perceived that this was due to strong leadership of church and chiefs, working together This program can therefore highlight positive ways of dealing with this issue This can be an educational program shared with the other Community FM stations in Isabel Start a Wikieducator article about the subject, SIDT (Andy) can upload graphics and images to support the article
		Sound effects
Music Theme Song	Presenter introduces	Educational narrative researched by youth members	Debate with invited panel from MU, Youth Leader, Chief	Summary	Music
* YMHP has a theme song Suggest that they use it, or adapt it to Isabel / simple language / pidjin Andy/Nelson to follow up and send lyrics by email also we can upload the actual song to the Wikieducator		Sources: Parents Health workers Affected people Networking / Guguha can search Internet SIDT has a Youth and Mental Health program, get advice from them Get some information from the Coordinator of the YMH programme and send to Google group or pass to Isabel community (Andy/Nelson)
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20 min

Photo Gallery

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  Tataba Community Radio and PFnet email station

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  Tataba Community Radio and email operator John Durani and Youth Coordinator Chris Havi

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  Tataba workshop

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  Tataba workshop

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  Sigana Community Radio station

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  Sigana Community Radio station operator Charles

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  Sigana workshop

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  Sigana workshop

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  Sigana workshop - Ellison Gito introducing

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  List of participants at Sigana workshop