Online launch: Technological autonomy as a constellation of experiences – a guide on training programmes for community promoters | Association for Progressive Communications

By APCNews

Published on 16 March 2022
Page last updated on 12 September 2023

We are pleased to announce the launch of the Portuguese and French editions of Technological autonomy as a constellation of experiences: A guide to collective creation and development of training programmes for technical community promoters. This unique publication provides resources for the participatory implementation of training initiatives based on diverse experiences and knowledge from communities around the world.

From practical recommendations to reflections on how to learn from and value the diversity of communities’ values and principles – our constellation – the guide offers an important contribution to people, organisations and communities that see training as crucial to promote their own communication and telecommunications processes within their territories or regions, especially for community networks.

To celebrate the guide's launch in the different languages, two online events, one in Portuguese and another in French, will gather representatives from these experiences and those involved in the publication to share their reflections on how the guide can be useful and learnings from their own training experiences.

Both events will have interpretation. Read on for further details and join us in this conversation about how to build meaningful training based not only on the technology itself but also on community interests, knowledge and needs.

Portuguese conversation

Date: Wednesday, 30 March 2022 / 17:00 UTC
Where: On Zoom (click here to register) with simultaneous streaming on the REDES AC YouTube channel
Participants:
- Daiane Araujo (IBEBrasil) - Brazil
- Oona Castro (Nupef) - Brazil
- Adriane Gama (PSA) - Brazil
- Tania (Coolab) - Brazil
- Alejandra Carrillo and Daniela Parra - co-authors - Mexico
- Débora Prado (APC) - moderator - Brazil
The session will be held in Portuguese, but we will offer simultaneous interpretation into English and Spanish (available at the Zoom room only).

French conversation

Date: Thursday 31 March 2022 / 14:00 UTC
Where: On Zoom (click here to register) with simultaneous streaming on the REDES AC YouTube channel
Participants:
- Haruna Adamu (CITAD) - Nigeria
- Houda Chakiri (AfChix) - Morocco
- Chako Armant (La Différence) - DR Congo
- Jean Louis Fendji (Afroleadership) - Cameroon
- Alma Soto and Daniela Bello - co-authors - Mexico
- Cynthia El Khoury (APC) - moderator - Lebanon
The session will be held in French, but we will offer simultaneous interpretation into English (available at the zoom room only).