Immersive and hands-on learning workshops

Hands-on scenario

Immersive workshops provide a hands-on opportunity to discover the realities of these communities and to collectively reflect on the challenges of transmitting and preserving living heritage. These spaces offer an immersion in the practices, skills, and ways of thinking of the partner communities, while fostering collaborative creation and intergenerational and intercultural exchange.

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... a pilot project to set up a chicken-raising operation with the Waorani community?

This immersive project invites participants to simulate the establishment of a community chicken coop in the Waorani community of Miwaguno (Ecuador). Participants take on different roles (youth leaders, council of elders, project managers, anthropologists), and experience the practical challenges related to food security, economic self-sufficiency, social cohesion, and cultural preservation. The workshop combines in-person interactions with simple digital tools, allowing participants to document local knowledge and collectively brainstorm participatory and equitable solutions.
The workshop fosters dialogue between traditional knowledge and external constraints (funding, businesses, SDGs) and highlights the tensions between local practices and development approaches.

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... the pilot project to run an orphanage in Burma?

This immersive project invites participants to simulate the day-to-day management of an orphanage in a region of Myanmar facing political instability. Participants take on various roles (director, educator, volunteer, foster parent, child) and experience the challenges associated with caring for children, allocating resources, and achieving local autonomy.
The workshop highlights the specific constraints of the context: adapting to local authorities and the junta, the lack of appropriate administrative structures, complex logistics, and housing arrangements, language barriers and cultural sensitivities, as well as individualized educational support for the children. It fosters dialogue between local practices and external constraints, while exploring the tensions between autonomy, security and donor requirements.