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ICTs for Conflict Prevention in Kenya Kersti Ruth Wissenbach

ICTs for Conflict Prevention in Kenya Kersti Ruth Wissenbach. Butterfly Works Butterfly Works is a social design agency which initiates projects and provides ICT supported answers to international social issues. We are using ICT tools- and strategies in all our projects. We do

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ICTs for Conflict Prevention in Kenya Kersti Ruth Wissenbach

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  1. ICTs for Conflict Prevention in Kenya Kersti Ruth Wissenbach

  2. Butterfly WorksButterfly Works is a social design agency which initiates projects and provides ICT supported answers to international social issues.We are using ICT tools- and strategies in all our projects.

  3. We do not believe in the Global Village. We believe in potentials!

  4. We strongly believe in people’s creativity … and the supportive effects of new ICTs.

  5. Meeting people in their communication spheres and being relevant Co- Creation Cross- Media Network Creation

  6. Experiences from the groundCross-Media Campaigning Building Bridges - interactive peace campaigning and platform creationCo-Creating Social SolutionsGeth2o game, serious gaming to trigger behavior change among young change agents

  7. Building Bridges Cross-Media Peace Campaigning and Crowd Sourcing

  8. The aimTo encourage and reward Kenyans to reach out to others to overcome conflict.To build a platform for collaboration and interactivity on nation wide peace initiatives. To create a self-sustainable culture of peace throughout the country.

  9. The wayLaunching the campaignSpreading the word online and offline, urban and ruralEncourage people to participateOn- and offline participation channels, local media, bilingualEnable people to participateMobile phones, hands-on support on the ground / phone

  10. Results and lessons learned603 initiated peace projects Participants from all regions, most projects in Rift ValleyEstimated 75% registered via SMSPopular Facebook (almost 700)Major waves of registrations following radio promotionInvaluable team on ground!

  11. GETH2O game Board and Mobile for Peace Building in Kenya!

  12. The aimCommunicate solutions to everyday life challenges and conflicts of Kenyan youth. Bringing message into youth communication environment. Triggering behavior change mechanisms through reflection – on and offline.Kenyan Youth as Change Agents!

  13. The wayTo achieve a change of behavior certain things matter - Finding the right tone- Creating real life settings- Being relevant- Using the right meansSeveral rounds of co-creation and cross-checking with youth in Kenya

  14. Starting with making a board game and testing the dynamics Translating the multi-player into a single player mobile game …

  15. Results and lessons learnedGame authentically mirroring real life settingsBoard game for rural access.Mobile game for dynamic message dissemination.Immense positive feedback on board game as successful tool to create dialogue and solution finding processes.

  16. Every situation at every time demands a new consideration of tools and processes. Keep looking for innovation, do not forget reality on the ground!

  17. Thanks@butterflyworkswww.butterflyworks.org

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