“With an antenna we can stop the practice of female genital cutting”: a participatory assessment of ashreat al amal, an entertainment-education radio soap opera in Sudan
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Evaluación participativa, mutilación genital femenina, diálogo, SudánResumen
Este artículo discute los resultados del proceso de evaluación participativa de Ashreat Al Amal (“Velas de Esperanza”), una telenovela radial con formato de entretenimiento-educativo desarrollada en Sudán. A través de dinámicas de dibujo y fotografía participativa, los autores pudieron apreciar cómo oyentes activos de la telenovela se relacionaban con ésta y eran afectados por sus contenidos educativos. Los dibujos y fotografías de los y las participantes de la evaluación muestran una clara comprensión de los mensajes e historias de Astreat Al Amal, así como la intersección de unos con otros, en temas como la necesidad de empoderamiento de las mujeres, prácticas de salud reproductiva seguras y los riesgos de la circuncisión femenina (una práctica tradicional muy común en Sudán). Tanto los hombres como las mujeres participantes de la evaluación coincidieron en que las historias relacionadas con el tema de mutilación genital femenina fueron las más significativas, ya que reflejaban sus experiencias vividas. Por otro lado, esta investigación también demuestra el poder de las metodologías participativas de evaluación de impacto, sobre todo para promover diálogos alrededor de temas tabú como por ejemplo la circuncisión femenina.
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