FROM THE STREETS TO THEATRE : Evaluating the Effectiveness of Barefeet Theatre Work Methods through Uncle John Project and the Impact of the Workshops on the Vulnerable Children
Chimpuku, Mumba (2017)
Chimpuku, Mumba
Diakonia-ammattikorkeakoulu
2017
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201703233630
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201703233630
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The aim of this product thesis was to evaluate the work methods of Barefeet’s Uncle John Intervention workshops and the impact they have on the vulnerable children who participate. The workshops which are conducted in a period of ten weeks using Partici-patory Process Performance (PPP) and Theatre for Developments methodologies pro-vide the children with useful information and skills to help them get empowered to speak about issues affecting them. The study was done using qualitative Methodologies of data collection and analysis. The research study was inspired by the theoretical back-ground of community empowerments and the United Nations Convention of Children’s Rights.
The research finding reveals a number of benefits that the children gain from the work-shops as a result of Barefeet using theatre in their work methods. The use of Participa-tory Process Performance (PPP) and Theatre for Developments (TFD) methodologies helps to influence the children’s participation and acts as a mode of communication to the communities were these vulnerable children come from and to other relevant authori-ties that they need to reach out to. The finding revealed how the work methods of using theatre demonstrated ways in which Barefeet’s disseminates educational infor-mation through entertainment that helps the children start engaging in activities that will empower them to speak out on the different issues affecting them.
The research finding reveals a number of benefits that the children gain from the work-shops as a result of Barefeet using theatre in their work methods. The use of Participa-tory Process Performance (PPP) and Theatre for Developments (TFD) methodologies helps to influence the children’s participation and acts as a mode of communication to the communities were these vulnerable children come from and to other relevant authori-ties that they need to reach out to. The finding revealed how the work methods of using theatre demonstrated ways in which Barefeet’s disseminates educational infor-mation through entertainment that helps the children start engaging in activities that will empower them to speak out on the different issues affecting them.