[sustran] Framework of the Case Studies for the Information Management Meeting in Mumbai

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Case Studies

We worked out some frameworks that might be of use in writing these case
studies.

Community Information Management
Reaching information to the communities we work with and collecting
information from them in a way that would empower communities has been a
constant challenge. This section is a starting point in our case. Your case
study in this area could cover the following points.
* Context
* The need for such an effort.
* Perspective and objectives 
* Actors involved
* Phases in the process
* Milestones
* Information collected and tools (participatory mapping, enumeration) used
* Information that is disseminated (booklets, charts, workshops and
interactive methods) and the tools used
* An illustration of empowerment / organising in a community that you have
worked with
* Impact of the process

Resource / Documentation Centre
Documentation resources have often provided invaluable support to work in
settlements. The logistics of setting up or enhancing existing resource
collections and managing them have often been overlooked because of the
constant demands placed on us by the work that many of us have been
involved in. Your case study in this area could focus on the following
points.
* Context
* The need for such an effort
* Perspective and objectives
* Resources (books, cassettes, documentation personnel)
* Actors involved
* Phases in the process
* Milestones
* Activities
* Initiatives / processes that the resources provide support to
* Inter - organisational and intra - organisational linkages

Information Networking
In a rapidly changing global scenario, where information has become the, it
has become imperative that we share our information and our resources, act
concertedly, and are able to act and react swiftly. All of us have been
working at different levels, - local, national, regional and global. Your
case study could include these points.
* Context
* The need for such an effort
* Perspective and objectives
* Partners / constituencies
* Sustaining the network
* Phases in the process
* Milestones
* An illustration of an joint activity (capacity building, etc) and
campaigns
* Impact of the process