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Collaborating with communities in Africa: a hitchhikers guide

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Anicia N. Peters,

Heike Winschiers-Theophilus,

Shilumbe Chivuno-KuriaAuthors Info & Claims

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Designing, developing and deploying technologies with local African communities involves a rapport and trust beyond predefined and agreed upon project goals. Pur-suing an agenda for community-driven development involves prioritizing and recognizing the role of commu-nity members as co-designers and co-researchers. Constraints on time, resources and differing protocols often hinder effective and sustainable collaboration with local African communities. This paper presents discus-sions started at an international workshop and panel about the key factors in building local community col-laboration in Africa, as part of an accruing repository of empirically-grounded advice from local researchers, community members and designers with extensive community collaboration experience.

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