Dear Gerard, John Engle has reported on this in his work in Haiti. Not having to use paper and markers and no electricity or copying facilities around creates opportunities and space for alternatives. Also, in some cultures putting things into writing is viewed with great suspicion. I wonder why. Greetings from Berlin mmp
n Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:53:27 +0200, Gerard Muller wrote: >Dear All, > >I recently facilitated an Open Space Event in Africa, where several >participants wanted to know what to do when a fair part of the group cannot >read and write. >I have no experience with that situation personally, but I recalled there >have been some postings on the issue a while ago - just cannot find them. If >any of you know where they are or has help to offer, let me know ! > >Thanks in advance, and greetings from Denmark > > > > >Gerard Muller > >* >* >========================================================== >osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu >------------------------------ >To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, >view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: >http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html > >To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: >http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist Michael M Pannwitz, boscop Draisweg 1, 12209 Berlin, Germany FON ++49 - 30-772 8000 FAX ++49 - 30-773 92 464 www.michaelmpannwitz.de 125 Berliner open space-Veranstaltungen von 12 BegleiterInnen in 16 verschiedenen Bereichen: www.openspace-landschaft.de An der 155-köpfigen E-Gruppe "openspacedeutsch" interessiert? Enfach eine mail an mich. Schaut mal in die neue Open Space World Map, seit dem 17.8.2004 online www.openspaceworldmap.org * * ========================================================== osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu ------------------------------ To subscribe, unsubscribe, change your options, view the archives of osl...@listserv.boisestate.edu: http://listserv.boisestate.edu/archives/oslist.html To learn about OpenSpaceEmailLists and OSLIST FAQs: http://www.openspaceworld.org/oslist