Voices from the Field
Vulnerable Populations
Sector: Advocacy against girl trafficking
PD Practitioner: a kader
Location: Kedoyo, Java, Indonesia
“PD is like a flashlight. It helps to shine light and illuminate what hides behind the darkness. It helps us discover what already exists. For example, it helps us discover our existing strengths we had not realized or utilized.”
Sector: Advocacy against FGM (Female Genital Mutilation)
Organization: Local NGO
PD Practitioner: Staff Member of Local NGO
Location: Assiut, Egypt
“The PDs have credibility and help us a lot with our advocacy. When we just use our knowledge, people don’t believe us. They say: “You are just saying these things because it is your job and you are being paid. Show us someone we know who is circumcised, and still a virtuous woman!” When we can get the PD to talk with them, it changes all of that, and they do believe.”
Sector: Advocacy against FGM (Female Genital Mutilation)
Location: Egypt
“When I’m successful in convincing people, it is because they see how enthusiastic I am. Also I have them re-live the moment – I put my hand on the wound!”
PD Quotes from the Field
“PD is like a flashlight. It helps to shine light and illuminate what hides behind the darkness. It helps us discover what already exists. For example, it helps us discover our existing strengths we had not realized or utilized.”
~a kader, Kedoyo, Indonesia
“The PD approach is like digging with a hoe. One needs to turn the soil over to see what lies hidden and buried beneath. Then the land is ready to plant new crops.”
~Raymond, community leader in Pader District, Indonesia