[afro-nets] Stepping Stones Revisited

Stepping Stones Revisited
Stories from the Village of Buwenda, Uganda
(DVD; 27 minutes; 2008)

by Glen Williams

The original, highly acclaimed 'Stepping Stones' training package, published in 1995 by Strategies for Hope and ActionAid, is now used in over 100 countries worldwide. The package - a 240-page manual and a 70-minute workshop video - is designed to help women and men explore their social, sexual and psychological needs; to analyse the communication blocks they face; and to practise different ways of addressing their relationships.

This new, 27-minute film takes us on a journey back to the village of Buwenda in southwest Uganda, where the original 'Stepping Stones' workshop was conducted, and the video was filmed, in 1994. Participants in the original workshop tell us about the changes that have since occurred in their lives. These include, for example:

- less domestic violence
- reduced alcohol consumption
- greater self-esteem among women and young people
- greater teamwork between spouses
- greater understanding and support for HIV-positive people
- a sustained increase in condom use
- greater abstinence from sex, especially amongst widows, who realise that this is their right, if they want it.

To order copies of 'Stepping Stones Revisited', please contact: TALC, P.O. Box 49, St Albans AL1 5TX, U.K. Tel.: +44 1727 853869. Email: info@talcuk.org. Website: www.talcuk.org. To view a 7 minute clip of 'Stepping Stones Revisited', please visit www.stratshope.org/t-video-revisited.htm.

For more information about Stepping Stones, please visit www.steppingstonesfeedback.org.

Organisations based in sub-Saharan Africa that are unable to purchase this or other Strategies for Hope materials may request free copies from: Series Editor, Strategies for Hope Trust. Email: sfh@stratshope.org. Website: www.stratshope.org. Fax: +44 1865 436069.

Glen Williams
Strategies for Hope Trust
93 Divinity Road
Oxford OX4 1LN, UK
Tel: +44 1865 723078
Fax: +44 1865 436069
mailto:sfh@stratshope.org