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Researching Community Health
Visible Voice        in Rural Kyrgyzstan
                                               1
Visible Voice: researching community health in Kyrgyzstan
Traditionally a nomadic people, many people living in rural areas remain dependent on herding
  and each year seasonal migrations take them to the summer pastures in the high mountain
                                           valleys.
Tolok village lies at an altitude of 2,600m in the Kochgor Valley close to the Son Kul lake. The
  village is home to about 800 people. The climate is dry, cold and windy. Few crops can be
                                     grown in these conditions.
Children play an important role in the everyday life of the village, Collecting water, looking after
      animals and younger children in the family. The water supply comes from a natural
                                    underground reservoir.
Each household requires around 40 litres of water each day and all of this has top be carried
                          form the water pumps to the houses.
If you can get a friend to help you out that makes the job a lot easier. Mutual support is
important in these remote mountain communities but increasing competition for pasture
 following the privatisation of land ownership is raising some challenges in the post soviet
                                            period.
Village diets are generally basic consisting of dairy products, tea and bread. Although the
villagers have animals, meat is usually reserved for special occasions. Few vegetables grow in
                                            this village.
With few jobs available in the villages these days social inequalities have increased with a few
families owning large herds and flocks while many others live a subsistence lifestyle herding for
                                      their rich neighbours.
We normally start our field work with a village meeting where we explain the project, answer
            questions and discuss possible topics for films and photo galleries.
Our research methods include: Conversational Interviews, Photo Observations, Participatory
Video and Photography Workshops,Village Screenings and Collaborative Review Meetings.
Villagers decide on a topic, plan, photograph, film and edit the material. In Kyrgyzstan stories
    often focus on the everyday working lives of men and women in the villages. Livestock
                        breeding, not surprisingly, is a common topic.
Although the village administration is dominated by older men the participants in the
workshops are predominantly women and younger men. The films are then presented to the
rest of the village for discussion of issues raised.
Taking part in a Visible Voice project doesn’t feel like being a participant in a research project.
          It’s more like working together to show the world what your life is like.

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Visible Voice: researching community health in Kyrgyzstan

  • 1. Researching Community Health Visible Voice in Rural Kyrgyzstan 1
  • 3. Traditionally a nomadic people, many people living in rural areas remain dependent on herding and each year seasonal migrations take them to the summer pastures in the high mountain valleys.
  • 4. Tolok village lies at an altitude of 2,600m in the Kochgor Valley close to the Son Kul lake. The village is home to about 800 people. The climate is dry, cold and windy. Few crops can be grown in these conditions.
  • 5. Children play an important role in the everyday life of the village, Collecting water, looking after animals and younger children in the family. The water supply comes from a natural underground reservoir.
  • 6. Each household requires around 40 litres of water each day and all of this has top be carried form the water pumps to the houses.
  • 7. If you can get a friend to help you out that makes the job a lot easier. Mutual support is important in these remote mountain communities but increasing competition for pasture following the privatisation of land ownership is raising some challenges in the post soviet period.
  • 8. Village diets are generally basic consisting of dairy products, tea and bread. Although the villagers have animals, meat is usually reserved for special occasions. Few vegetables grow in this village.
  • 9. With few jobs available in the villages these days social inequalities have increased with a few families owning large herds and flocks while many others live a subsistence lifestyle herding for their rich neighbours.
  • 10. We normally start our field work with a village meeting where we explain the project, answer questions and discuss possible topics for films and photo galleries.
  • 11. Our research methods include: Conversational Interviews, Photo Observations, Participatory Video and Photography Workshops,Village Screenings and Collaborative Review Meetings.
  • 12. Villagers decide on a topic, plan, photograph, film and edit the material. In Kyrgyzstan stories often focus on the everyday working lives of men and women in the villages. Livestock breeding, not surprisingly, is a common topic.
  • 13. Although the village administration is dominated by older men the participants in the workshops are predominantly women and younger men. The films are then presented to the rest of the village for discussion of issues raised.
  • 14. Taking part in a Visible Voice project doesn’t feel like being a participant in a research project. It’s more like working together to show the world what your life is like.