Touring exhibition update - Laura Hughes

Development in Action has been working towards the production of a mobile learning resource, promoting development education. With the help of several dedicated volunteers, plans to launch the ‘Touring Exhibition’ later this year are set to come to fruition.

As a key part of DiA placements, volunteers are asked to research and produce projects that can be used to explain vital issues, challenge stereotypes, and bring information about India and development to communities across the UK. These diverse projects are inspired by the experiences of our volunteers and will form the core content of the exhibition, using films, interviews, images and activities to give visitors a snapshot of life in India and prompt deeper thought on the way we perceive the people and the development issues they represent.

When choosing the pieces for the exhibition, we were delighted to discover that our volunteers have taken the initial theme of ‘empowerment’ and expanded on it to produce projects that focus on a range of topics. Each project is different because each DiA volunteer encounters unique challenges and opportunities during their placement. So, to help us reflect new topics emerging from each round of placements, the exhibition has been designed as a dynamic platform where content can be constantly updated. This also boosts the long term sustainability of the exhibition as a useful and current learning resource.

Watch this space for more information later in the year….