Podcast
Participatory Market Mapping in the Pisces project in Kenya
When I went to Nairobi in Feb, Ibrahim and I had a very interesting conversation with Alex and Jane. They shared with us how they facilitated a Participatory Market Mapping workshop for charcoal markets in Kenya.
– Lucho Osorio
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The PISCES project is looking at ways of giving poor people easier access to cheap and renewable energy options, specifically focussing on the potential of biofuels. This podcast features a discussion on the Practical Action's PISCES work in Kenya, using Participatory Market Mapping for charcoal markets. The speakers are:
- Lucho Osorio, Markets & Livelihoods international programme coordinator
- Ibrahim Ali Idriss, Markets & Livelihoods team leader, Sudan
- Jane Mung'oma, Markets & Livelihoods team leader, East Africa
- Alex Mugova, Markets & Livelihoods team leader, Southern Africa
Key lessons
- Right from the beginning of the participatory market mapping workshop, participants were clear that they were attending to learn about actions they could take to improve their business (the entry point was something that they cared about)
- Milk was used as a familiar example to illustrate how market maps worked; this enabled market actors to better understand their own roles and how they could change their actions and relationships by using the market map
- Making sure the right people attended the workshop was important. Police were a key barrier to a more productive market, so they were invited and provided constructive activity throughout the workshop
- Field visits and examples of better practice were important in showing participants that real improvement was achievable
Photo slideshow
Related documents
- market maps for Bondo and Kitui (PDF, 46k)
