Participatory Video and Impact: Analysis of the Living Cultures Indigenous Fellowship

The research analyses the Living Cultures Indigenous Fellowship, a participatory video (PV) project by the organisation InsightShare. The aims of this study are to determine how the notion of impact evaluation is conceived, what role the participants play in this process, and the initiative’s results. The study of the project allows us to identify some elements that provide alternatives to overcome some of the limitations described in relation to PV and impact evaluation. These alternatives include the relationship between InsightShare and the participants by creating a network of Indigenous organisations; participation as the axis of the initiative; and a multidimensional notion of impact. As project results, we identified three ways used to achieve the sustainability of the activities and to increase the autonomy of the Indigenous organisations, which are key aspects for fulfilling the social objectives of this type of initiative.