Abstract
This chapter reviews a development project in 2008 for Indigenous people in the Purumunda community in the state of Odisha in India that aimed to assist marginalised Indigenous communities by helping them gain control over their lives from oppressive practices and achieve individual and community control and social justice. In particular, the project aimed to alleviate the problem of food insecurity by increasing access to employment rights through the establishment of a community media lab. The chapter describes the implementation, impact and setbacks of the project, and finally analyses the challenges in the voluntary development sector that influence the success or failure of such initiatives, with implications for the future.
Mousumi De is an independent researcher and practitioner working with arts and media for peace education, conflict transformation and social development projects in India and elsewhere. She is an honorary research fellow with the Indian Institute of Sustainable development. She is working as Associate Instructor and completing a Ph.D. from Indiana University, USA. Her research interests include peace and arts-based education, peace building, conflict transformation, marginalized and minority communities; Email: mode@umail.iu.edu.
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De, M. (2017). Empowering Tribal Communities Towards Sustainable Food Security: A Case Study of the Purumunda Community Media Lab in India. In: Devere, H., Te Maihāroa, K., Synott, J. (eds) Peacebuilding and the Rights of Indigenous Peoples. The Anthropocene: Politik—Economics—Society—Science, vol 9. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-45011-7_9
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