Stories

We’re sharing with you stories and conversations about how Collaborative and Dialogic Practices (CDP) have shaped our work in child protection.

Participants reflect on their experiences — not as finished “results,” but as living conversations that continue to evolve. As Harlene Anderson reminds us, “every conversation continues in different contexts and at different moments.”

We’re curious to know how these reflections resonate with you, and what new questions or ideas they might spark in your own work. If you’d like to share your thoughts, story or join the conversation, please write to us at info@mutuallearningprogram.org

STORY OF JOSE LUIS ENCINAS FROM PERU
It was around 3 in the afternoon and although no one had had lunch, we were all looking forward to these meetings after the encounters we called at that time «emotional recovery» of some 5,000 girls and boys, from several cities in Arequipa and Moquegua in southern Peru…
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STORY OF JAGRITI ACHARYYA CHOWDHURY FROM INDIA
This story is not only about a destination, but about the dialogic and collaborative journey that brought it into being. What began as a shared intention to explore and learn, evolved into the co-creation of a Women’s Resource Centre in Assam-a space envisioned not by one, but by….
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STORY OF KACHANA WATSON MABUKU FROM BOTSWANA
As a Community-Based Rehabilitation Officer with a background in rehabilitation medicine, I had the opportunity to coordinate a home-based care program for people with disabilities —an endeavor that at first seemed overwhelming for any one person or institution to manage alone… 
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