DLiD: Data Literacies in Displacement
A training tool developed with displaced people to enhance equity, accountability and empowerment through data processes within the humanitarian sector
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The DLiD training tool
The DLiD (Data Literacies in Displacement) training tool develops insights from research conducted with humanitarians and displaced persons as part of the Data and Displacement project.
The tool is designed for use by humanitarians working with or for affected communities, and highlights the importance of engaging data literacy as a process of shared learning.
Co-produced with humanitarians and representatives of displaced communities from Nigeria, the tool seeks to facilitate the development of:
- Inclusive data literacies
- Shared learning with affected communities
- Improved data contextualisation
The importance of equity with, accountability to and the empowerment of affected people have all been emphasised within the humanitarian sector over recent years. We start from the observation that humanitarian data practices often undermine these values, and that this is indicative of the need for a deepened commitment to the advancement of data literacy as a process of shared learning.
The DLiD training tool invites reflection on the barriers that impede equitable data practices, meaningful accountability and shared learning. It is grounded in lived experiences of data processes and the testimonies of affected communities.
The DLiD Team
Project Lead:
Professor Vicki Squire (University of Warwick)
Co-Leads:
Professor Ọláyínká Àkànle (University of Ibadan)
Professor Olufunke Fayehun (University of Ibadan)
Dr Prithvi Hirani (International Organization for Migration - IOM)
Professor Briony Jones (University of Warwick)
Dr Mauricio Palma-Gutiérrez (University of Warwick)
Professor Dallal Stevens (University of Warwick)
The DLiD tool is nearly ready to trial and will be available soon - watch this space!
D&D Site
Learn more about the Data & Displacement project (2020-2022) hosted by the University of Warwick and partners hereLink opens in a new window
Contact
You can contact the Principal Investigator, Professor Vicki Squire, at:
V.J.Squire@warwick.ac.uk
Partners
- The Univeristy of Warwick
- The University of Ibadan
- IOM - the International Organization for Migration