Tag Archives: Social capital

Researcher’s social capital: Liaising with local actors for effective ethnographic research

Having a good relationship with a local NGO helped me participate in severalevents not strictly related to my research. Seen above, women dancing on Women\’s Day to kill time before the formal event began. They sang local songs,spun in giddy circles and all in all entertained everyone around! The doing of research is something thatContinue reading “Researcher’s social capital: Liaising with local actors for effective ethnographic research”

Harvest season: The important of social capital to a farming household

I\’m tired. And it’s only 8:00 am. I trudge along the dirt track that leads me to the latest village I have been frequenting. After two bus rides that pulverised my morning meal quite successfully, and a quick zip on a motorcycle, during which I nearly flew, I must complete the last 2 km onContinue reading “Harvest season: The important of social capital to a farming household”