The Vwanji research report is now ready to read! The research in the Vwanji language area was conducted primarily through interviews, so the analysis and findings are framed differently to the report written regarding research in the Malila and Nyakyusa language areas, which was conducted using Outcome Harvesting (see previous blog post). The primary researcher was my colleague, Juhudi Konga, who was able to apply his recently acquired research skills gained from his iDelta training. I then supported him by analysing the data and writing the report, with his input. Again I would like to thank Jeff Robinson, SIL Tanzania’s Language Programs Director, for his feedback and advice on the report, as well as his encouragement to do this research in the first place. If you don't have time to read the whole report, then I would encourage you to read the Executive summary, Section 4 (Observations and Implications) and Section 6 (Conclusions and Recommendations). Th...
Using 'Outcome Harvesting' methodology, SIL Tanzania is researching how communities have been impacted by Bible translation (in particular the publication of the New Testament in print and audio form) and related materials and activities (in particular Scripture engagement materials and activities), in local languages. This blog tells the story of how we are going about it.