Activities of World Comics Finland
World Comics Finland is mainly concerned with development communication, but we have also introduced comics as a medium for self-expression in small and alternative groups e.g. in the Nordic countries.
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Workshops and courses
We arrange comics workshops and courses. Currently we have cooperation with organisations in Burundi, Kenya, Mozambique, Tanzania, India and Finland.
Lectures
We give lectures and talks on the use of comics as a development tool both in art schools and in institutions of social and political studies.
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Exhibitions
We have produced many exhibitions of grassroots comics and other local comics from India and Africa. We have also produced some exhibitions with grassroots comics from Finland (mainly made by immigrants).
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Manuals and instructions in different languages
We constantly improve and streamline our instructions and training manuals and the material is downloadable on our website. Currently we have basic manuals available in the following languages: Arabic, English, Finnish, French, Hindi, Kirundi, Portuguese, Somali, Swahili, and Urdu.
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Fundraising
We raise funds in different ways for our project work. Our activists draw caricatures at events or donate their time and talent in some other way. We offer illustrations to publications, and receive copyright compensation for the use of our instruction materials in publications and websites. We help organisations in finding possible funders for projects and assist them in budgeting for workshops.
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Promotion of the grassroots comics
We take part in comics festivals, events and seminars, and promote there the grassroots comics method as an on-the-ground, cost-effective, low-tech communication tool for small organisations all over the world.
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Who we are
World Comics Finland is a registered NGO, and is run on a voluntary basis. Its main activity is to promote grassroots comics as a development communication tool for NGOs.
Network and partners
World Comics Finland has several cooperation partners in a network spanning Asia, Africa, Middle East and Europe.
Interested in cooperation?
Do you need people to run a comics workshop? Do you need to train comics tutors? Would you like to publish a grassroots comics manual in your own language?
Grassroots comics concept
Grassroots comics are low-tech and inexpensive. They are a versatile communication tool for organisations that normally have very limited access to any media.
