MANUALS
Manual for Oral History Collection
Version 2024 · Kdei Karuna, developed with high school teachers · Supported by GIZ Civil Peace Service (GIZ-CPS)
How do you sit with someone as they speak about the hardest years of their life — and do it well, and do no harm? Drawn from two decades of Kdei Karuna's oral history work, this manual sets out our full approach in practical steps: planning and conducting interviews, processing and reviewing the story, and publishing it as a book, audio, or film. A dedicated chapter on trauma and basic mental health support covers care for both the storyteller and the interviewer. It closes with reference materials, checklists, a sample consent form, and an interview question guide.
For teachers, students, researchers, and anyone documenting community memory. A living document — we welcome your feedback.
Community - Intergenerational Dialogue: A Manual for Project Officers and Trainers OF “DEALING WITH THE PAST” PROJECTS
Version April 2018, updated 2026 · Developed by Kdei Karuna · Supported by Jean Salomé, GIZ-CPS
How do you open a conversation between a survivor who has carried a memory alone for forty years and a teenager who has only met that history in a textbook? This manual sets out the approach Kdei Karuna developed over two decades of community work: what dialogue is (and how it differs from debate), the three-step process from introduction through open sharing to shared commitments, and the roles that make it work — Local Facilitators, survivors and youth, and KdK staff, before, during, and after a session. Practical chapters cover facilitation and note-taking skills, with annexes offering question guides, dialogue settings, trauma and mental health materials, and an observation sheet.
For facilitators, trainers, educators, and anyone bringing generations into conversation about a difficult past.
