Methodology

An Archival system for individual collectors and archival institutions to build a collaborative framework to resolve the conflict between the fluid, flexible, and constantly changing nature of participatory archives and the rigidity of copyright, which impacts power relations between the owner, researcher, and public, and aims to empower the stakeholders in the participatory archiving process beyond the virtual realm

It’s the first step in building a participatory and interactive archive of popular neighborhoods inside and outside Cairo. It is part of the Participatory Archives Charter initiative, launched by the Shubra Archive to facilitate the work of community archives within the context of the Global South