{"id":3838,"date":"2025-12-09T14:24:43","date_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:24:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/k3expo\/?p=3838"},"modified":"2025-12-09T14:24:43","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T13:24:43","slug":"internship-at-indigenous-climate-observatories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wpmu.mau.se\/k3expo\/2025\/12\/09\/internship-at-indigenous-climate-observatories\/","title":{"rendered":"Internship at Indigenous Climate Observatories"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Anastasiia Cheliadina<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Program<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Interaction design bachelor<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Workplace<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Indigenous Climate Observatories, under supervision of Lizette Reitsma<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My role<\/h5>\n\n\n\n

Interaction designer<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Poster<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

During my internship with the Indigenous Climate Observatories, I worked in Eswatini and Sweden, contributing to community-engaged research and participatory design. In Eswatini, I documented traditional ecological knowledge about local trees and forest ecosystems through semi-structured interviews, participant observation, and visual methods such as photography and drone imaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Sweden, I developed a conceptual model for a flexible mapping database for Siphonochilus aethiopicus (wild African ginger), exploring design\u2019s role in supporting community-led ecological monitoring. I also helped organise field-based activities during the visit of Gugu Sibandze, creating opportunities for informal knowledge exchange and cross-cultural learning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My ongoing task involves creating a simple game that encourages conversation about weather-forecasting practices in Lesotho. Overall, the internship strengthened my skills in participatory methods and co-creative, context-sensitive design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n