Research interests include
Consultancies, evaluations and trainer training have been for clients in the South Pacific, Mali, South Africa, Zambia, Nepal and Greece. Alex Mavrocordatos has provided project evaluation and trainer training for DFID (Department for International Development), UNICEF and the British Council.
The content of these projects has included
During 2006 – 2010 he was co-ordinator of the mPPACT project which adapted TFD and PPP approaches to develop a methodology for a Pupil and Performing Arts Centred Teaching . the project trained some 55 teachers in Denmark, Greece, Cyprus and the UK and the course is still available internationally through the EU Comenius database of courses – or contacting cdcArts.
His list of publications include an e-Book 'The road to PPP' on-line web-book, (http://www.cdcarts.org/ppp ), articles for a range of publications and his audio-visual work includes Development Theatre: A Way to Listen, SOS Sahel.
He is editor of the mPPACT Manifest – a book which describes the process and rationale behind the EU Comenius mPPACT programme (see above)
street children in Lusaka depict daily realities
At the Fountain of Hope refuge in Lusaka, conflict between peers and between street children and police are a daily issue. These performances identify the problem, build awareness of the complexities among audiences and soliucit suggestions and strategies for change both in behaviour and in policy.