Photovoice as a tool for participatory evaluation : the community's view of process and impact.

Photovoice is the process by which people use photography to record and reflect their lives from their own point of view. Through doing this their collective knowledge about community issues is increased and used to inform policy makers and the broader society about issues of greatest concern and pride to them with the aim of bringing about change. In this case study from rural China women involved in a community health project used photovoice to evaluate project activities. The way in which photovoice can contribute to a community's ability to reflect its own culture is discussed.