found: Work cat.: Packalen, L. Grassroots comics, a development communication tool, 2007:p. 9 ("Grassroots comics, i.e. comics that are made by socially active people themselves, rather than by campaign and art professionals, are genuine voices which encourage local debate in the society. Furthermore, they are inexpensive and the technology is not complicated--pens, papers and access to a copying machine are usually enough.")
found: Counter corruption through comics (CCC) Web site, Mar. 28, 2008(Grassroots comics drawn by the common people, later on altered into comic strips and placed in newspapers, magazines, NGO journals and websites, this shows real mass to media linkage; Grassroots comics are low cost and easy to reproduce)
found: Grassroots comics in Tanzania, via WWW, Mar. 28, 2008(workshop on grassroots comics production; Tanzanian NGO-activists made comics for their own NGOs during a four-day workshop in April 2003 in Dar es Salaam; it is the story, its drama and humour, not the drawing skills as such, which is important in comics; the stories were made as wallposters, an inexpensive format that can be made even with a photocopying machine)
found: World Comics India Web site, Mar. 28, 2008:home page (World Comics India (WCI) is collective of cartoonists, media persons and grassroots activists. WCI promotes comics as a communication tool and as mode of self-expression in remote and difficult areas South Asia and other countries.) comic strips (World Comics India has recently started a syndicated grassroots comics' strip service. These are comics drawn by common people living in rural hinterland and moffusil towns of the country. None of them are professional artists but they have been using comics as a tool for communication)
found: How to make grassroot comics, via The Communication Initiative Network Web site, Mar. 28, 2008(Grassroots comics are usually developed by individuals in the community that the comic is intended for, rather than a professional artist, as this will encourage a storyline more appropriate to the audience. Grassroots comics are also usually in a format that requires few resources and is easy to reproduce - such as in black and white on A4 size paper.)
found: How to make grassroots comics, via HighBeam research Web site, Mar. 28, 2008(The great strength of grassroots comics is their local content. They are made by local activists for local distribution. This is the cornerstone of their efficiency. People are always curious as to what other people in their locality think about a particular issue. Grassroots comics are also low-tech (sometimes just photocopies), cheap and quick to produce.)
found: Google search, Mar. 28, 2008(446 hits for "grassroots comics"; 496 for "grass roots comics"; 154 for "grassroot comics"; 6 for "grass root comics")
