This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract Local participation in development programs has become standard rhetoric in many initiatives throughout Latin America. While states have ...

In April 2015, Maji Safi Group received word from district health officials of 30 confirmed cases of cholera in the Rorya District in northern Tanzania, where our organization operates. Though cholera ...

The World Bank has repeatedly acknowledged the importance of participation, good governance, and accountability for development. As both human rights and development experts have noted, respect for ...

Development in Practice, Vol. 13, No. 1 (Feb., 2003), pp. 40-56 (17 pages) This paper reflects critically on issues of North-South collaboration and participatory research arising from a project on ...

One of the most interesting aspects of this placement was the opportunity to work with the Communauté de Base (COBA), a local organization which is responsible for the implementation and monitoring of ...

In-depth analysis of efforts to induce “bottom up” civic engagement in development reveals valuable lessons. Locally-managed projects to improve services and empower poor people are a vital mode of ...

Africa needs to take control over its own development strategy through a participatory and coordinated approach that involves a more effective mobilization and use of domestic financial and ...

This chapter delineates the evolution of two contested, closely related concepts in development ethics – empowerment and participatory development. While empowerment originated in radical feminist ...

It’s a well-known fact that a strong corporate learning program is an effective retention tool. By encouraging employees to actively participate, employees can better understand new concepts ...

(L to R) Van Covington, Papa Mbye, Murad Sayf, Christopher Webley, Philli Irvin, and McKayla Chandler in the NEW RULES space. Christopher Webley is not a traditional real-estate developer. He wants to ...