One cannot expect positive results from a programme which fails to respect the views of people it aims to help. Anna Colom explains how to do participation well While I was researching the potential ...

The poor have the potential to change their destiny and end poverty, if they are organised, save their resources and hone their skills. These three principles form the cornerstone of Shoaib Sultan ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

Participatory dynamics in international development refer to the processes by which local stakeholders are actively engaged in the conception, design, implementation and evaluation of development ...

I recently had the pleasure of talking with Martin Burt during the launch of his book Who Owns Poverty at IDS. The book describes a new social innovation tool ‘the Poverty Stoplight’, developed by ...

It is often an article of faith in development circles that community participation is a prerequisite for successful projects. But a World Bank report last week underlines the difficulties in ...

There is great potential to take a bottom-up approach to development planning in the drylands that includes the knowledge, input, and support of dryland communities. To date, pastoralists have had ...