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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Refugee mom and daughter discuss the courage it took to flee Syria ...

Development in Practice offers practice-based analysis and research concerning the social dimensions of development and humanitarianism, and provides a worldwide forum for debate and the exchange of ...

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 ...

The Buenos Aires initiative forms part of The Chef Tours’ broader operational activity across multiple cities, where chef-led formats are used to structure culinary experiences. The participatory ...