Hyderabad: Universities, colleges and students can play a critical role to play in community development, said Dr. Nagendra ...

Washington, November 14, 2012 – Involving local communities in decisions that affect their lives is central to making development more effective, and it has the potential to transform the role that ...

Marrakech – December 2018 is gearing up to be a pivotal month for migration on the world stage, and the epicentre is here, in Marrakech, Morocco, with two high-level fora taking place concerning ...

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 ...

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 ...

Introduction Demographic change is resulting in a growing number of individuals requiring nursing care, while the ...

"Participation" and "participatory development" have become mantras in contemporary development discourse. But certain cultural settings are better suited to local participation and collective action ...