Audience: Those
working in development either using or with significant knowledge
of participatory assessment and methodologies
Learning
Methodology: Introducing
background and concepts; lessons learned; methodology
Subject: Participation,
empowerment and sustainable livelihoods
Content: The
evolution of participation and empowerment and it impact upon
the emergence of the SL approach. Six Sections: An overview
of the evolution of participation and empowerment in development
cooperation; Lessons learned from People-Centred development;
Pre-planning phase of UNDP's SL methodology; Assessment Planning;
Participatory Assessment of assets and adaptive strategies;
Annex including definitions and examples of participatory
techniques.
Contact:
Bureau for Policy Development, UNDP, One United Nations Plaza,
New York, NY 10017, USA / www.undp.org/sl/Documents/documents.htm
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