Development from Within
Facilitating Collective Reflection for Sustainable Change
Business & Finance, Economics, Development & Growth
| Author: | Varun Vidyarthi, Patricia A. Wilson | ISBN: | 9781469121895 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris US | Publication: | June 9, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Xlibris US | Language: | English |
| Author: | Varun Vidyarthi, Patricia A. Wilson |
| ISBN: | 9781469121895 |
| Publisher: | Xlibris US |
| Publication: | June 9, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Xlibris US |
| Language: | English |
"Development from below" is not enough. The key to sustainable social change is development from within- change in individual and group consciousness that leads to collective capacity for self-management among people's organizations. This book is a conversation between a practitioner and a scholar of participatory development exploring the inner and outer journeys of both development facilitators and women villagers. It is grounded in the experience of manavodaya, a non-profit organization that has facilitated self help groups among rural poor and trained development practitioners in methods of dialogue and empowerment for over twenty years. The book presents a successful method of dialogue called collective reflection that has enabled significant changes in the lives of the participants-both development professionals and villagers alike.
"Development from below" is not enough. The key to sustainable social change is development from within- change in individual and group consciousness that leads to collective capacity for self-management among people's organizations. This book is a conversation between a practitioner and a scholar of participatory development exploring the inner and outer journeys of both development facilitators and women villagers. It is grounded in the experience of manavodaya, a non-profit organization that has facilitated self help groups among rural poor and trained development practitioners in methods of dialogue and empowerment for over twenty years. The book presents a successful method of dialogue called collective reflection that has enabled significant changes in the lives of the participants-both development professionals and villagers alike.
