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Methods for Community Transformation: A complete guide for practitioners, by Somesh Kumar. 2002, ITDG Publishings (333 pages)
Best list and description of the most specific tools. A must for all using participatory methods. Available from a publisher in India for about $15 US.
Participatory Workshops: A Sourcebook of 21 Sets of Ideas & Activities, by Robert Chambers. 2002, Earthscan www.earthscan.co.uk (220 pages)
A very good book of general participatory principles. It is more focused on running a workshop but has many ideas useful for anyone using participatory methods. Available from a publisher in India for about $12 US.
Visualisation in Participatory Programmes: How to Facilitate and Visualise Participatory Group Processes, by M. A. Salas, H. J. Tillmann, N. McKee, with N. Shahzadi. 2008, Southbound (204 pages)
Has excellent approaches and capsulizes some facilitation skills needed for participatory group process. Views the facilitator as a moderator or mediator between all the participants and the varied views that they represent. It emphasizes the importance of listening well, being a learner, and creatively moving with the participants to help with group process.
Walking with the Poor (and Working with the Poor), by Bryant Myers. 1999, Orbis Books, and republished by OMF literature 2008. (300 pages)
Provides an insightful, participatory perspective for working “with” the spiritually, socially and economically poor rather than doing things “to” or “for” the poor. Later chapters introduce a few participatory tools including Appreciative Inquiry. Available from Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions.
80 Tools for Participatory Development: Appraisal, Planning, Follow-up and Evaluation, by Frans Geilfus. 2008, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), PDF available here.
This resource provides stakeholders and development workers with a toolbox of resources which aim to improve community participation in development projects.
Participatory Methods website, by the Institute of Development Studies
A large online hub with information about what the participatory approach is, and how it can be used. Contains a wealth of information and resources.
Methods for Community Transformation: A complete guide for practitioners, by Somesh Kumar. 2002, ITDG Publishings (333 pages)
Best list and description of the most specific tools. A must for all using participatory methods. Available from a publisher in India for about $15 US.
Participatory Workshops: A Sourcebook of 21 Sets of Ideas & Activities, by Robert Chambers. 2002, Earthscan www.earthscan.co.uk (220 pages)
A very good book of general participatory principles. It is more focused on running a workshop but has many ideas useful for anyone using participatory methods. Available from a publisher in India for about $12 US.
Visualisation in Participatory Programmes: How to Facilitate and Visualise Participatory Group Processes, by M. A. Salas, H. J. Tillmann, N. McKee, with N. Shahzadi. 2008, Southbound (204 pages)
Has excellent approaches and capsulizes some facilitation skills needed for participatory group process. Views the facilitator as a moderator or mediator between all the participants and the varied views that they represent. It emphasizes the importance of listening well, being a learner, and creatively moving with the participants to help with group process.
Walking with the Poor (and Working with the Poor), by Bryant Myers. 1999, Orbis Books, and republished by OMF literature 2008. (300 pages)
Provides an insightful, participatory perspective for working “with” the spiritually, socially and economically poor rather than doing things “to” or “for” the poor. Later chapters introduce a few participatory tools including Appreciative Inquiry. Available from Amazon in paperback and Kindle editions.
80 Tools for Participatory Development: Appraisal, Planning, Follow-up and Evaluation, by Frans Geilfus. 2008, Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA), PDF available here.
This resource provides stakeholders and development workers with a toolbox of resources which aim to improve community participation in development projects.
Participatory Methods website, by the Institute of Development Studies
A large online hub with information about what the participatory approach is, and how it can be used. Contains a wealth of information and resources.
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