LIKE in case of other social indicators, it is a matter of concern that Pakistan is deficient in health facilities and expertise when compared to many other developing countries. It ranks 147th for ...

Read this article in Romanian. While co-decision mechanisms in Ukrainian municipalities have been suspended due to the war, participatory tools could still help support and integrate Ukrainian ...

In this Participation, Inclusion and Social Change cluster Seminar we are celebrating our new partnership with Fundacion Paraguaya (the developers of the Poverty Stoplight) and will discuss and share ...

I recently had the pleasure of talking with Martin Burt during the launch of his book Who Owns Poverty at IDS. The book describes a new social innovation tool ‘the Poverty Stoplight’, developed by ...

“Shirakti Taraqi”, or participatory development, a book written by renowned writer Arif Hassan was launched at a hotel here on Friday. The launch was followed by a lecture by the author on ...

This chapter delineates the evolution of two contested, closely related concepts in development ethics – empowerment and participatory development. While empowerment originated in radical feminist ...

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 ...

DUBAI, 3rd April, 2026 (WAM) -- The Community Development Authority (CDA) in Dubai held a participatory design session at Al Khawaneej Majlis, aimed at enhancing social financial benefit services and ...