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Cruz, Rosamaria – Grassroots Development, 2003
In recent decades, rural Mayan women in Guatemala have been working to overcome long-standing disadvantages: illiteracy, poverty, lack of basic community services, and lack of respect for women's abilities and contributions. Profiles of 10 Mayan women describe their educational experiences and their community development work, particularly in the…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Health Services, Entrepreneurship, Foreign Countries
Felty, Amelia Smith – 1991
A case study was conducted of the organized, cooperative efforts of women in six communities in Bolivia. From December 1978 through January 1988, visits were made to women's organizations called "mothers' clubs." Effects of club membership on members, their families, and their communities were examined. A research review showed that: (1)…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Clubs, Community Action, Community Development
Patil, B. R. – 1989
Of the total number of illiterate people in the world, half are in India. National programs for adult education in India are the Community Development Program, Farmers Functional Literacy Project, and National Adult Education Program, participants in which include voluntary agencies, state resource centers, and district resource units. When the…
Descriptors: Adult Basic Education, Adult Literacy, Citizen Participation, Community Action

Tsey, Komla; Patterson, David; Whiteside, Mary; Baird, Leslie; Baird, Bradley – Australian Journal of Rural Health, 2002
A participatory action research process was used to support an Aboriginal men's group in Queensland (Australia). Using a reflective approach, the men's group defined principles and values to which they aspired, then identified four strategies to enable them to become constructive members of the community: personal development, employment,…
Descriptors: Aboriginal Australians, Action Research, Community Development, Cultural Education