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Peer reviewedMadu, Ephraim N.; Umebali, Emmanuel E. – Community Development Journal, 1993
A survey of 23 chairpersons of town unions (rural sociocultural organizations) in Nigeria indicated that self-help projects in education and rural development were concentrated in areas lacking infrastructure. Recommendations were made for an organizing framework, leadership training, government assistance, and efforts to encourage active…
Descriptors: Community Development, Community Organizations, Cooperatives, Foreign Countries
Peer reviewedAdejunmobi, A. – Community Development Journal, 1990
A study of three Nigerian villages produced the following suggestions for improving the problems facing rural community development: democratic participative decision making, care in project selection, government incentives, promotion of adult literacy, and well-trained community workers. (SK)
Descriptors: Community Development, Developing Nations, Foreign Countries, Participative Decision Making
Peer reviewedOkpala, Donatus C. I. – Human Organization, 1980
The paper documents and analyzes the nature of community self-help efforts in rural areas of Anambra State, Nigeria. It notes that community perceptions of development are based on a social and economic yardstick and differ from the prevailing public policy on agricultural development. (Author/SB)
Descriptors: Agriculture, Community Development, Community Planning, Developing Nations
Kleymeyer, Charles D. – Grassroots Development, 1992
Discusses how cultural vitality drives successful community development. Links cultural, community, and environmental values. Examines successes and failures of programs attempting to link culture and development in Panama, Ecuador, and Colombia. Examines role of cultural self-examination for creating new development paradigm. Examines prospects…
Descriptors: Change Strategies, Citizen Participation, Community Development, Community Programs
Inter-American Foundation, Rosslyn, VA. – 1989
The Inter-American Foundation (IAF), an independent agency created by Congress, funds local private organizations that support the self-help efforts of the poor in 25 Latin American and Caribbean countries. In fiscal year 1989, IAF approved 208 new grants, 175 grant supplements, and other program activities totaling over $25 million. The average…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Annual Reports, Developmental Programs, Economic Development
PDF pending restorationInter-American Foundation, Arlington, VA. – 1997
This report summarizes 1997 activities of the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), an independent agency of the U.S. government. The IAF promotes equitable, participatory, and sustainable self-help development in Latin America and the Caribbean by awarding grants directly to local organizations, as well as by entering into partnerships with public-…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Action, Community Cooperation, Community Development
Download full textInter-American Foundation, Arlington, VA. – 1998
This report summarizes 1998 activities of the Inter-American Foundation (IAF), an independent agency of the U.S. government. The IAF promotes equitable, participatory, and sustainable self-help development in Latin America and the Caribbean by awarding grants directly to local organizations, as well as by entering into partnerships with public-…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Community Action, Community Cooperation, 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
Peer reviewedO'Cinneide, Micheal S. – Research in Rural Education, 1987
Describes adult educational program by University College Galway in rural West Ireland, following significant out-migration of young people. Aim is to encourage development initiatives, community participation, and self help. Program includes lectures, seminars, and class projects. Program's successes noted. (Author/TES)
Descriptors: Adult Education, Adult Programs, Community Change, Community Development
Boeren, Ad, Ed.; Kater, Adri, Ed. – 1990
This book documents the experiences that were gathered in project DELSILIFE, Development of a Coordinated Educational Intervention System for Improving the Quality of Life of the Rural Poor through Self-Reliance. The project was carried out by the Regional Center for Educational Innovation and Technology (INNOTECH) for the South-East Asian…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Case Studies, Community Action, Community Education
