The International League of Societies for Persons with Mental Handicap (ILSMH) has developed a program of partnership between member countries with varying needs and resources in order to create a better life for handicapped people throughout the world. Part I of the Partnership Guidelines contains, first, a summary of issues relevant to the development of partnership, including sections on the meaning of partnership, the myth of single-path solutions, the nature of human dignity, and organizational complexity within developing countries and the need for coordination and sharing of resources; and second, principles and strategies, including sections on the principle of alternative solutions, the principle of mutual understanding, respect and democratic learning, and the need for coordination through international organizations. Part 2 contains: (1) information on practical aspects of partnerships, including sections on prerequisites to successful projects, types of projects to be carried out, personnel, requirements of partners, and constraints; and (2) the basic format for writing a project proposal. An appendix describes the functions of the Partnership Market at the ILSMH World Congress in providing opportunities for sharing resources and information between developed and developing countries as well as among developing countries themselves. (VW)