A guide to ensuring that people play an active part in the development process.

How can facilitators be used to enable people's participation in development processes and projects? This book presents the experiences of facilitators from a variety of settings. It combines their conceptual thinking with practical 'how-to' hints for successful participatory projects.

Foreword - Robert Chambers Participation - Shirley A White

Walk the Talk! PART ONE: THE ART OF ACTIVATION The Catalyst Communicator - Shirley A White and K Sadanandan Nair

Facilitation without Fear Facilitator or Advocate - Ndunge Kiiti and Erik Nielsen

What's the Difference? Synergizing Participation - Simone St Anne

Are You Able to Enable? A Journey in Search of Facilitative Communication - Ricardo Ramirez Confessions of an Outside Facilitator - Peggy Koniz-Booher

Developing Educational Materials in the Dominican Republic Listening, Respect and Caring - Jim Lees and Sonali Ojha

The Heart of Participatory Work with Children PART TWO: THE ART OF TECHNIQUE Facilitating Participatory Action Research - Ricardo G[ac]omez

Looking into the Future with Orlando Fals Borda Women in Agriculture - Kathleen E Colverson

Participation and Access Linking Scientist and Farmer - Meredith Fowlie

Insights from a Nepal Experience Participatory Use of Economic Indicators - Josh Galper Facilitating Grassroots Participation in Development - Chike Anyaegbunam, Paolo Mefalopulos and Titus Moetsabi

New Training Models and Techniques The Discovery Principle - Renuka Bery

A Participatory Approach to Training Planning Community Radio as Participatory Development - John L Hochheimer Facilitating Participation - Don Richardson

Accessing Internet Services for Development PART THREE: THE ART OF COMMUNITY BUILDING Opening the Door for People's Participation - Marilyn W Hoskins

Enabling Participatory Decision-Making at the Grassroots - Joseph Ascroft and Ilias Hristodoulakis Confronting Conflict through Collaborative Action - Anne Marie Johnston So What's All the Limping About? - Shirley A White