Governance Library
Edited By Sangeetha Purushothaman, Sarah Silliman, Soumita Basu, Sanjeev Pillay on behalf of the Huaioru Commission
2010
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By Sarah Silliman
Huairou Commission Publication
2009
9.4 MB
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By Sarah Silliman
Huairou Commission Publication
2009
2.88 MB
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By Suranjana Gupta
Huairou Commission Publication
2004
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By Monika Jaeckel
Huairou Commission Publication
2002
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By Dahlia Goldenberg
In Gender & Development, and Oxfam Journal
2008
Grassroots women’s leadership is important if democracy is to be ‘deepened’ _ that is, if representative democracies are to formally include citizen participation in more ways than simply voting in elections. One approach to deepening democracy is to encourage and support spaces _ both literal and metaphorical _ that enable grassroots women to organise as leaders and engage with local government to achieve change in their communities. This, it is hoped, will enable women to develop ongoing relationships with local government and achieve concrete improvements for their communities. The Huairou Commission and GROOTS International have developed an approach which helps grassroots women’s organisations to do this. This article examines how grassroots women’s organisations in Uganda, Kenya, and Russia have successfully adapted the Local to Local Dialogue method to their local contexts, empowering and recognising poor women as community leaders.
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By Sangeetha Purushothaman
Huairou Commission Publication
2002
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By Servicios Educativos El Augustino (SEA)
Servicios Educativos El Augustino (SEA) Publication
2009
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Transforming Development: Creating Synergies between Grassroots Women and Institutions of Governance
New York, USA: Huairou Commission, 2012. Published by Best Practices Foundation
Contributors: Preethi Krishnan and Priya Pillai
Additional Authors: Tara Tobin, Sudha Menon and Carolina Pinheiro
Editor(s): Dr. Sangeetha Purushothaman, Sarah Silliman
Transforming Development is published as part of the Huairou Commission Governance Campaign through the support of UNDP and the MDG 3 Fund of the Dutch Foreign Ministry. It is part of a series of tools, publications, and resource support that the Huairou Commission has developed to promote horizontal learning amongst grassroots women's groups and to document and share their strategies and lessons with policymaking and development institutions.
This compendium details the initiatives of grassroots organizations which have been supported in part by Huairou Commission initiatives: Damayan ng Maralitang Pilipinong Api (DAMPA) Inc., Espaço Feminista, GROOTS Kenya, GROOTS Peru, Lumanti Support Network for Shelter, Swayam Shikshan Prayog (SSP) and The Rede Pintadas Network.
It is intended for use as a resource showing the specific strategies, lessons and impacts of work in leadership development, participation in decision-making and improvement in the lives of women, their families and communities. These grassroots organizations illustrate how mobilized groups of women use existing governance mechanisms to participate actively in planning, decision-making, implementation and monitoring of public services in partnership with local government bodies.
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By Fundacion Guatemala, Programa de Ciudades Seguras
Fundacion Guatemala Publication
2009
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By Damayan ng Maralitang Pilipinong Api (DAMPA)-Member organization
Damayan ng Maralitand Pilipinong Api (DAMPA) Publication
2004
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By Centro de Intercambio y Servicios Para el Cono Sur (CISCSA)
Centro de Intercambio y Servicios Para el Cono Sur (CISCSA)
2009
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By Grassroots Women’s Empowerment Center (GWEC) and the Caloocan City Government- Member Organization
Grassroots Women’s Empowerment Center (GWEC) Publication
2004
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By Rut Kolínská on behalf of GROOTS International and the Huairou Commission
Czech Mother Centers Publication
2007
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By Prema Gopalan, Suranjana Gupta, Shannon Hayes, and Birte Sholtz
GROOTS International Publication
2008
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