The rural support programme: empowering the rural poor in Pakistan / Ali Dastgeer -- The women centre for change Penang : empowering the women of Malaysia / Siti Hawa Ali -- The Satyodaya Centre: empowering Tamil estate workers in Sri Lanka / Muthuvadivoo Sinnathamby -- The experience of Sahayi: capacity building for sustainable development / Gregory Placid
Summary
"This volume documents powerful lessons in empowerment drawn from the varied experiences of four Asian NGOs engaged respectively in participatory approaches to rural development (Pakistan), tackling the problems of violence against women (Malaysia), improving conditions for Tamil estate workers (Sri Lanka) and capacity-building for local and community-based organisations (India). Besides presenting a diverse range of approaches to people's development, they also describe new trends among NGOs working with marginalised groups in Asia."--BOOK JACKET
