The development of the Participation Website has benefited from a participatory process of discussion and exchange of ideas among interested FAO staff members. The website design and development have benefited from the contribution of several consultants, FAO staff and the assistance of various FAO units. A Participation Website Team facilitates the conceptual and technical development and takes care of the regular maintenance, updating and promotion of the Website. The Gender, Equity and Rural Employment Division (ESW) provides financial support to this website.

The Participation Website Team

Left to right: Rossella Pulcrino; Clarissa Ruggieri; Bernd Seiffert



Participation Website Team

Overall co-ordination: Bernd Seiffert, Officer ESW
Technical support and maintenance: Clarissa Ruggieri, Consultant ESW
Data maintenance and general support: FAO volunteer (currently Rossella Pulcrino)

Consultants and translators having supported the development of the Participation Website in the past include

Paloma Vivaldi (focal point for the Spanish Version, technical support and maintenance), Karin Halborg (focal point for the Arabic Version, HTML and graphic support), Ana Maria Vargas (data maintenance and translation); Anja Katrin Fleig (concept development of the field tools section); Marilee Karl (concept development of the library section) Amanda FoxVivalrelli (data maintenance); Jeanett Van Acker (translation); Dominique Mortera (translation); Esmat Nasr (translation); Abdul Ibrahim (translation), Ana Guerrero (focal point for the Spanish Version, technical support and maintenance); Frédérique Banoun (translation).

Volunteers having supported the development of the Participation Website in the past include

Jan Engels
Oswaldo Gomez
Daniel Joecker
Till Blume
Stephan Dohrn
Daniel Rubio Benito
David Lehmkuhl
David Lanzi
Antoine Pic

Programming Support: Library, and Links database

Fernando Servan (KCCM)
Antonio Petti (KCEW)
Nicholas Waltham (KCEW)
Mauro Donati (Isinet)

Programming Support: Field tools, Discussion, Projects database

Kurt Vertucci (KCTP)
Karl Morteo (KCTP)
Anish John (KCTP)
Lacerda Wellington (FAORAF)

Webdesign and Graphic design

Nick Rubery (KCIR)

Collaboration with other FAO Units/ Groups (among others):

KCT
AFH
ESAF
KCI
KCE
ESW
TCOM/FPMIS
David Lubin Library
FAO SALES
WAICENT