LSP Working Paper 15

LSP Working Paper 15

People Centred Approaches in Different Cultural
Contexts Sub-Programme

Applying people centred development
approaches within FAO
Some practical lessons

Pari Baumann, Marta Bruno, Dervla Cleary, Olivier Dubois and Ximena Flores
With contributions from
Patrizio Warren, Teresa Maffei, and Jan Johnson

based on a consultation process within FAO

March 2004

Livelihood Support Programme (LSP)
An inter-departmental Programme for improving support for enhancing livelihoods of the rural poor.
   

FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS

Table of Contents

Cover photograph acknowledgements: Jorieke Potters, FAO
Media Archive and Jan Johnson

This paper was prepared under contract with the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). The positions and opinions presented are those of the authors alone, and are not intended to represent the views of FAO.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

The Livelihood Support Programme

People - Centred Approaches in Different Cultural Contexts Sub-Programme

Acknowledgements

List of Acronyms

Executive Summary

1. Introduction and Background

2. Approach and Scope

3. Definitions and Limitations - Adjusting to the Findings of the Study

4. The Structural Context of Development Approaches

4.1 The Cultural, Regional and Linguistic Context of Development Approaches (CRL)
4.2 Brief and Informal Histories of Development according to FAO staff
4.3 The FAO ‘No-Name Approach’: The informal organizational culture towards rural development and its applications. Initial findings from interviews

5. Preliminary Findings on the Main Constraints in Applying People-Centred Development Approaches

5.1 The Guiding Principles - Overlap between Principles and Objectives
5.2 Finding the Right Focus in Implementing Development Projects
5.3 The Development Cycle
5.4 Cross-Cutting Issues
5.5 Overcoming Common Fault Lines

6. Key Concluding Questions

ANNEX 1: Profile of the Main Development Approaches in the Study

Sustainable Livelihoods
Farming Systems
Integrated Rural Development
Gestion de terroirs
Latin American Approaches
Brief Profile of the Secondary Development Approaches

ANNEX 2: Bibliography

Further Information about the LSP

LSP Working Papers to August 2004