Community-led Research is What Today’s Development Needs: Global Community Action Guides to Support Community Organizers
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Dated: December 2018
Authors: International Accountability Project , Ishita Petkar , John Mwebe , Tom Weerachat
An article on medium.com containing information about community action and community-led research. The article links to downloadable materials (also linked in our database) from the International Accountability Project (IAP), and gives information about the importance of community-led research in the context of development. Examples from various countries, including Malawi, Kenya and Nepal, are given to demonstrate the impact that this approach has already had.
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https://medium.com/@accountability/community-led-research-is-what-todays-development-needs-global-community-action-guides-to-40246a2e9b71
https://medium.com/@accountability/community-led-research-is-what-todays-development-needs-global-community-action-guides-to-40246a2e9b71
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