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Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa : An Overview

Recent reports document that the failure of projects in Africa over the past twenty years happened because local people's involvement and control were thought to be part of the goal of development, rather than the process of development. Many...

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Main Author:	Donnelly-Roark, Paula
Language:	English
Published:	World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:	INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES DONORS PROJECT FAILURES RISKS INSTITUTION BUILDING GRASS-ROOTS ORGANIZATIONS COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PARTICIPATIONS COMMUNITIES CONSULTATION INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS LEADERSHIP LOCAL CONTROL LOCAL GROUPS MARGINALIZED GROUPS PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES PARTICIPATORY PROCESS PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES PARTICIPATORY STRATEGIES PARTICIPATORY TECHNIQUES PROGRAMS RECOGNITION WATER SUPPLY
Online Access:	http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/10/439639/indigenous-knowledge-systems-sub-saharan-africa-overview http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10837