14575: Elwell: A New Resource (fwd)

[Bob Corbett <corbetre@webster.edu>]

From: Natalie Elwell <NElwell@wn.org>

"Union Makes Strength":
Building a Peasant Organization in Rural Haiti
Published by World Neighbors, Inc.
English; 52pp; $10

This report details the growth of the grassroots peasant association
OPD-8, supported by World Neighbors - Haiti.  The program and resulting
organization were intentionally designed to encourage broad-based
participation and democratic decision-making, and to test the theory
that strong local organizations are essential to the effectiveness and
sustainability of any development program.

This Case Study shares:
*methods used to improve members' overall well-being by providing
tangible benefits in the areas of sustainable agricuture and food
production, income and asset building, and comunity and reproductive
health.

*valuable lessons in how to help marginalized people begin to develop
the skills they need to participate in decision-making processes through
their involvement in a democratically run local organization.

Order this 52-page case study for US$10 plus shipping, from World
Neighbors, 4127 NW 122nd St., Oklahoma City, OK  73120, USA;
405/752-9700 (phone); 405/752-9393 (fax); order@wn.org (email);
or order on-line at www.wn.org.  From our website you can also download
a free PDF version of this publication.

Please direct any questions or comments to:
Natalie Elwell
International Publications Associate
World Neighbors
4127 NW 122nd Street
Oklahoma City, OK  73120
405/752-9700 phone
405/752-9393 fax
nelwell@wn.org
www.wn.org