The MAP facilitators handbook for promoting rural participation

The handbook is divided into five chapters. The first reviews some of the theoretical assumptions of MAP and introduces an approach to involving villagers in the planning process of rural development projects. It aslo briefly describes the role and responsibilities of facilitators in the promotion of participation. The second chapter presents a number of techniques for enabling the active participation in rural planning events. Chapter three discusses important factors in establishing a creative participatory environment in which effective group planning can occur. Chapter four examines ways to ensure quality results in each step of the planning process. The final chapter reviews the particular programme designs that have been used in applying MAP methodologies during the course of the research project. It ends with some suggestions on how MAP might be applied to fit the particular aims of other participation promotion programmes.