Programmes for cultural change

through

methods based on Equal Dignity

Updated Oct. 30th 2010

This page fflh.no/likeverd/equaldignity.html gives links to pages in English

A short introduction for a MDG-meeting March 23th 2010 fflh.no/dialog/S6584a-mdg.html

WHY p1: Citations from Myrdal, Burns and Senge on the present use of largely blueprint planning for change in communities and nations which .

HOW p2: The possibility of exploring formative planning by participatory action research in two potential large programmes.

An appeal to your main ethical aspiration

fflh.no/likeverd/appeal for equal dignity.html (about 4 pp) Cf. Norw. version

Signed by Truls W. Gedde-Dahl, Harald Jodalen, Gunnar Øygard

Board members, The Foundation for Local Health trials. fflh.no/fond.html

The support from former head of The Nobel Peace Price Committee, prof. Ole Danbolt Mjøs is explained. Also the talks with the former head of a main Health Service Research unit prof. Peter F Hjort is acknowledged.

In addition three experienced persons give their short but very illuminating support

fflh.no/likeverd/responses to equal dignity appeal.html (in Norwegian)

Comments are welcome by mail.

(Our very small financial and time bases is used for helping these programmes - thus we have had no resources for better formal presentations here on our site fflh.no. )

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Chapter headings translated freely from Norwegian in fflh.no/likeverd/

Systemic education of facilitators

for combined social and material development

You may creatively develop your motives for and ways of how your may support the ideas, rationales and/or concrete help for the programmes. (utsagn.html in Norw.)

Contents in boxes

#-1            Invitation for silver collection in Norwegian Later?: in English

#-2            Difficulties which must be met (( e.g. on corruption ))

#-3            "Come with us” and help good development by prevention of bad habits 

 #-4            Solid projects

 #-5            Participatory methods for learning and action (Participatory Action Research)

 #-6            Educating facilitators in Tanzania (context: meetingpointtanga.net

 #-7            Educating facilitators in India (context: some in English) & manavodaya.org.in

#-8            How you may support the case?   "what and how much may I afford? "

#-9            Some links etc. also a bit in English about our Foundation : - FFLH

The programmes are developing themselves according to formative planning. Thus for updated details of progress you have to contact Ruth, Varun or Truls directly. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX