Senegal : Grassroots Democracy in Action
At a time when the fate of national representative government in Senegal, still hangs in the balance, a variety of grassroots organizations is seemingly, and unexpectedly laying some of the groundwork for future change. Notions of "democracy&q...
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okr-10986-108222021-06-14T11:02:55Z Senegal : Grassroots Democracy in Action Easton, Peter ACCOUNTABILITY ADULT EDUCATION BENEFICIARIES CERTIFICATION CHILDREN'S RIGHTS CLINICS COLLABORATION COMMUNITIES CONFLICT CROPS CURRICULUM DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES DISCRIMINATION ETHNIC GROUPS FEMALE CIRCUMCISION GENDER GIRLS HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERSHIP LEARNING NGOS NON-FORMAL EDUCATION PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP READING RURAL AREAS SEXUALITY SOCIETY TRANSPARENCY VILLAGE VIOLENCE YOUNG PEOPLE DEMOCRATIZATION GRASSROOTS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS RURAL WOMEN ADULT EDUCATION DEMOCRATIC VALUES TRAINING COURSES WOMEN'S NGOS EMPOWERMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY INCOME GENERATION CAPACITY BUILDING BENEFICIARY PARTICIPATION RURAL AREAS HUMAN RIGHTS DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN INFORMATION DISSEMINATION COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION At a time when the fate of national representative government in Senegal, still hangs in the balance, a variety of grassroots organizations is seemingly, and unexpectedly laying some of the groundwork for future change. Notions of "democracy" - adapted to local Senegalese conditions - are being woven among various assertions of human rights. The note describes how a rural women's non-formal education program, has been developing a brand of local training in democratic principles, and behaviors. Efforts specifically targeted women, and included lessons in problem-solving, income generation, African-language literacy, and child health. However, one such effort was a module on women's health, which included the taboo subject - women's sexuality - triggering an unsuspected emphasis on human rights, particularly as it relates to discrimination, and violence. The surprising results were conducive to surface the term "democracy", laying the foundation for a training sequence where democracy would be used as a cover term for the social arrangements, under which human rights could be guaranteed, and people could determine their own destiny. Results were evident on a number of fronts: children's rights, girl's access to school, and female circumcision, among others. The democracy debate appears to be having major effects on practice, within local associations, and communities, which includes notions of accountability, transparency, and governance. 2012-08-13T13:12:36Z 2012-08-13T13:12:36Z 2000-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2000/01/1671226/senegal-grassroots-democracy-action http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10822 English Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 16 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Brief Publications & Research Africa Senegal |
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ACCOUNTABILITY ADULT EDUCATION BENEFICIARIES CERTIFICATION CHILDREN'S RIGHTS CLINICS COLLABORATION COMMUNITIES CONFLICT CROPS CURRICULUM DEMOCRACY DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES DISCRIMINATION ETHNIC GROUPS FEMALE CIRCUMCISION GENDER GIRLS HUMAN RIGHTS LEADERSHIP LEARNING NGOS NON-FORMAL EDUCATION PARTICIPATORY RESEARCH PARTNERSHIP READING RURAL AREAS SEXUALITY SOCIETY TRANSPARENCY VILLAGE VIOLENCE YOUNG PEOPLE DEMOCRATIZATION GRASSROOTS NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS RURAL WOMEN ADULT EDUCATION DEMOCRATIC VALUES TRAINING COURSES WOMEN'S NGOS EMPOWERMENT OF CIVIL SOCIETY INCOME GENERATION CAPACITY BUILDING BENEFICIARY PARTICIPATION RURAL AREAS HUMAN RIGHTS DISCRIMINATORY PRACTICES VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN INFORMATION DISSEMINATION COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION Easton, Peter Senegal : Grassroots Democracy in Action |
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At a time when the fate of national
representative government in Senegal, still hangs in the
balance, a variety of grassroots organizations is seemingly,
and unexpectedly laying some of the groundwork for future
change. Notions of "democracy" - adapted to local
Senegalese conditions - are being woven among various
assertions of human rights. The note describes how a rural
women's non-formal education program, has been
developing a brand of local training in democratic
principles, and behaviors. Efforts specifically targeted
women, and included lessons in problem-solving, income
generation, African-language literacy, and child health.
However, one such effort was a module on women's
health, which included the taboo subject - women's
sexuality - triggering an unsuspected emphasis on human
rights, particularly as it relates to discrimination, and
violence. The surprising results were conducive to surface
the term "democracy", laying the foundation for a
training sequence where democracy would be used as a cover
term for the social arrangements, under which human rights
could be guaranteed, and people could determine their own
destiny. Results were evident on a number of fronts:
children's rights, girl's access to school, and
female circumcision, among others. The democracy debate
appears to be having major effects on practice, within local
associations, and communities, which includes notions of
accountability, transparency, and governance. |
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Easton, Peter |
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Easton, Peter |
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Senegal : Grassroots Democracy in Action |
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Senegal : Grassroots Democracy in Action |
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Senegal : Grassroots Democracy in Action |
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Senegal : Grassroots Democracy in Action |
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Senegal : Grassroots Democracy in Action |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2012 |
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