The Aga Khan Rural Support Programme: A Journey through Grassroots Development - Hardcover

Shoaib Sultan. Khan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0195476689 ISBN 13: 9780195476682

Publisher: OUP Pakistan, 2009

Synopsis

The book is a narration of participatory development experience in the rural areas of South Asia. It is meant for both the professional and lay reader interested in poverty alleviation and rural development. The lessons learned in rural development based on the author's work over the last fifty years in various areas of South Asia are narrated in the context of "working within the system and living within the means". The basic principles of rural development are described through the process of engaging rural men and women to shape their lives. Inspirational contents of the efforts of rural people are combined with operational details of interaction between these people and professionals to ignite hope and offer guidelines for changing the lives of the teeming millions by mobilizing their own potential. The book would be of interest not only to professionals in the non profit sector but policy makers and development managers in the government because it offers insight about enabling government to reach the poor at the household level through social mobilization. The book is a valuable addition to the knowledge on people-centered development and evidence based advocacy for policy change conducive to sustainable development.

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About the Author

Shoaib Sultan Khan studied Literature, Law and Public Administration at the Universities of Lucknow and Cambridge. He served for 25 years as a CSP Officer in the Government of Pakistan, 12 years with the Geneva-based Aga Khan Foundation and 14 years with UNICEF and UNDP. Since 2005 he is involved with the Rural Support Programmes of Pakistan on a voluntary basis as honorary Chairman of Rural Support Programmes Network (RSPN), National Rural Support Programme (NRSP), Sindh Rural Support Organization (SRSO), Ghazi Brotha Taraqiati Idara (GBTI) and as honorary Director of the Aga Khan Rural Support Programme (AKRSP), Sarhad Rural Support Programme (SRSP), Punjab Rural Support Programme (PRSP) and Baluchistan Rural Support Programme (BRSP). Shoaib Sultan is a recipient of the Magsaysay Award from the President of Philippines; World Conservation Medal from WWF International - President, HRH Duke of Edinburgh and Hilal-e-Imtiaz from the President of Pakistan.

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Pakistan
• Publication date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0195476689
• ISBN 13: 9780195476682
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 516