Good Practices and Innovative Experiences in the South (Volume 3)

Martin Khor is director of the Third World Network. In this capacity, he has acted as a strong advocate on behalf of citizens' groups in the Third World on a range of international issues, including sustainable development, biosafety and other environmental questions, and the impact of globalization on the development prospects of the South. He is also a former vice chairman of the UN Commission on Human Rights Expert Group on the Right to Development. He travels widely on speaking and other engagements and is the author of several books and numerous papers, occasional publications and newspaper articles on trade, development and environmental matters.

• PrefaceIntroductionPart I: Basic Needs and Social Services1. Community-based Health Programs2. Brazilian Citizens Taking Action Against Hunger and Deprivation3. Disaster Preparedness and Management Innovations in the Philippines4. The Pani Panchayat - Water and Equity5. The SLU-SVP Housing Project6. Housing Co-operatives in Uruguay7. Institutionalizing Voluntarism - The University of the Philippines ExperiencePart II: Education and Information8. Databanking and Research for Popular Education9. Pioneering Gender Awareness in the Academe10. The Other India Bookstore and Press11. Theatre for Education and Liberation12. Alternative News Agency as an Instrument of Social Change13. The Education Forum Experience in Alternative EducationPart III: Social Rights and Advocacy14. Consumers Action in a Third World Context15. Indonesian Legal Aid Foundation16. Defending Indigenous Women's Rights17. Innovative Policy Advocacy for Indigenous Peoples in the Philippines