Participatory Methodologies Forum of Kenya (PAMFORK)

These guidelines are used to deepen the understanding and improve quality of participation. They clarify particular issues and challenges and set minimum standards that can be used innovatively and creatively by practitioners to achieve sustainable and equitable development. They are intended to be used to improve the practice of participatory development based on practitioners' own development contexts.

This booklet reflects on the challenges and concerns facing participatory development in Kenya through five case studies. The first case study presents Visualisation in Participatory ProgrammesÆ (VIPP) techniques used in a cultural orientation workshop for relief workers in southern Sudan. The second study focuses on capacity building for local initiatives to control the spread of HIV/AIDS in Busia, Siaya and Suba districts, Kenya. The third study illustrates the use of Participatory Evaluation Process (PEP) in the mobilisation of coffee farmers in Gaitheri, Muranga District, Kenya.