INTRAC Conference in Jordan a huge success!

Apr 29 2005

INTRAC Civil Society and Community Development Conference - Civil Society Support: Is Community Development the Way Forward?

Amman, Jordan
April 2005

HRH Princess Basma bint Talal opened this international conference hosted by JOHUD (Jordan Hashemite Fund for Human Development) in Amman, Jordan.

The aim of the conference was to open up the debate on the issue of community development and the recent resurgence of interest, on the part of international bi-lateral and multi-lateral agencies, in involvement in grassroots development initiatives.

Development practitioners, policy makers, donors and academics attended and over 34 countries were represented at the event.

Keynote Speakers included:

Prof Alan Fowler (University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa)
Dr Jo Beall (London School of Economics and Political Science, UK)
Eman Nimri (JOHUD, Jordan)
Daniel Owen (World Bank, USA)
Geoff Prewitt (UNDP, Slovak Republic)
Sadiqa Salahuddin (Indus Resource Centre, Pakistan)
Dr Rajesh Tandon (PRIA, India)

The Conference Report will be available soon online.

Conference presentations and papers are now available to download.