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Mosque-based Literacy Classes for Women

Women's Literacy Classes in Malistan DistrictWomen's Literacy Classes in Malistan DistrictAn estimated 79% of Afghan women and girls cannot read and write, but for the Hazara ethnic communities in the central highlands, literacy for women and the education of  was common before the Taliban. In early 2002, at a community meeting organized by Future Generations in Jaghori District of Ghazni Province, the local leaders chose literacy for women as one of their initial work plan projects.

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Participatory Planning and Budgeting to Meet Local Priorities

Health care in the community of Las Moras in Huánuco, Peru consisted of a poorly equipped one-room health post staffed by an auxiliary nurse and visited by few patients.

Then in 1994, with advice from Future Generations staff, the Peruvian Ministry of Health gave more control over the management of this clinic to the community.

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Local Governance for Self-Reliant Community Change

The Challenges to Peacebuilding: In the view of many Afghans, the vast majority of international assistance has been inefficient, over-priced, externally-driven, and not locally accountable. People perceive that only foreign contractors are doing well by the current system.

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Local Governance

Palin Welcome

Gandhi envisioned a village-based democratic process in India. In 1993, this vision was incorporated into the 73rd Constitutional Amendment, formalizing the Panchayati Raj system of local governance.

Village-elected leaders form a Panchayat Council (women have one-third representation), which has a budget to reinvest state funds in locally-identified projects for health, education, and infrastructure.In the last ten years, however, this system has failed in many states largely due to lack of educated, informed, and empowered village leaders.

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