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'In exploring image interfacing, this book offers a refreshing and innovative approach to the theory and practice of international development that is meant to be participatory and empowering . Adopting the insights provided can only but improve the effectiveness of those seeking to help others change their lives. It is a welcome addition to the field.' Dr Alan Fowler, President of the International Society for Third Sector Research, South Africa 'Tembo moves the participation debate to a different level by providing original insights into the power relations that exist in the process of social transformation at the community level. Using field based empirical cases of two communities in rural Malwai, Fletcher Tembo brings out with fastidious scholarly analyses the complex facets involved in the forms of interventions by NGOs in community social transformations. He does this by showing how the project interface with NGO generates losers and winners. This is an excellent study that can assist NGO practitioners and policy-makers to be aware of agency differences, image conflicts and the differences in sense-making by grassroots actors in the process of transformation.' Professor Mammo Muchie, Aalborg University, Denmark. 'At a time when increasingly searching questions being asked as to whether NGOs really do have a comparative advantage when it comes to meeting the needs of the poor, the arrival of this detailed and critical study is particularly welcome. Moving beyond the rhetoric of inclination to explore the negotiated realities of implementation, this analysis of NGOs in action will be of great interest to development practitioners and academics alike.' Dr Kevin Waldie, Reading University, UK 'The participatory NGO rhetoric of empowering the community is familiar and attractive. Substantial grassroots work on the actual complexities is not familiar, and has been sorely needed. This book is energetic, critical and brave. Many of

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Fletcher Tembo, Dr, Donor Strategy Advisor (Institutional Donors) - World Vision UK

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