00000cab a22000004a 4500 UP-1685675941123976070 Buklod 20231008011919.0 a r |||| u| ta 210204s xx d | ||r ||||| || UPVTC eng Fernandez, Pepito, Jr. author. Promoting participatory rural development in the third world Pepito R. Fernandez, Jr. Iloilo City, Philippines UP in the Visayas 2000. pp. 163-184. This is a revised version of a paper read at the 23rd Conference of the National Association of Filipino Psychology: Environment, Economy and Filipino Psychology, 12-14 December 1997, Puerto Princesa, Palawan. "Sustainable development, defined as a strategy for development that does not compromise the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, calls for the constructive and informed contribution of all the main actors in society, especially those who are left out in the discourse and benefits of development. This is the reason why participatory approaches have become increasingly widespread in development programs/projects, especially in the Third World. For participatory development to be relevant, it should be viewed in terms of the struggle of common people, in a hostile environment, to utilize their indigenous knowledge, abiity and ingenuity in pursuing their own paths and interests. Aside from being a call for political action, participatory development is also an appeal for political controls to protect marginalized people and thier natural resource base, and offer them a more favorable social context for their activities and innovations." Rural development. Danyag :the UPV journal of humanities and social sciences 5, 2 (Dec2000). FI UPTAC UPTAC Article