Whose practice counts? Experiences in using indigenous health practices from Ethiopia and Uganda

Eamonn Brehony

Development in Practice, 2000, vol. 10, issue 5, 650-661

Abstract: There is considerable focus nowadays on the involvement of communities in planning their own projects. Much of this involvement is in the form of verbal communication whereby villagers inform development workers of their problems and how they propose to solve them. Drawing on experience from two projects in Uganda and Ethiopia, this article argues that the starting point for any project planning in a community context is the current practice of that community. It is argued that if one looks at the community's practice, beliefs, and knowledge, one has a firmer foundation on which to build a project.

Date: 2000
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DOI: 10.1080/09614520020008823

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