Another idea would be to focus on the Women's Bank of Bangladesh. There is a book called "The price of a dream" about this. I also have a catalogue on my desk with a video (that I haven't seen so can't say whether it's good or not) called "the women's bank of Bangladesh". The text reads: This program shows microeconomics in action in the real world, as the ifusion of small amounts of captial into a developign country jump-starts its economy. The focus is on the Grameen Bank and its innovative banking policies at one of the worlds poorest nations - Bangladesh. Using case studies of three rural women and their cottage industries, we see how each woman uses her bank loan -- often as small as $20 -- to purchase materials that increase productoin, sales, and income. The women use the money to pay for educaiton for their children; this, in turn, allows the family and the country to advance. 47 minutes, color. Thevideo # is HHW7129, VHS $149.95 and you can order it from Films for the Humanities and Sciences.
WWW.films.com. 800 257 5126. Again, I haven't see the video but it could be useful. I would be surprised if it didn't address networking and advocacy among the women, between the women and the bank and other advocates, and among the advocates. Hope this helps. And if anyone sees the video, let us know if it's any good.
Best,
Paula Caproni
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Anne Lawrence's case, Shell in Nigeria, is not a short exercise, but it is an amazing case about advocacy. It tells the story of how the Ogoni tribe managed to organize and win international attention for their plight, where their opponents were the Nigerian government and Shell. The case can be gotten through
www.i-case. Ordinarily, I would send this message privately, but this is such a wonderful, deep case that it deserves public attention. Also, there are a number of academic articles about this dilemma, including one by Wheeler et al. that would be useful as handouts for students. Best, Sharon Livesey
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I am preparing a 1-day workshop in September. The theme of the workshop is around networking and advocacy. The participants will have to learn how to advocate effectively of a social concept and network better in order to enlarge their influence in the country.
I will be grateful if the List members could help me in identifying some short exercises to illustrate networking and advocacy. Do some of you also know some good case studies from the non-profit sector regarding networking?
Greatly appreciate your help, I look forward to hearing from you.
Lichia Yiu
Centre for Socio-Eco-Nomic Development (CSEND)
P.O. Box 1498, Mont Blanc
1211 Geneva 1
Switzerland
Tel: +41-22-906 1720
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