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Working with Government

Here are the real life, 'learning by doing' Inspire stories relating to projects that have found positive ways of engaging with local or national governments around the world. Click on the links on the left of the page for more stories.

Do you have a story about working with local or national governments and how this is helping to make people's lives better or do you know of a project working in this way? Then why not help to inspire and encourage others by sending the story by email to Libby Brayshaw.

Schools as Centres of Community

The Thuba Makote Pilot Project: A Case Study in Transforming Two Primary Schools in South Africa as Centres of Community Life

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Social Awareness and Development Organisation for Women - SAADOW

SAADOW is registered as a Non-Governmental Organization formed by 15 women members and with a qualified social worker as Executive Director. Our society is assisting the development of Women, Children, Aged, Rural health, General awareness, Natural farming and Medicine in Natham and Sanarpatti Blocks, Dindigul District and Kottampatti Block in Madurai District, Tamilnadu. And further our society is implementing felt-need based projects with community participation in the project villages.

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Courage + Persistence = Success! Zhao Yi's story

In 2004, Zhao Yi became Chairman of the student association at China Agriculture University. Apart from his own study and on-campus activities, Zhao Yi planned to do something practical for rural people and migrant labourers from the rural areas through this platform. Each year the university organises student tours to rural areas in order to give them an opportunity to experience a real rural life.

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