“Planning for Success: Participatory Project Planning” is the second manual in a series of training materials being planned by Abilis to assist that aims at helping disability and non-disability action groups to design successful project plans towards improving the situation of persons with disabilities.
The manual was designed to accompany ABILIS Manual 1, Project Proposal Writing.
The purpose of the manual is to assist Abilis Foundation partners in the Global South to successfully carry out their projects.
This manual offers processes and practical activities that maximize the input and ownership of your project, long before you raise the first dollar.
The main goal of this manual is to help the stakeholders to be sure that their plans best suit current needs and available resources. Another goal is that the process used to develop the project also strengthens the organization, thereby ensuring a strong and successful future.
Ultimately, Abilis Foundation hopes successful project collaboration will lead to future funding opportunities and integration of people with disabilities in the social and economic life of the community and country.
The focus of this manual is on participatory methods, from project planning to results evaluation. Numerous examples and exercises along with cartoons explain how to turn someone’s idea into everybody’s plan, with the help of group activities and workshops.
The manual authored by Yutta Fricke also got the inputs from Abilis field staff and collaborators in Africa, Asia and Latin America. The content was discussed in part at an international workshop at DPI’s Sixth World Assembly held in Sapporo, Japan, in October 2002, and then again at local workshops and meetings in Zambia, Uganda, Bangladesh and India. To access this guide, visit this link.
