Peoples’ participation in development is the most significant determinant of projects’ sustainability. Let’s learn about it together and participate as colleagues and give honest expression to the thoughts and ideas that we have. I feel bound to do my utmost to draw out from all participants their immeasurable understanding and capacities that are within each of us, and therein help further all of our growth opportunities.

• Definitions of development (i.e., community, participatory, and sustainable)
• Features of the Participatory Development Method, Morocco’s Chosen Pathway

• Critical perspectives on participatory approaches

• Self-reliance, Federalism, and Morocco’s Decentralization Roadmap and Charter

• The Regional Integration Approach (Blocs) and South-South Unity

• Feminisms: Global Theories and Actions

• Ethnic Identities and Conflict Management
• Multiculturalism as a Bridge for Dialogue and Development

• Education and Participatory Action Research
• The Role of the Facilitator-Researcher in Sustainable Development

• Successful Nature Conservation-Development Programs
• Adaptive Civil Society Organizations and Scaling-Up Their Programs