Howell P
Emergencies Unit, ActionAid, London.
Disasters. 1998 Mar;22(1):57-75. doi: 10.1111/1467-7717.00075.
This case study of an NGO's response to a food crisis due to crop failure focuses on the extent of active community participation at each stage of the project. With the current debate on the relationship between relief and development, and in particular the focus on encouraging more active community participation in relief responses, this study has relevance both in the Ethiopian context and beyond. In this example the participation process was greatly facilitated by the prior relationship between the international NGO and the communities, and also by the high level of staff input into the project. Where resources or conditions are less favourable, as might be the case in similar responses by local NGOs or government agencies, the paper suggests that the participatory approach can be adapted or partially implemented and still result in a more effective and locally relevant operation.
本案例研究了一个非政府组织应对因作物歉收引发的粮食危机的情况，重点关注项目各阶段社区积极参与的程度。鉴于当前关于救济与发展关系的辩论，特别是侧重于鼓励社区更积极地参与救济应对，本研究在埃塞俄比亚及其他地区都具有相关性。在这个例子中，国际非政府组织与社区之间的先前关系以及工作人员对项目的高度投入极大地促进了参与过程。如果资源或条件不太有利，比如当地非政府组织或政府机构的类似应对情况，本文表明参与式方法可以进行调整或部分实施，仍然能够产生更有效且与当地相关的行动。
