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From: "Traci Hickson" <traci at future.org>

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Thank you.
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Invitation to Submit
Case Studies of Community-Based Change

Around the world today communities are demonstrating that it is possible to
share a better future. What is this world experience? We invite you to
submit a case study that adds to this growing understanding.  We are looking
for case studies that particularly show how one action can leverage wider
action? either by launching change in other communities or throughout other
development sectors in one community.

Future Generations is systematically investigating and making available the
worldwide experience of communities acting to protect the environment and
reduce the equity gap between rich and poor.  Our conclusions are shaping a
doable process by which communities large and small can re-define their
futures.

Each case study will be peer reviewed. For those accepted, each scholar
receives $100 stipend plus publication on our website. No deadline has been
set: this is an on-going process.

Case-Study Submission Guidelines

I. Size: 1000-5000 words
II. Examples of the types of Case studies we are interested in:
a. Community-Development in Conjunction with Nature Conservation
b. Sustainable Living in Cities
c. Reducing the Equity Gap between Rich and Poor
d. Engaging Women in decision-making and action
e. Bringing health action into homes
f. The impact of global economic forces on community direction
g. Conservation projects that pay for themselves through income generation
III. Suggested Format for your case study submission
a. In two sentences, what was the starting point and what was the ultimate
impact
b. Community overview: brief and general depending on context
c. Statement of a specific community success: succinct
d. Factors enabling this success:  Specific points that would be useful to
consider
i.. Partnerships:  three-way partnerships between government, experts &
communities
ii. Government understanding of its role as enabler
iii. Action based on Locally Specific Data, if possible what local
participation was involved in collecting and analyzing this data. Note that
we distinguish between gathering data and gathering opinions
                             iv. Identifying the right entry point
v.  Building upon success, extending it year after year
               vi. An overarching concern for the poorest community members
vii. How action in one sector (e.g. health or income generation) affected
actions in other sectors (e.g. conservation, food security, peacemaking.)
                     e. Lessons and Innovations

Submit to: Future Generations casestudy at future.org
                         PO Box 10 Franklin, WV 26807 USA


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Traci Hickson
Communications Coordinator
Future Generations

ph. 304.358.2000
fax. 304.358.3008
email. traci at future.org
web. www.future.org