The Eugad project has started identifying good practices in cooperation and development projects for the Manuals which are being drafted.
Wilma Massucco has identified one good practice which has been implemented by the Municipality of Modena - the ‘Via per Via’ project – whose purpose is to stimulate the participation of citizens focusing on migrants and youth, who don’t often stay out of the social life of the town, to become more involved in the management of the “res publica”.
What is your perception of aid coming from an other culture an an other country?
It’s a challenge, isn’t it. You have to be very sensitive on how much you challenge and how much you assist countries to achieve MDGs. I think it is how you approach… is about dialogue, about communication, it is certainly not taking a dictatorial or accusatory attitude towards any country or colture.
Do you think that local communities have say in how the aid is used?
That is one of the biggest challenge, i would say. We get it badly wrong in occasion… because if you want to be inclusive and genuine then you need to work at very grass root level and you need to do you over a very long period of time because you want to include the voices of the most disfranchised. To get that authentic voice takes trust, takes time, takes investment… and very often agencies don’t have that length of time to achieve the scope of goals they want to. The challenge of listening and being inclusive of community voices means that you have a much stronger solution to their problem… and i genuinely believe that all communities can actually find their own solution if you create the right space around them, the enabling environment and create the resources to make change, they can often come up with the right answers.
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The Eugad project has started identifying good practices in cooperation and development projects for the Manuals which are being drafted.
