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FOREWORD ACRONYMS & TERMS BACKGROUND Rights-based Approaches The RBA Learning Project THE CASE STUDIES ELEMENTS OF RBA PROJECTS Thorough Analysis of Underlying Causes of Poverty, including Explicit and Ongoing Analyses of Power, Gender and Risk Community-centered Development, including Building Sustainable Capacity to Claim Rights and to Drive Decision-making Duty-bearers Engaged, Strengthened and Held Accountable Advocacy for Sustainable Change in Policy and Practice Alliance-building Working at Multiple Levels Focus on Groups that are Marginalized and Discriminated Against Problems Framed as Rights Issues and Linked to International or National Standards Conclusion IMPACTS OF TRADITIONAL AND RBA PROJECTS CATEGORIES OF RBA-ASSOCIATED IMPACTS Effect Changes in Policy and Practice Have Impacts at Multiple Levels Affirm the Dignity of All Human Beings Change Power Dynamics Strengthen Civil Society to Claim Rights and to Hold Duty-bearers Accountable Strengthen Peace and Personal Security Open the Political Culture Engender Greater Responsiveness, Responsibility and Accountability on the Part of Duty-bearers Effect Fundamental and Sustainable Change Conclusion CHALLENGES AND NEXT STEPS IN THE JOINT LEARNING AGENDA Adoption, Application and Learning Monitoring and Evaluation Conclusion APPENDICES A CASE STUDIES A1 Ethiopia Make Trade Fair Coffee Campaign A2 Guatemala Overcoming Racism and Discrimination through Active Participation by the Mayan People A3 Bangladesh Locally Intensified Farming Enterprises and New Options for Pest Management A4 Ethiopia Civil Society Capacity Strengthening A5 Bangladesh Local Initiatives in Farmer Training A6 Guatemala Economic, Political and Social Empowerment for Small Producers in Guatemala's Central Highlands A7 Ethiopia Rift Valley Irrigation A8 Ethiopia Infrastructure Improvement/Urban Food-for-Work B FACILITATOR'S GUIDE

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Jude Rand Consultant, International Relief and Development, and Owner/Manager Villa Cappella Guesthouse, Acquapendente Italy