The Barefoot Guide One:
​Working with Organisations
and Social Change
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This is a practical, do-it-yourself guide for leaders and facilitators wanting to help organisations to function and to develop in more healthy, human and effective ways as they strive to make their contributions to a more humane society. It has been developed by the Barefoot Collective.
The First Barefoot Writers Collective

Initiating writers:
Doug Reeler (Community Development Resource Association, South Africa)
Rubert Van Blerk (Community Development Resource Association)
James Taylor (Community Development Resource Association)
Desiree Paulsen(Community Development Resource Association)
Sue Soal (Community Development Resource Association)
Editor and Cartoonist: Andy Mason (N.D.Mazin)
Co-writers:
Catherine Collingwood (Independent practitioner, South Africa) 
Christine Mylks (Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) International) 
Karabo Monatisi (Treatment Action Campaign, South Africa) 
Khayalethu Mofu (Treatment Action Campaign, South Africa) 
Manas Ranjan (ActionAid India)
Maureen Mbuyongha Anfumbom (Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), Cameroon) 
Nomusa Sokhela (Church Land Programme, South Africa)
Phakama Pyoos (Treatment Action Campaign, South Africa) 
Saani Yakuba (ActionAid Ghana)
Simon Brown (Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), Nepal) 
Tracey Martin (Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), Nepal)
Website: Laura Garcia-Puig (Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO), Nepal) and Rubert Van Blerk (Community Development Resource Association, South Africa)
Layout Artist: Paula Wood (Paula Wood Design, South Africa)
Administration and Finance: Linda Njambatwa and Vernon Weitz (Community Development Resource Association, South Africa)
Contributions: Rama Naidoo (The Democracy Development Programme, South Africa) and Azer, Hasanov (Oxfam UK)
Desktop Layout of 5 translations – Lizet Verwoed - volunteer with the CDRA, Cape Town

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The Barefoot initiative is itself an exciting expression of social change. 
Inez Hackenberg, Utrecht University 

As a trained action learning facilitator their guides have helped me work with grassroots communities in Myanmar and Thailand. 
Kevina Maddick, Program Manager at Right To Play, Bangkok 

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The Barefoot Guide Connection has a unique and truly transformational approach to collaboration, learning and facilitating social, transformational change across borders. 
Tobias Troll Director, EDGE Europe at EDGE Funders Alliance, Bruxelles 

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