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​The Barefoot Guide Two:
Learning Practices in Organisations
​and Social Change

Learning (and unlearning) is in the DNA of social and organisational change. This publication explores many elements of social learning to support practitioners in their work of facilitating change.
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The Barefoot Guide 2 is a free, downloadable and practical resource for leaders, facilitators and practitioners involved in social change who want to improve and enrich their learning processes. But this is not just another book on organisational learning and social change. It is different in many ways. It is different in that it was not written by one person. Neither is it a collection of essays written by different people. 

The Second Barefoot Writers Collective

Aissata Dia – Action Aid - Senegal
Akke Schuurmans – PSO Capacity Building in Developing Countries – Netherlands
Alfred Kuma – Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) – Ghana
Arja Aarnoudse – PSO Capacity Building in Developing Countries – Netherlands
Doug Reeler – Community Development Resource Association (CDRA) – South Africa
Jan van Ongevalle – Research Institute for Work and Society (HIVA/KULeuven) – Belgium
Malcolm McKinlay – International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies – Thailand
Maria Cascant (Kas) – The International Refl ect Circle (CIRAC) – Spain
Marianne Brittijn – Cordaid – Netherlands
Martine Koopman – International Institute for Communication and Development (IICD) – Netherlands
Nomvula Dlamini – Community Development Resource Association (CDRA) – South Africa
Pamela Atieno-Olwal – EASUN: Centre for Organizational Learning – Tanzania
Philippa Kabali Kagwa – Namutebi and Associates – South Africa
Quang Ho Sy – Medical Committee Netherlands-Vietnam (MCNV) – Vietnam
Sandra Hill – Community Development Resource Association (CDRA) – South Africa
Tony Saddington – Independent – South Africa
Tracey Martin – Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) – Thailand
Tripti Rai – Action Aid – Nepal
Editorial team:
Arja Aarnoudse – PSO Capacity Building in Developing Countries – Netherlands
Doug Reeler – Community Development Resource Association (CDRA) – South Africa
Tracey Martin – Voluntary Service Overseas (VSO) – Thailand
Illustrator: Meg Jordi
Layout artist: Paula Wood (Paula Wood Design)
Copy editor: Judy Norton
Proof-reader: Siobhain Pothier (Community Development Resource Association)
Website: Doug Reeler (Community Development Resource Association) and Paula Wood (Paula Wood Design)
Administration: Marlene Tromp (Community Development Resource Association)
Contributions:
Shelley Arendse (Community Development Resource Association) and Ray Gordezky gave valuable input
This book is the joint effort of a group of development practitioners from across the globe. We have created something that will help us and others to start, and continue, the journey towards learning and social change. We (the writers) are all passionate about learning and have brought our different experience and expertise to the book. It includes topics as diverse as community mobilising and development, adult learning, funding, evaluation, facilitation, and creative writing.
Participants in the BFG2 Action Research Programme   

Principle Sense-makers and writers
Alfred Kuma (VSO)
Arja Aarnoudse (PSO)
Atieno Olwal (EASUN)
Doug Reeler (CDRA)
Eunice Agbenyadzi (VSO)
Jackline Kabahinda (EASUN)
Jan van Ongevalle (HIVA)
Jaqueline Verhagen (PSO)
Malcolm McKinlay (Independent)
Namrata Jaitli (PRIA)
Nomvula Dlamini (CDRA)
Prabhat Failbus (PRIA)
Quang Ho Sy (MCNV)
Tracey Martin (VSO)
Sandra Hill for compiling and writing the report.
Tracey Martin, Namrata Jaitli, Malcolm McKinlay, Arja Aarnoudse
for their comments and input on report.
Siobhain Pothier for harvest workshop report and proofreading.
Jenny Young for layout & design.

Southern Africa Hub 
Community Connections
Andile Sanayi, Thamie Mana, Sakhiwo Toto Gxabela
VVOB Zimbabwe - Robert Chipimbi, Mqaphelisi Sibanda, Michael Brian Gumunyu
EDUCO AFRICA
Linda Mtshibe, Alison Lee
Community Development Resource Association
Nomvula Dlamini, Shelley Arendse, Sandra Hill, Desiree Paulsen, Siobahin Pothier

Europe Hub 
PSO
Arja Aarnoudse, Jacqueline Verhagen
TEA on behalf of MCNV
Akke Schuurmans
TEA on behalf of Worldgranny
Merlijn Kouprie
Voluntary Service Overseas
Risette Voeten, Caroline van der Wal
IICD
Saskia Harmsen, Liesbeth Hofs
VVOB Belgium
Tom Vandenbosch, Jeroen De Wilde

South Asian Hub 
Bidyarthi Jagran Manch
Mahesh Aryal,  Milan Adhikari
Sahabhagi Shikshan Sansthan
Nagendra Singh
Unnati Organisation For Education Development
Swapni, Geeta
CYSD
Binaya Rout
SAMARTHAN-Centre for Development Support
Harsh Verma
PRIA
Namrata Jailtli, Prabhat Failbus, Sumitra Srinivasan

West African Hub 
Ghana Blind Union
Afua Osei-Owusu, Peter Asamoa
NorthWest Association of NGOs Cameroon
Ngang Eric, Ndambi Angemba
Voluntary Service Overseas Ghana
Kafui Odoi Mills, Eunice Agbenyadzi
FANTSUAM Foundation Nigeria
Comfort Kazanka, Teresa Tesfida

South East Asian Hub 
Medical Committee Netherlands-Vietnam
Quang Ho Sy
Ta’ang Students and Youth Organizations
Lway Phoo Reang, Kevina Maddick, Mai Aung Ko
International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies
Lay Eng Tan, Andy McElroy
Voluntary Service Overseas Thailand, Burma and Laos
Thomas Achilles
Village Health Workers’ Association Vietnam
Tung Thanh Nguyen

East Africa Hub 
East Africa Support Unit for NGOs
Mosi Kisare, Terry Morton , Atieno Olwal , Alando Anyona, Fidelis Kishe , Jackline Kabahinda , Felician Mbyatu, Doreen Kwarimpa
Uzima kwa Sanaa
Novatus Urassa ,  Abdulla Mfuruki , Hassan Bumbuli , Rehema Kilapilo, Vera Pieroth, Joseph Peniel , Oscar Kakila, Hilda Marko
Kamurugu Agricultural Development Initiatives
Peter Mbogo , Lucy Ileri , Michael Nyaga, Doris Ndung’u, Monika Mwaniki, Christopher Mugo

Online Hub 
Fauna and Flora International
Helen Schneider
Community Development Resource Association
Doug Reeler
HIVA Leuven
Jan van Ongevalle

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