This comprehensive and simple guide will clarify management problems for those involved with non-governmental associations in developing countries. With numerous examples and annexes together with a glossary of unfamiliar technical terms.

INTRODUCTION
Part 1
THE ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT
OF A LOCAL ASSOCIATION
A. How it began 2
B. The perception of the problem 3
C. Group formation leads to action 4
Part 2
ANIMATION AND PARTICIPATION
A. The cohesion of the group 6
B. Motivation and animation 7
C. Participation of the people 7
D. Developing the process of self-help 9
E. Unity and harmony within the Association 10
F. The role of the leader 11
G. Sharing of responsibilities 12
H. Fundamental guidelines for action and the
options available 13
ANNEXES
II. 1 How to increase people's participation at
local level, by Fernand Vincent, 1982
11.2 "A community who obtains drinking water and
maintains its hydraulic systems itself".
Protocol agreement amongst those responsible
elected by the Committee of Consumers and the
Representatives of COFORWA.
11.3 (a) A Case Study - The Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement
in Sri Lanka
(b) Sarvodaya's Package for Participation and Selfreliance
(c) Sarvodaya Definition of Development
(d) Sarvodaya Comparision Table on Social Order
11.4 The Story of the ORAP (Organisation of Rural
Development Associations for Progress), Zimbabwe, Africa
11.5 (a) The main options and strategies of the International
Network of IRED.
(b) Mutual commitments of IRED and its partners.
Part 3
ENVIRONMENTAL STUDY
A. List of problems 16
B. List of needs 16
C. Inventory of available resources 17
D. Identification of problems 19
E. Ideas for projects 19
ANNEXES
111.1 Technical Forms - Agricultural Management
a) Inventory of Livestock
b) Extent of cultivable land
c) Family manpower
d) Place where work will be carried out
111.2 The Reference Book of the Village
111.3 Organising Self-help $ Self-reliance and
Community Participation in Rural Development
Part 4
PLANNING, PROGRAMMING & PROJECTS
A. The planning process 22
B. Methods of planning 23
C. Designing a programme 24
D. Designing of projects 25
ANNEXES
IV. 1 The activities of a programme
IV.2 (a) A practical example of planning
(b) Creating jobs - A project planning guide for
disabled persons in Africa
IV.3 Trial planning of a project
IV.4 Methods of programming a group of activities
IV.5 Plan of a programme designed for a rural community
IV.6 Programme to help villages of the UVA province
towards self-management of community development
Part 5
THE ORGANISING AND FOLLOW-UP
OF ACTIVITIES
A. Planning the use of available time 28
B. Organising the work of the association 32
C. Organising the running of the association 34
D. Project follow-up 36
E. The marketing of the produce 38
ANNEXES
V.I Documents which help the management of
livestock - cows
V.2 Time schedule for cultivation of ten
hectares of rice
V.3 Questions to be asked when carrying out
a market research
Part 6
EDUCATION, INFORMATION,
DOCUMENTATION
A. Education and literacy activities 42
B. Setting-up a small documentation centre or
a rural library 44
C. The newsletter of an association 48
ANNEXES
VI.1 Handbooks in Appropriate Technology and Development
(a) Liklik Buk - A Rural Handbook Catalogue for Papua
New Guinea
(b) The Field Directors' Handbook - An Oxfam Manual for
Development Workers
(c) Example of a primary health care manual from ASSEFA,
India
VI.2 Newsletters
(a) IRED-Forum
(b) NOO Management Newsletter
(c) Example of newsletter of a local association
VI.3 (a) SATIS Classification Plan for Appropriate Technology
(b) Appropriate Technology Centres - Members of SATIS
Part 7
COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUES
A. Addressing the public 52
B. Letter writing 53
C. Taking down notes 57
D. Organising and conducting meetings 59
E. Preparing reports and minutes 61
F. Audio-visual systems 64
ANNEXES
VII. 1 Notice of Annual General Assembly
VII.2 "Cassettes that Listen"
Part 8
THE ORGANISATION & ADMINISTRATION
OF AN ASSOCIATION
A. Obtaining offical recognition 68
B. The members 69
C. The statutory functions of an association 71
D. The organisation of the secretariat 73
E. Personnel management 78
ANNEXES
VIII. 1 Sample Constituion of a Rural
Development Association
VIII.2 Minutes of an Executive Committee Meeting
of the Wilpotha Development Association
VIII.3 Specimen letter to the Ministry requesting
official recognition
VIII.4 (a) Regulations governing the procedure for
establishing Rural Development Associations
VIII. 4 (b) Rural Development Association
- Registration procedure
VIII.4 (c) Application form for registration of a
Rural Development Association - Kantha Samithi
VIII.5 (a) Formal application to request membership of
the Wilpotha Development Association
VIII.5 (b) Specimen membership card
VIII.5 (c) Member registration
VIII.5 (d) Members register
VIII.6 Job description
VIII.7 Example of a "Contract of Employment"
Part 9
EXTERNAL RELATIONS
A. Relations with the Government 82
B. Relations with other associations 84
C. Relations with Donors 84
Part 10
CONTROL AND EVALUATION
A. Control 86
B. Evaluation 87
C. Methods and techniques of evaluation 90
D. Self-evaluation of the association and its
activities 93
E. An animation system based on self-evaluation 94
F. Questionnaire on the evaluation of a training course 97
Part 11
CONCLUSIONS:
THE ASSOCIATION DEVELOPS ITSELF
A. New problems 100
B. Management of the development enterprise 101
C. Collaborating with other associations 102
D. Towards the creation of an International People's
Movement 103
INDEX and GLOSSARY

Fernand Vincent
Linden Vincent is Professor of Irrigation at t he Department of Irrigation and Soil and Water Conservation, Wageningen Agricultural University, The Netherlands, and was formerly a Research Fellow at t he Overseas Development Institute.