TY - BOOK AU - Dastgeer,Ali AU - Sharma,Mukul TI - Improving people's lives: lessons in empowerment from Asia SN - 0761996036 (paper) AV - HC430.6HC430.6HC430.6 .I46 2003.I46.I46 U1 - 361.7/0954 21 PY - 2003/// CY - New Delhi, Thousand Oaks PB - Sage Publications KW - Community development KW - Asia, Southeastern KW - Case studies KW - South Asia KW - Non-governmental organizations KW - Social action N1 - Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index; The rural support programme: empowering the rural poor in Pakistan / Ali Dastgeer -- The women crisis centre of Penang / Siti Hawa Ali -- The Satyodaya Centre: empowering Tamil estate workers in Sri Lanka / Muthuvadivoo Sinnathamby -- The experience of Sahayi: capacity building for sustainable development / Gregory Placid ER -