Editorial
6 Addressing the conditions for getting out of poverty
Sílvio Gomes de Almeida, Paulo Petersen, AdrianaGalvão Freire and Luciano Silveira
8 From exclusion to empowerment –women of Siddi community
Aga Khan Development Network
11 Women break down barriers in Mali
Jonas Wanvoeke, Rosaline Maiga Dacko, Kalifa Yattara and Paul Van Mele
13 Empowerment of Soliga tribes M. Jadegowda and M.N Ramesh
15 Building human capital of small scale farmers: a Coalition approach
Ch Ravinder Reddy, Ashok S Alur, Belum V S Reddy, P. ParthasarathyRao, CLL Gowda and R Ratnakar
17 Including the poor through participatory action process
Chandrashekhar S. Hunshal and A.T. Patil
18 Themes for LEISA India
19 Caring for the caregivers in Mozambique
Simon Mukwaya
20 People with learning difficulties develop confidence through care farming
Natasha van Dijk
22 Visually impaired students grow better maize
Humphrey Nkonde
23 Natural conservationists: struggle and success
Rajesh Paudel
24 Home gardens are within reach of marginalised people
Rojee Suwal, Bimal Raj Regmi, Bhuwon Sthapit and Arjina Shrestha
25 The Free Farmers Union and their fight for land
Abdul Syukur and Ngadiyono
27 Villages join hands to combat land degradation
Sanjay Joshie
28 Learning from an effort to scale up local successes
Shiva Khanal
29 The Narayana Reddy Column – Ensuring livelihood for poor farmers
30 Communities of Faith and Action
Siddhartha
32 New Books
33 Sources
35 Networking
36 LEISA Enthusiasts Meet in North India
Meeting of Minds – Exchange of Experiences
