Badgerow, Sarah
(2014)
Incorporating a Cultural Perspective in Poverty
Reduction.
Research and Perspectives on Development Practice, 16.
ISSN 2009-6976
Abstract
The field of development has, to date, exhibited a purposeful disregard of the unique customs and
practices of the communities participating in poverty reduction. Fortunately, though, there is a growing
appreciation that culture and development are interdependent processes. This research undertook an
exploration of the locally specific conceptualization of poverty and the poverty reduction aspirations of
a community of Maasai in Kenya. Participants included Maasai individuals engaged in an intervention
- namely, a school – with Good Water, a grassroots NGO, as well as representatives of that organization
and unaffiliated Maasai. The findings of this research have affirmed the importance of incorporating a
cultural perspective into development. I have concluded that, in order to achieve this, intensive
participation of community members is essential throughout an intervention. Community members
must have the opportunity to articulate their own conceptualization of poverty and from there formulate
a desirable path to achieving their unique aspirations.
| Item Type: |
Article
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| Additional Information: |
Research and Perspectives on Development Practice Series
Paper No. 16 |
| Keywords: |
Maasai; Marginalization; Development and Culture; Poverty Reduction; Kimmage Development Studies Centre; |
| Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Social Sciences > International Development |
| Item ID: |
9945 |
| Depositing User: |
IR Editor
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| Date Deposited: |
18 Sep 2018 14:01 |
| Journal or Publication Title: |
Research and Perspectives on Development Practice |
| Publisher: |
Kimmage Development Studies Centre |
| Refereed: |
Yes |
| URI: |
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| Use Licence: |
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