Approach

The approach of ETC can best be characterised by:

• Needs, knowledge and responsibility of locally livelihoods are a focal point. We try to help people so that they might gain better access to the opportunities they need to improve their livelihoods and govern their own lives.
• Involvement of all relevant stakeholders in order to achieve long term solutions. This implies that participatory methodologies and partnerships are elementary.
• Innovation: ETC has a reputation of pioneering and developing new concepts and innovative approaches.
• Facilitators of change: Development goals require clear objectives and an intervention oriented approach. ETC supports processes of change which are regarded as learning processes with all stakeholders concerned.