Contains a range of articles of general interest to participatory practitioners. Themes covered include: sequential steps for empowering rural communities for local development; participatory monitoring and evaluation in Bangalore; participatory approaches to public accountability in Ghana; using participatory video for monitoring and evaluation; participatory systemisation; wholistic worldview analysis; and children's participation in governance and decision making. Tips for trainers describes the action learning of capacity building in systemisation methodologies. The issue also includes the regular In Touch section.