WELCOME TO THE COMPAS WEBSITE

COMPAS (comparing and supporting endogenous development) is an international network implementing field programmes to develop, test and improve endogenous development (ED) methodologies. Endogenous development is based on local peoples' own criteria of development, and takes into account the material, social and spiritual well-being of peoples.

The COMPAS programme is coordinated by the ETC Foundation in the Netherlands

NEW ENDOGENOUS DEVELOPMENT MAGAZINE

When we started the Compas Magazine eight years ago endogenous development was a new concept, but over the years we have met more and more organisations working from the endogenous development perspective. However, for more people to benefit from the approach we believe it is important to engage in strategic dialogues with critics and non-network members as well.
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ENDOGENOUS DEVELOPMENT MAGAZINE 2, AVAILABLE NOW, for download click here

READERS' PANEL:
ED-MAGAZINE IS ON THE RIGHT TRACK

We asked 40 people of different nationalities and professions to critically review ED-Magazine no 1, and they will do the same for numbers 2 & 3. We received constructive feedback from 13 readers, which included some valuable suggestions for further improving the magazine. The general response is clear though: the new magazine is an improvement on its predecessor.
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COMPAS LATIN AMERICAN CALENDAR 2008: 
PATHS TOWARDS WELL-BEING

The calendar presents the approach for defining and measuring well-being, using indicators developed with communities. Each month presents one indicator in detail. Drawings by Florencio Perez, Bolivia derived from art expressions of traditional Latin American cultures.
Indicator June 2008: the degree in which endogenous learning and teaching methodologies are recovered. It aims at complementarity of worldviews that transcend individualistic and materialistic trends in society.