Seminar series Leave no one behind. How to include the ultra-poor in economic development? Kick off session on Wednesday 26th of March 2014 9:30-12:30     Short Introduction on Inclusive Economic Development. Update on the global agenda by Ton Dietz, director of the African Studies Centre. Do development organisations really reach the poorest of the poor? Who are the ultra-poor? Why are they excluded? Results of Anika Altaf’s PADEV research by Ton Dietz. Organized Mutual Aid and Philanthropy in the Netherlands 16-20 centuries. Marco L.W. van Leeuwen, professor Historical Sociology at Utrecht University. Debate & setting the agenda for the seminar series. Venue: African Studies Centre in Leiden, Pieter de la Courtgebouw / Faculty of Social Sciences. Wassenaarseweg 52, Leiden. Room 1A27. Costs: €5 contribution for coffee/tea, to be paid at the meeting. Registration: Please sent an e-mail to [email protected] The venue is wheelchair accessible. Please let us know if you have other specific needs. We are happy to accommodate. In the afternoon (from 13:30-15:00) there will be an extra learning session with organisations who are (interested to be) an active member of the PARTOS working group (see below). During these afternoon sessions we will digest and deepen the information from the morning session and reflect on our own experiences on inclusion of marginalized groups in economic development. Follow up seminars on 9th of May & 2nd of July 2014 Topics to be covered are: inclusive livelihood/ food security programmes, value chain development, micro finance and inclusive employment. More info on the seminar series or on participation in the working group? Please contact Paulien Bruijn [email protected] Twitter: #PARTOSLNOB This seminar series is organised by the PARTOS working group on social inclusion in economic development and is part of the PARTOS learning platform. Aim of the seminar series is to start an open debate about inclusive economic development, to find out how marginalized groups can be included in mainstream economic development programmes and to search for practical tools and methods to make it a reality. The seminar series will result in a closing conference and a publication with lessons learned and practical tools.