African Union Participation According to the World Bank (1994) “Participation is a process through which stakeholders influence development initiatives, decisions and resources concerning them on which they have a right to supervise”. Participation is an approach whereby all stakeholders are equitably and actively involved in the formulation of development policies and strategies as well as the analysis, planning, implementation, control and evaluation of development activities. Participation of stakeholders is the association into a single process, a procedure. There are eight main modes of association of the public, classified from the less participative to more participative. information: action of giving information (unilaterally, one way) consultation: action of soliciting a view consensus-building: action of exchanging views and looking for a compromise dialogue: action of exchanging views and proposals involvement: action of getting involved in a process or engaging one‟s responsibility in it participation: action of actively associating oneself with a process appropriation: action of assuming ownership as a stakeholder approval: action of allying oneself with or fully sharing objectives. Price sensitive Undisclosed information that, if made generally known, would be likely to have an effect on information the share price of the company concerned. There are 5 key terms, all of which have an impact on the life of poor and vulnerable people: - Accountability: extension of the capacities and options offered to men and women increases their ability to make choices without suffering hunger, shortages and deprivations, while improving their possibility to participate in decision-making on issues that have an impact on their life or approve the decisions taken. Principles of sustainable human development -Cooperation: since the sense of belonging is important for personal well-being, welfare and sense of responsibility and action, broad-based and sustainable socio-economic development is interested in the means that allow population groups to work together in a concerted manner. -Equity: the extension of abilities and opportunities is not limited to incomes, it is an issue of equity, for example, and educational system to which everybody should have access. -Sustainability: it is advisable to cover the needs of the present generation without compromising the right of future generations to be sheltered from poverty and destitution and to take advantage of their basic abilities. -Security: security of livelihoods, in particular. Individuals should be sheltered from threats, such as diseases or repressions as well as abrupt disruptions of their life, which are harmful. UNDP focuses on four critical aspects of broad-based and sustainable socio-economic development: elimination of poverty, creation of jobs and livelihoods, protection and regeneration of the environment and promotion of women. The strengthening of capacities for purposes of good governance supports all these objectives. xii