Subject(s): Poverty in International cooperation in Political aspects. -- Urban policy in International cooperation. -- Partitioners influencing poverty policy -- Creating linkages between macro and micro level : Influencing urban development through pragmatic advocacy- case of homeless international, inclusive city- challenge of urban poverty policy and practice, participatory budgeting- north south practitioner links between greater Machester and Brazil, political capital, poverty and livelihoods in Africa- politics of influencing policy -- Country case studies : Partnership and participation- starting from scratch in project design for urban poverty reduction in Kenya, impact assessment in Faisalabad area- Pakistan- lessons in attitudes to practitioners knowledge -- Jamaica urban poverty project- example of transforming practice into policy, influencing urban poverty policy- CARE, Zambia, influencing urban poverty policy in Ho Chi Minh city socialist republic of Vietnam, collapsing under the weight of success- NGO in Jakarta, reflecting on issues of policy formation- experience of a Colombian NGO renacer foundation, urban poverty and vulnerability in India- competing agendas, some practical recommendations for including practitioners in policy making