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Gender in Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Congress, Manila, 19–22 October 2008

The Gender in Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction Congress held in Manila 19–22 October 2008) was the Third Global Congress of Women in Politics and Governance. Its purpose was to provide a forum for decision makers to formulate gender-resp ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-29 10:28

Women's economic empowerment through microfinance in Cambodia

The use of microfinance to enhance income generation and job opportunities among the poor is a popular tool for governments and non-governmental organisations involved in raising standards of living in developing countries. Providing very poor families ...

Abstract - dwardle - 2012-02-07 13:12

Myths and realities of the impact of political Islam on women: female employment in Indonesia and Iran

Since the 11 September 2001 attacks on targets in the USA, debates concerning the situation of women in the Muslim world have tended to focus on the extent to which they are victims of religious dogma. Like any other religion, Islam can be oppressive towa ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:00

Community-managed rice banks: lessons from Laos

Rice banks are increasingly used in South-East Asia as a means of addressing seasonal food crises facing poor communities. Despite general agreement about the effectiveness of community-managed rice banks in improving food security, there has been almost ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:05

Why a managerialist pursuit of MDGs will not necessarily lead to achievement of MDGs

With case studies on Millennium Development Goal (MDG)-oriented reform projects in Vietnam, this article focuses upon a persistent dilemma in attempting to turn worthy goals into implementable programmes and sustainable results. How to achieve these goa ...

Abstract - sally - 2009-11-13 17:23

Health programs for the disadvantaged: a psychosocial approach to barriers in the community

The implementation of health programmes by external health professionals (`givers') in disadvantaged communities (`receivers') faces a variety of interactional barriers, some of which can be appreciated within the framework of the doctor-patient relations ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:53

Could the system work better? Scale and local knowledge in humanitarian relief

This article analyses the international humanitarian response to the earthquake in Jogjakarta, Indonesia in May 2006. It also compares it with a small but very successful local initiative. It identifies inherent weaknesses in the international system, and ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:08

Churches, mosques, and condoms: understanding successful HIV and AIDS interventions by faith-based organisations

There are an estimated 33 million people living with the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) worldwide. While national education campaigns have been successful in providing a broad platform of awareness of HIV and AIDS, within some countries faith-based ...

Abstract - dwardle - 2011-06-06 16:25

Finding out rapidly: a soft systems approach to training needs analysis in Thailand

Thailand is experiencing the unfamiliar phenomenon of aid and multilateral agencies such as the World Bank and Asian Development Bank lending money for internal development programmes. In the economic boom years, aid was neither sought nor required since ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:59

Collective Action and Urban Poverty Alleviation: Community Organizations and the Struggle for Shelter in Manila

Author:  Shatkin, Gavin Publisher:  Aldershot: Ashgate, 2007, ISBN: 978-0-7546-4 ...

Book review - admin - 2009-12-22 08:51