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- Impact assessment of farmer institutional development and agricultural change: Soroti district, Uganda
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This article is based on participatory development research conducted in Soroti district of Uganda with the aim of assessing the impact of agricultural development among poor farmers. The central argument is that a combination of farmer empowerment and in ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:35
- Structure, values and interaction in field-level partnerships: the case of UNHCR and NGOs
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This article discusses the process of transforming partnership from a conceptual framework into a practical, operational framework for field-level interaction among humanitarian organisations. The authors approach this transformation from the perspectiv ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:34
- Humanitarianism and politics: the dangers of contrived separation
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Humanitarianism and politics are more often than not considered distinct despite the increasing complexity of contemporary conflict. In some cases the separation is pushed too far and leads to unintended consequences. This article highlights the specifics ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:37
- Business linkages in Zimbabwe: helping to shape `win-win' economic structures
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The first in a series of papers, this paper describes the rationale behind the Manicaland Business Linkages Project in Eastern Zimbabwe. The economic and development perspectives of buyers, suppliers, and the nation are considered, including the relevance ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:38
- Changing aid patterns in Southern Africa
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The paper argues that the increase in official development assistance to South Africa following its transition to majority rule was largely at the expense of other countries in the region. While this refocusing of aid has been aimed at disadvantaged black ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:37
- Strengthening civil society: participatory action research in a militarised state
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ABANTU for Development embarked on a regional programme to strengthen civil society capacities for engaging with policy from a gender perspective. An early activity involved an in-depth study of NGO capacities for policy engagement which ABANTU carried ou ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:48
- Reducing poverty in sub-Saharan Africa: the need for participatory governance
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Traditional approaches to fighting poverty have yielded unsatisfactory results in some African countries, and have been positively damaging in others. Economic growth and social expenditure on the part of both national governments and international donors ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:35
- The Roots of African conflicts: The Causes and Costs and The Resolution of African Conflicts: The Management of Conflict Resolution and Post-Conflict Reconstruction
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Author: Nhema, Alfred and Paul Tiyambe (eds) Publisher: Addis Ababa: OSSREA; ...
Book review - admin - 2009-12-05 18:50
- Burundi: Ethnocide as Discourse and Practice
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Author: Lemarchand, Rene Issue: Volume 5, Num ...
Book review - admin - 2009-12-17 13:09
- Reaching the underserved with complementary education: lessons from Ghana's state and non-state sectors
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Between 1995-06 and 2005-06, more than 85,000 children between the ages of 8 and 14 years participated in a complementary education programme in rural areas of northern Ghana. School for Life, a non-profit organisation, provides nine months of instructi ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2010-06-23 12:15
