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- Whose practice counts? Experiences in using indigenous health practices from Ethiopia and Uganda
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There is considerable focus nowadays on the involvement of communities in planning their own projects. Much of this involvement is in the form of verbal communication whereby villagers inform development workers of their problems and how they propose to s ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:47
- Heifer-in-Trust schemes: The Uganda experience
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This paper, based on a survey of benefiting and non-benefiting farm households in Uganda's Mpigi district, analyses the Heifer-in-Trust scheme. Although the scheme is intended to alleviate the nutrition and income deficiencies of the poorest rural farmers ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:44
- Continent of Mothers, Continent of Hope: Understanding and Promoting Development in Africa Today
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Author: Skard, Torild Publisher: London: Zed Books, 2003, ISBN: 1 84277 107 8, ...
Book review - admin - 2009-10-18 20:49
- The Politics of Harmony: Land Dispute Strategies in Swaziland
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Author: Rose, L. L. Issue: Volume 2, Number 2 ...
Book review - admin - 2009-12-09 13:33
- Why can’t development be managed more like a funeral? Challenging participatory practices
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The adoption of techniques to elicit community participation in development practice is an important step forward. The question remains whether this is sufficient for development outcomes that accord with the aspirations of ‘participants’. C ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2011-06-07 14:34
- Following the law, but losing the spirit of child protection in Kenya
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This paper explores how an ostensibly child-centred system can fail to protect children. In some policy arenas, the Kenyan state is recognised as a leader in Africa for the care and protection of children at risk. Yet a case study of children's experien ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2012-06-13 15:59
- The promise of Appreciative Inquiry as an interview tool for field research
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Appreciative Inquiry (AI) has long been used as a methodology for understanding organisational learning and change. This paper discusses its applications to interview-based field research within the development context. While AI begins by looking at the b ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:40
- Home-based care for people with HIV/AIDS: Agomanya, Ghana
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From December 1987 to January 1988, a team of medical personnel from the Korle-Bu teaching hospital undertook an epidemiological study in the Krobo district to study the efficiency and potency of a Korean and Zairean herbal preparation. Findings showed th ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:39
- New communication technologies in tropical African development
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New communication technologies may be a mixed blessing for tropical African states. They could foster development, by promoting health, education, agriculture, entertainment, business and tourism; and also enhance international trade and regional Cupertin ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:38
- Gender-awareness and policies: theory and practice among small NGDOs
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While larger non-governmental development organisations are implementing gender policies and practices, smaller NGDOs - while generally aware of the relevance and importance of gender-awareness - are yet to put this concern into practice. One reason for t ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:37
