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- NGOs and the State in Africa
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Author: Wellard, Kate and James Copestake Issue: ...
Book review - admin - 2009-12-10 09:15
- Multinational Corporations and Global Poverty Reduction
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Author: Jain, Subhash C. and Sushil Vachani Publisher: Cheltenham, UK & No ...
Book review - admin - 2009-12-22 08:54
- NGOs and Western hegemony: causes for concern and ideas for change
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Since their rise to prominence in the post-World War II period, NGOs have grown exponentially in size and stature. This growth has occurred most notably under the New Policy Agenda, with Western donor states emphasising the role of NGOs in democratisati ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2012-02-27 17:49
- Using participatory impact diagrams to evaluate a community development project in Kenya
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Participatory approaches for impact assessment are increasingly becoming popular with development organisations for engaging multiple stakeholders. We present our use of participatory impact diagrams as an evaluation tool within a mixed methods impact a ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2013-02-25 16:11
- How international NGOs could do less harm and more good
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The behaviour of international NGOs (INGOs) continues to impede aid effectiveness. The reasons for this are identified. Six prescriptions are offered which, if adopted by INGOs, would reduce the harm that they cause. ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:34
- Scaling up NGO impact on development: learning from experience Authors: Michael Edwards and David Hulme
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Despite their increasing numbers and size, the impact of NGO activity on development is usually localised and often transitory. In consequence, NGOs need to analyse the strategies by which they may be able to `scale up' their contribution to development. ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:53
- Family tracing: in whose interests?
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This article is based on research commissioned by Save the Children Fund (SCF) into five family-tracing programmes in five African countries. The author describes the stages involved in tracing the families of children, and highlights the efforts that mus ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:54
- Institutional development in practice: a case-study from the Tibetan refugee community
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There is growing interest in organisational and institutional development, or capacity-building, but little understanding of what these involve in practice. This article provides a case-study of a successful long-term programme of institutional developmen ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:56
- Dismantling former Yugoslavia, recolonising Bosnia
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Recent conflicts in the Balkans have been portrayed largely in terms of ethnic and religious divisions, with Western military and diplomatic intervention seen as essential to securing a positive outcome. However, these divisions are the consequence of a d ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:58
- Microcredit and microfinance: functional and conceptual differences
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The interchangeable use of the terms microcredit and microfinance creates serious confusions and misunderstandings in both academic and policy discourses. Microcredit programmes provide mainly one kind of service, namely loan distribution and collection, ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:02
