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- Listen First: a pilot system for managing downward accountability in NGOs
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This article reports on a research project intended to develop systematic ways of managing downward accountability in an international NGO. Innovative tools were developed and trialled in six countries. The tools comprised a framework, defining downward ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2010-11-07 18:21
- (Re-)building governance in post-conflict Africa: the role of the state and informal institutions
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Post-conflict governance is an increasingly important aspect of foreign development assistance in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), where the weakening and disintegration of the state undermine sustainable human development. A major challenge in post-conflict reb ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:35
- Editorial (22.2)
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Development in Practice prides itself in being one of the most international of development journals, based on both authorship and readership. To reinforce our commitment to this international participation we are pleased to announce that our editor ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2012-03-30 16:13
- 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
- Linking evidence with user voice for pro-poor policy: lessons from East Africa
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Many agricultural research and development projects seek to achieve pro-poor outcomes through policy change. However, policy processes are complex, and a strategic approach to enhancing impact at policy level is often not applied. This article describes ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2010-11-09 12:37
- Factors and motivations contributing to community volunteers’ participation in a nursery feeding project in Malawi
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This article reports on a study to explore the factors and motivations that contribute to community volunteers’ participation in a nursery feeding project in Malawi. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with community volunteers in 15 of the 32 site ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:35
- Signs speak as loud as words: deaf empowerment in Namibia
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The present article outlines a development project carried out in Namibia in 2006–2010 by the Icelandic International Development Agency and the Namibian Ministry of Education. The project aimed primarily to empower deaf people by building capacit ...
Abstract - dwardle - 2012-03-30 16:08
- Between a Rock and a Hard Place: African NGOs, Donors and the State
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Author: Igoe, Jim and Kelsall, Tim (eds.) Publisher: Durham, NC: Carolina Acad ...
Book review - admin - 2009-10-18 20:57
- Gender equity and social capital in smallholder farmer groups in central Mozambique
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This case study from Búzi district, Mozambique investigated whether gender equality, in terms of male and female participation in groups, leads to gender equity in sharing of benefits from the social capital created through the group. Exploring the comple ...
Abstract - admin - 2009-10-28 18:34
- 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
