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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

Children's responses to risk in agricultural work in Andhra Pradesh, India

This paper discusses protection of children from hazards in agricultural work. International and national policies aim to protect children by eliminating all child labour. Previous literature on hazardous child labour tends to focus on single industries ...

Abstract - dwardle - 2012-06-13 16:03

`Marriage' to capital: the fallback positions of Fiji's women garment workers

The May 2000 coup in Fiji prompted a flight of capital from the country's garment industry. As workers lost their jobs, attention turned away from improving wages and conditions to retaining garment factory jobs in the country. What can feminist researche ...

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

Changes in knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes towards gender roles and relations in Bangladesh

This article examines the changing status of villagers’ knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes towards gender roles and gender relations over time. Data were collected from eastern part of Bangladesh through survey and in-depth interviews. Findings ...

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

Some thoughts on gender and culture

The author responds to Mike Powell's article in Development in Practice 5(3), and argues that it is not only those interfering in cultures as 'outsiders' who face difficulties and accusations of cultural subjectivity, but also those challenging norms as a ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:55

Domestic violence, deportation, and women's resistance: notes on managing inter-sectionality

This Practical note describes the work of the Southall Black Sisters, a group, based in London, England, which provides a variety of assistance to, mainly Asian, women who have been victims of domestic violence and abuse. The author discusses how the UK l ...

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

Faith and economics in 'development' : a bridge across the chasm?

Full-text sample article Author: Tyndale, Wendy Issue: ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:04

Empowering families as an alternative to foster care for street children in Brazil

Although the emphasis in current thinking about work with street children has changed from aid-dependency towards youth protagonism, many organisations ignore the role of the children’s families in their interventions. In so doing, they reproduce obsolete ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:07

Women in Afghanistan: passive victims of the borga or active social participants?

This paper, based on field research in Kabul in February 2002, begins by discussing how women experience war and violent conflict differently from men, in particular by defining different types of violence against women in Afghanistan. Second, by identify ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 18:10

Feminisms in Development: Contradictions , Contestations and Challenges