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Female volunteers: An asset to the reproductive health sector in rural Cambodia

The results of a field study examined in this article show the remarkable success of a reproductive health education and community outreach project in Cambodia that has been implemented by the Ministry of Women's and Veterans' Affairs since 1995, in terms ...

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

Research for Development: A Practical Guide

Author:  Laws, Sophie with Caroline Harper and Rachel Marcus Publisher:  London, ...

Book review - admin - 2009-10-18 20:49

The Myth of Community: Gender Issues in Participatory Development

Author:  Guijt, Irene and Meera Kaul Shah (eds.) Issue:  ...

Book review - admin - 2009-12-10 08:47

The Oxfam Handbook of Development and Relief

Author:  Eade, Deborah and Suzanne Williams Issue:  ...

Book review - admin - 2009-12-05 19:17

Development and Agroforestry: Scaling Up the Impacts of Research

Edited by:  Franzel, Steven Edited by:  Cooper, Peter ...

Book - RichS - 2009-12-22 15:48

Playing broken telephone: assessing faith-inspired health care provision in Africa

In the literature on the religious contribution to health and development, it is commonly stated that faith-inspired institutions (FIIs) provide from 30 to 70 per cent of all health care provision in Africa. This article tracks the sources of such state ...

Abstract - dwardle - 2012-07-12 13:53

Appraisal of methods to evaluate farmer field schools

The need to increase agricultural sustainability has induced the government of India to promote the adoption of integrated pest management (IPM). An evaluation of cotton-based conventional and IPM farming systems was conducted in India (2002-2004). The fa ...

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

Decentralisation and NGO-municipal government collaboration in Ecuador

Decentralisation, or the transfer of decision-making power and funds from central to local governments, is one of the most important reform movements in Latin America. Recent constitutional changes in Ecuador have contributed to the democratisation and em ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:46

Mapping the road to development: a methodology for scaling up

Understanding local variability in context and mobilising local participation to define development agendas are widely accepted development strategies. There remain, hoUnderstanding local variability in context and mobilising local participation to defi ...

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

REFLECT: A new approach to literacy and social change

Regenerated Freirean Literacy through Empowering Community Techniques (REFLECT) is an approach to adult literacy programmes which borrows from Paolo Freire's `active dialogue' method and Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) techniques. Developed by ACTIO ...

Abstract - admin - 2009-09-30 17:57