Chigudu, Hope

The Community Working Group on Health (CWGH) is an organisation that promotes community participation in health, especially in the area of HIV and AIDS and reproductive health. During the course of its work, it realised that there was a lack of community-generated information on which to base its activities. CWGH therefore initiated community-based participatory action […]

Practical notes with reference to ‘Public policies and community practices’, ‘The Zimbabwe Women’s Resource Centre and Network’, ‘Guaranteeing development: an approach to financing economic activities’ and ‘Sustainability is not about money!: the case of the Belize Chamber of Commerce and Industry’. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

This is an account of the experience of ZWRCN in attempting to establish a feminist organisational culture, analysing the successes, and describing the pitfalls encountered. In order to create such an organisational culture, a shared vision is essential. The author raises critical issues for organisations wishing to question the ways of working of traditional bureaucracies. […]