Johnson, Deb

Uganda has introduced affirmative action to ensure that women are represented on the various Councils which govern village affairs. This article asks what has changed as a result of women’s presence on the Councils. Both women and men felt that women had not significantly influenced Local Council planning and budget decisions. They felt this was […]

Many development agencies seek to work on behalf of the ‘poor’ and the ‘poorest of the poor’, often creating external definitions of poverty and of people living in poverty that are based on a complex list of things that the poor do not have. There are others who have spearheaded efforts to define poverty based […]

Viewpoints based on ‘Community development in the Third World – walking a fine line’, ‘ICVA’s near-death experience: temptation and redemption in the `Humanitarian International” and ‘Mission impossible? Creating partnerships among NGOs, governments, and donors’. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.