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Evaluating fair trade as a development project: methodological considerations

01/04/2005

17 pages long

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This article identifies the need for an appropriate methodology for evaluating Fair Trade, given that most evaluations to date have been in-house or commissioned reviews and hence have not followed a consistent approach. Focusing on the development aspects of Fair Trade, the article reviews a range of impact evaluation methods and presents a detailed methodology […]

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Crop diversity and livelihood security in the Andes

01/04/2005

10 pages long

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Andean farmers have traditionally adapted and selected varieties of quinoa and potatoes to reduce their vulnerability to a range of environmental risks. Data suggest that this strategy is being undermined. Market pressures, particularly the requirements for consistency and quantity along with the import of subsidised wheat products, are leading to the displacement of quinoa and […]

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Editorial

01/04/2005

3 pages long

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This article does not have a description. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

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NGO partnerships and the taming of the grassroots in rural India

01/04/2005

6 pages long

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Based on reflections undertaken with members of a partnership between an NGO and Adivasi (original dweller) communities in the Indian state of Orissa, this paper examines various linkages among NGOs (international, state, district, or local), and grassroots organisations in terms of their prospects for advancing Adivasi activism for social change. International NGOs seldom work directly […]

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Constructing alternatives to globalisation: strengthening tradition through innovation

01/04/2005

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Constructing alternatives to globalisation: strengthening tradition through innovation

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With the inability of international economic integration to create opportunities for important segments of society, many Mexicans are searching for ways to forge their own alternatives. These strategies are the concrete manifestations of the realisation that the ‘mainstream’ path of the search for proletarian employment is no longer viable and that a return to traditional […]

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Using key informant monitoring in safe motherhood programming in Nepal

01/04/2005

14 pages long

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This article discusses the methodology and application of the Key Informant Monitoring (KIM) tool as used by the Nepal Safer Motherhood Project (NSMP). NSMP aims to achieve a sustained increase in the uptake of midwifery and essential obstetric care services by addressing, among other things, constraints on access to such services. Data collected by community-based […]

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Mitigating impacts of HIV/AIDS on rural livelihoods: NGO experiences in sub-Saharan Africa

01/04/2005

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HIV/AIDS is having profound impacts on livelihoods in sub-Saharan Africa. These include the deaths of working-age adults, the diversion of resources to caring, and the rupture of traditional chains of knowledge transmission. NGOs are responding by providing assistance to communities affected by the epidemic in the fields of agriculture, skills training, and microfinance, as well […]

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Using geographic information systems (gis) for gender and development

01/04/2005

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Using geographic information systems (gis) for gender and development

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This article discusses the burgeoning field of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), with a particular focus on the opportunities for its application as part of the international women and development agenda. We discuss recent theoretical developments in critical GIS and feminist theory which have created this opportunity, as well as the problems inherent in using GIS […]

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The poor will always be with us – and so will NGOs

01/04/2005

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Ever more NGOs are dedicated to the eradication of poverty, while various government bodies are also committed to the moral and material progress of the so-called `human family’. However, the record is bleak. The arms trade constitutes a crime against humanity against which NGOs can make little headway. On the contrary, single-issue campaigns, for example […]

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The promise of appreciative inquiry as an interview tool for field research

01/04/2005

9 pages long

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Appreciative Inquiry (AI) has long been used as a methodology for understanding organisational learning and change. This paper discusses its applications to interview-based field research within the development context. While AI begins by looking at the best of an organisation or individual’s experience, it can help researchers to gain a textured and detailed understanding of […]

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