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Journal article

Working effectively with non-state actors to deliver education in fragile states

01/06/2010

8 pages long

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This viewpoint uses evaluation reports from Nepal, Afghanistan, and Yemen in order to learn lessons about how donors and governments can work more effectively with non-state actors to deliver education in fragile states. The evaluation framework draws on the Development Assistance Committee principles for good international engagement in fragile states. The analysis concludes that a […]

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Briefing paper

Quick Impact, Quick Collapse: The dangers of militarized aid in Afghanistan

27/01/2010

3 documents

6 pages long

Languages: English, French, Persian

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Every half hour, an average of one Afghan woman dies from pregnancy-related complications, another dies of tuberculosis and 14 children die, largely from preventable causes. Eight years after the fall of the Taliban, the humanitarian and development needs in Afghanistan remain acute. Undoubtedly, Afghans have seen some improvements, particularly in the expansion of access to […]

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Transformative learning and mind-change in rural Afghanistan

01/05/2009

17 pages long

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This article presents the results of a quantitative/qualitative enquiry into ‘transformative learning’ and ‘mind-change’ dynamics among rural community representatives participating in the Government of Afghanistan’s National Solidarity Program [NSP]: a community-driven, nationwide initiative to rehabilitate the country’s infrastructure. Drawing on frameworks for ‘transformative learning’ proposed by Mezirow (1990) and Freire (1993), and ‘mind-change’ proposed by […]

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Research report

Community Peacebuilding in Afghanistan: The case for a national strategy

27/02/2008

2 documents

37 pages long

Languages: English, Persian

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Peacebuilding efforts in Afghanistan have not been successful, not just because of the revival of the Taliban, it is due to the non participatory approaches currently employed in these strategies which excludes fundamental units of the Afghan society such as families, communities and tribes. This report builds a case for community involvement in peacebuilding efforts […]

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Briefing paper

Getting the Fundamentals Right: The early stages of Afghanistan’s WTO accession process

28/06/2007

5 documents

42 pages long

Languages: English, French, Pashto, Persian, Spanish

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Afghanistan should be in no rush to join the World Trade Organisation. Rapid accession would have few benefits and could undermine efforts to reduce poverty. Careful planning and negotiation is the only way to avoid onerous commitments that have been forced on other very poor countries and to make the best of the potential benefits […]

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Evaluation report

Evaluation of Integrated Rural Livelihood Programme in Afghanistan

01/08/2006

2 documents

69 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam is running a rural recovery and food security programme in 40 villages of the districts of Panjao, Waras, Lal o Sarjangal and Ashterlai in Hazarajat and a community based rural livelihood programme in 40 villages of the districts of Yawan and Shar-e Buzurg in Badakhshan province. Oxfam is also implementing the NSP programme in […]

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Evaluation report

Evaluation of Community-Based Rural Livelihoods Programme in Badakhshan, Afghanistan

01/08/2006

2 documents

32 pages long

Languages: English

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Oxfam GB implemented a three-year community-based rural livelihoods programme in Shahr-I-Buzurg and Yawan Districts of Badakshan province, beginning in 2003. The programme sought to reduce the vulnerability of poor people by integrating livelihoods, health, education, gender and governance. An external, final evaluation was commissioned to assess the impact of the programme and to provide recommendations […]

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Journal article

Transitional politics in Afghanistan and Iraq: inclusion, consultation, and public participation

01/11/2005

13 pages long

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This article explores three main themes in comparing the transitional processes in Afghanistan and Iraq: (i) the clarity of the transitional frameworks and the need to separate discussions on such frameworks from debates on new constitutional arrangements; (ii) the degree of representation in the transitional institutions and the availability of channels for political consultation in […]

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Journal article

Performance-based partnership Agreements for the reconstruction of the health system in Afghanistan

01/02/2005

12 pages long

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The reconstruction of the health system in Afghanistan is in its early stages, and donors have proposed Performance-based Partnership Agreements (PPAs) through which to subcontract the delivery of health services to private organisations, both for-profit and not-for-profit. Beyond ideological debates, this article sets out to explain the model underlying the PPA initiative and sheds light […]

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Journal article

Promoting a gender-just peace: the roles of women teachers in peacebuilding and reconstruction

01/11/2004

10 pages long

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Promoting a gender-just peace: the roles of women teachers in peacebuilding and reconstruction

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Schools – however temporary and improvised they may be – are often among the first community organisations to start functioning after a crisis. It is important that they set a high standard in encouraging the active participation of women in reconstruction and peacebuilding after conflict. This article examines the potential of women teachers for significant […]

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