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Building civil society through partnership: lessons from a case study of the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee

01/02/2005

12 pages long

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Civil society is seen increasingly as a necessary element of sustainable human development. Some Northern NGOs hope to contribute to the development of civil society by partnering with Southern NGOs. However, recent scholarship shows that such partnerships are frequently dominated by the Northern NGO, thus inhibiting the establishment of vibrant, locally owned and locally managed […]

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Gender, Development, and Advocacy

01/01/2005

1 documents

93 pages long

Languages: English

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Articles in this collection focus on advocacy and campaigning on gender equality, targeting decision makers, influential individuals, and groups in governments and international development institutions. The challenges of advancing the interests of women whose lives are shaped equally by gender and another aspect of social identity are also discussed, together with the role of development […]

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Advocacy research and the World Bank: propositions for discussion

01/11/2003

8 pages long

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This essay is organised in terms of several propositions for discussion that link advocacy and research dilemmas. Whether researchers can make a difference to the World Bank requires a broader assessment of whether the campaigns they work with are having an impact. While there have been some spectacular successes in terms of halting or redirecting […]

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Women and conflict transformation: influences, roles, and experiences

01/05/2003

14 pages long

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Women and conflict transformation: influences, roles, and experiences

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At first glance it would appear that despite women’s vital participation in peace-making processes, they are for the most part marginalised or belittled. However, moving away from the idea of women as outsiders and/or victims, we find evidence of their involvement in projects initiated and driven by them and/or in activities in which they work […]

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African women challenging neo-liberal economic orthodoxy: the conception and mission of the GERA programme

01/05/2003

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African women challenging neo-liberal economic orthodoxy: the conception and mission of the GERA programme

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Despite the many international commitments to gender equality, much remains to be done in terms of mainstreaming commitment to gender equality into development. It seems that the major global development institutions appear currently to be more concerned with mainstreaming trade into development. For example, the outcomes of the major international conferences, from the International Conference […]

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Learning for change: the art of assessing the impact of advocacy work

01/08/2002

12 pages long

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The field of advocacy work is growing and changing rapidly and there is much to be done in exploring not only how best to carry out effective advocacy, but also how best to use the tools of monitoring and evaluation and impact assessment (M&E/IA) to promote learning, improve accountability, and assess the value of advocacy. […]

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A tale of two cities: shifting the paradigm of anti-trafficking programmes

01/03/2002

11 pages long

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A tale of two cities: shifting the paradigm of anti-trafficking programmes

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This article examines the issue of trafficking from the perspective of some sex worker organisations in India and Bangladesh. It argues that inequality between classes, genders, and nations is the root cause of trafficking, and that the solution to the problem lies in a political struggle for the rights of marginalised people. To substantiate these […]

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Human rights or wrongs? the struggle for a rights-based response to trafficking in human beings

01/03/2002

10 pages long

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Human rights or wrongs? the struggle for a rights-based response to trafficking in human beings

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A unique opportunity for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and advocates to contribute to the development of a human rights-based response to the trafficking of human beings now exists. Many governments have signed a new international treaty on trafficking and are in the process of adopting domestic anti-trafficking laws. However, as explained in this article, most government […]

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Development and Advocacy

01/02/2002

1 documents

214 pages long

Languages: English

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Most major development NGOs dedicate significant resources to advocacy. Many also work to inform and shape public opinion, whether through advertising or fundraising, or through education programmes. They argue that fundamental change is not achieved until the policy environment is right, and cannot be sustained without a ground-swell of support for reform. In recent years, […]

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‘Implementing an indicator’: operationalising USAID’s ‘Advocacy Index’ in Zimbabwe

01/02/2002

13 pages long

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This article focuses on performance measurement in the democracy and governance (DG) programme of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), in its Zimbabwe mission. The article tells the story of one qualitative indicator used for measuring progress, namely the ‘Advocacy Index’. It traces the history of this indicator, from rationale and concept through […]

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