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Evaluation of Dutch support to capacity development

18/02/2013

13 pages long

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Support for capacity development accounts for about 25 per cent of all international donor assistance. Yet there have been few evaluations to assess the effectiveness of this support. This paper presents the findings and lessons of an evaluation on Dutch support for capacity development that has tried to avoid some of the shortcomings of earlier […]

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From philanthropy to corporate social responsibility in Guatemala: assessing shifts through Alianzas

18/02/2013

18 pages long

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Latin American firms are moving from narrow philanthropy to broader engagement with development priorities. We examine this shift with data from Alianzas, a development programme promoting private contributions to health and education in Guatemala. We use Solomon’s (2010) dimensions of proliferation, professionalisation, and partnering to compare firms’ pre-Alianzas efforts with programme activities. Both firms with […]

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Spoiling the situation: reflections on the development and research field

18/02/2013

12 pages long

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The development field as a site for research and practice has largely escaped critical scrutiny in development studies. Accounts of the conceptualisation of the field have not been complemented with an examination of the practices that maintain the field as a site conducive to development. This paper draws on experiences working with small, local NGOs […]

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Reaching beyond the health post: community-based surveillance for polio eradication

18/02/2013

10 pages long

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This article discusses the CORE Group Polio Project Ethiopia’s introduction of community-based surveillance (CBS) of acute flaccid paralysis (AFP) to support polio eradication. A USAID-funded collaboration among Ethiopian and US-based NGOs, the CGPP supports volunteers in education about AFP and encouraging case reporting. Volunteers also conduct active case searches, visiting community leaders likely to have […]

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Fertility differential by husbands’ occupational status and income in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, India

18/02/2013

11 pages long

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Fertility differential by husbands’ occupational status and income in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand, India

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The paper attempts to find out fertility differential by husbands’ occupational status and income level in Dhanbad district, Jharkhand (India). The mean number of children ever born (MCEB) is used to measure fertility, and monthly income as the income variable. Older and younger cohorts of women were examined separately for assessing fertility differential. MCEB was […]

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The discourse of “development” and why the concept should be abandoned

18/02/2013

14 pages long

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This paper discusses the discourse of “development” and its effects. It argues that there are good reasons for giving up the concept of development and replacing it with various other concepts. Practices that aim at improving the human condition need not be identified with the term “development”. Numerous practices which have not improved the human […]

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Improving NGO governance: practical applications of the GATE approach

18/02/2013

8 pages long

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Non-governmental organisations (NGOs) face increasing demands to be accountable and transparent. Both need sound and timely evidence. Ensuring that these demands are satisfied is a key responsibility of governance, but fulfilling this requirement is a frequent weakness. A comprehensive approach to self-analysis – known as GATE – can make governing bodies more effective by better […]

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Exploring strengths-based approaches in the design of a family planning project in Kenya

18/02/2013

6 pages long

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This practical note explores the contribution that strengths-based approaches (SBA) can make to project design. The note outlines how SBA was understood and applied in the design of a family planning project by Marie Stopes in Kenya under the Australian Africa Community Engagement Scheme (AACES). Fieldwork findings demonstrate how SBA assists in bringing to the […]

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From paternalism to participation: the motivations and understandings of the “developers”

01/11/2012

12 pages long

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Recently there has been a shift in development discourse from ideas of paternalism to those of participation. Set within the framework of a postmodern critique of development, this paper questions the assumption that the ideas of development still exist in the same discursive space. Using University of East Anglia (UEA) development studies postgraduate students as […]

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Establishing cooperatives for effective community development in rural China

01/11/2012

11 pages long

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The article presents the results of participatory monitoring and evaluation of projects which aimed to aid the establishment and development of 24 modern rural cooperatives in Shandan County, Gansu Province, China. The evaluation was designed to assess the economic and community development outcomes of the cooperatives after three years of operation. The data were collected […]

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