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An investigation into the training of community development workers within South Africa

01/11/2012

14 pages long

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This article documents a research project that examined the training provided within the South African National Community Development Worker Programme (CDWP), consisting of over 4,000 community development workers (CDWs). Many of the hopes of good community development work are built upon effective education and training of the workers/practitioners. To fail in educating and training CDWs […]

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Editorial

01/11/2012

1 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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Collective action and promotion of forest based associations on non-wood forest products in Cameroon

01/11/2012

12 pages long

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This paper documents collective actions undertaken by forest-based associations to access better prices for their non-wood forest products via group sales. Group sales can increase the income of group sellers by up to 40 per cent compared to individual sellers. The institutionalisation of group sales reinforces social relations and cohesion as well as mutual trust. […]

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Beyond access to water

01/11/2012

11 pages long

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This paper looks beyond the dominant view of access to water – defined as coverage. It shows that, while the spread of improved water sources has widened, problems of affordability, quality, distribution, and reliability (“deep access”) are pervasive. In turn, it argues that declarations about water in international development discourse such as “access to water […]

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Taking research where the practice is: a tale of two programmes from BRAC

01/09/2012

7 pages long

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A major challenge for the research community is to take knowledge or evidence generated from research to the practitioners for translation into tangible practice. This paper describes how an indigenous Bangladeshi NGO addressed this challenge and made use of research in developing two of its most successful projects – the oral therapy extension programme and […]

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Fostering “Why not?” social initiatives – beyond business and governments

01/09/2012

13 pages long

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In this article, we challenge the notion that complex and resilient problems – such as global warming and poverty – will have to be resolved by governments or responsible corporations. Instead, we argue for the potency of social initiatives promoted by communities of engaged people. A variety of experiences from around the world, and especially […]

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The banking sector intervention in the microfinance world: a study of bankers’ perception and outreach to rural microfinance in India with special reference to the state of Punjab

01/09/2012

14 pages long

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Microfinance has been evolving as an indispensable tool of poverty eradication and rural improvement. At present, almost all the commercial banks have delved into the microfinance foray and offer various lucrative schemes designed for the rural poor, specifically, to carry out their own small economic activities. This paper attempts to study the extent to which […]

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To what extent does social policy design address social problems? Evidence from the “70 y más” programme in Mexico

01/09/2012

12 pages long

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Previous research has revealed that social policy design is relevant for addressing social problems, particularly for reducing poverty. However, evidence on poverty reduction exposes a sluggish trend towards achieving its main goals. This paper first reports on research examining to what extent social policy design has addressed social problems, poverty in particular. Second, this paper […]

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Impact assessment in the Sustainable Livelihood Framework

01/09/2012

16 pages long

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The use of impact assessment can be characterised on a scale with ‘proving impact’ on one side and ‘improving practices’ on the other. Even though this is not an either/or scale, the two often do not combine automatically. In this article an adjusted Sustainable Livelihood Framework for impact assessment is developed that does justice to […]

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Learning for capacity development: a holistic approach to sustained organisational change

01/09/2012

11 pages long

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This article describes a holistic approach to organisational development that promotes learning and its integration into everyday work practice. It presents the approach and how it leads to genuine organisational transformation, increased organisational efficiency, and resilience during change. When an organisation is both willing and able to engage with a holistic approach, the results are […]

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