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Implementing ILO child labour convention 182: lessons from the gold-mining sector in Burkina Faso

01/02/2005

11 pages long

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This article explores the implementation of Convention 182 on the Worst Forms of Child Labour in the mining sector in Burkina Faso. It highlights key lessons from a project funded by DFID and Save the Children UK and implemented by COBUFADE, a Burkinabe NGO. Children were found to be important and capable actors in the […]

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Engaging women in community decision-making processes in rural Ghana: Problems and prospects

01/02/2005

10 pages long

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Engaging women in community decision-making processes in rural Ghana: Problems and prospects

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While it is recognised that women play fundamental roles in the socio-economic development of their communities, they are often excluded from local decision-making processes because their views are not solicited and their interests are not taken into consideration in the formulation of local development programmes. Drawing on case studies from Ghana, this article identifies the […]

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Women’s inheritance rights in Malawi: the role of District Assemblies

01/02/2005

7 pages long

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Legal reforms are increasingly seen as essential in combating various constraints women face in relation to property and inheritance. These efforts are reinforced by commitments countries have made by adopting such treaties as the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW), and by the incorporation into their constitutions of various […]

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First experiences of a community-based natural resource management programme in northern Mozambique

01/02/2005

6 pages long

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The article shares some ideas about community-based natural resource management programmes (CBNRM), which focus on three areas: rural development, nature conservation, and strengthening of local governance. Arguing that the prerequisites of a successful CBNRM programme are a favourable legislative context, a self-defined community, and the absence of basic felt needs, the article discusses the initial […]

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Aiding and abetting the politicians?

01/02/2005

4 pages long

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The British government has increasingly assumed the role of international arbiter and peacekeeper, both with and without a UN mandate. The hijacking of the moral high ground and recurrent assertion of global consensus – even in the presence of overwhelming opposition – reveals a disregard for the integrity of cultural diversity and opinion. Often `humanitarian’ […]

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A multidisciplinary NGO: the interface of home economics with gender and development

01/02/2005

9 pages long

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A multidisciplinary NGO: the interface of home economics with gender and development

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This paper analyses the trends and major themes in the fields of home economics (HE) and gender and development (GAD) focusing on different regions of the world and on change over the course of recent history. The interface of these two fields of education and practice are encompassed by the work of an NGO, the […]

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‘Self-knowledge is the prerequisite of humanity’: personal development and self-awareness for aid workers

01/02/2005

6 pages long

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In order to take up the challenge of responding to the thought-provoking insights found in The Selfish Altruist (Vaux 2001), the author brings together some of the threads in the book and combines them with her own psychological approaches to increasing self-awareness in order to put forward specific suggestions as to how personal development and […]

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Editorial

01/02/2005

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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Opportunities for the UN and civil society to collaborate more effectively

01/02/2005

7 pages long

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In 2002, UN Secretary General Kofi Annan established a Panel on UN Civil Society Relations, to which were appointed more than a dozen `eminent persons’. The establishment of this Panel was a signal that the UN at its highest levels recognised, rightly, that an opportunity was being lost for it to work more effectively with […]

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Trust, accountability, and face-to-face interaction in North-South NGO relations

01/02/2005

6 pages long

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This paper examines the excesses of the `audit culture’ in relation to North-South development NGO partnerships. It argues that the focus on documentation needs to be reduced, and greater faith placed on personal interaction and judgement between Northern and Southern development NGO partners. In some circumstances, this is a strategy that can encourage more rigorous […]

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