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Women’s economic empowerment through microfinance in Cambodia

01/11/2011

15 pages long

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Women’s economic empowerment through microfinance in Cambodia

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The use of microfinance to enhance income generation and job opportunities among the poor is a popular tool for governments and non-governmental organisations involved in raising standards of living in developing countries. Providing very poor families with small loans to invest in their micro enterprises, Village Bank empowers them to create their own jobs, increase […]

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Social Network Analysis to evaluate organisational networks on sexual health and rights

01/11/2011

17 pages long

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There are many challenges in evaluating international networks. The use of conventional tools can be difficult and often provides less than useful information. Social Network Analysis offers benefits for network evaluators by allowing for documentation and analysis of inter-relationships between individuals and organisations. This paper describes the use of this approach in the evaluation of […]

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Editorial

01/11/2011

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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Can microcredit worsen poverty? Cases of exacerbated poverty in Bangladesh

01/11/2011

12 pages long

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Worldwide, microcredit has been recognised as a successful innovation in poverty alleviation. However, some claim that microcredit exacerbates poverty in developing countries. This study examines cases in Bangladesh where microcredit has actually worsened poverty among borrowers and investigates the underlying reasons for this adverse trend. Our results show that microcredit can exacerbate poverty in four […]

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Making aid effective at the community level: the AMREF experience

01/09/2011

9 pages long

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Effective use of donor aid is critical in achieving the sixth Millennium Development Goal – reversing the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2015. The Paris Declaration of 2005 identified five key principles for aid effectiveness: ownership, alignment, harmonisation, mutual accountability and managing for results. As civil society organisations play a critical role in implementing HIV/AIDS interventions, it […]

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Editorial

01/09/2011

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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NGOs and post-violence community development: holistic, multi-track ventures in Afghanistan

01/09/2011

12 pages long

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This article explores the interview narratives of six NGO directors working in Afghanistan regarding the holistic and multi-track nature of their NGO’s project work. Data analysis revealed that NGO leaders believed that effective NGO project work relies extensively on purposeful coordination with other NGOs, and is dependent on non-NGO actors such as the military, the […]

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Motivation in humanitarian health workers: a self-determination theory perspective

01/09/2011

14 pages long

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This paper emerged from the authors’ interest in why humanitarian health workers initially engage and remain in humanitarian work, often in the face of threats to safety and personal well-being. Semi-structured qualitative interviews assessed the consciously available reasons why individuals engaged in humanitarian health work. Interview data was unpacked through a thematic analysis. Using self-determination […]

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Mainstreaming globalisation in Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers in the Asia-Pacific region

01/09/2011

13 pages long

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This paper examines the extent to which the key elements of globalisation, such as international trade, investments, foreign aid, transnational labour migration and tourism have been mainstreamed into the Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) in the Asia-Pacific region. Using a content analysis, the paper finds that trade openness gained the highest priority in the PRSPs, […]

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Identity and learning in international volunteerism: ‘Sport for Development and Peace’ internships

01/09/2011

12 pages long

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Young sportspersons now serve abroad within the ‘Sport for Development and Peace’ (SDP) movement. Drawing on interviews with former interns from Commonwealth Games Canada’s Canadian Sports Leadership Corps programme, this study explored what interns brought to, and learnt from, international SDP service. Interns confronted notions of expertise and privilege and, in some cases, considered the […]

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