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Journal article

Commercial sex and the single girl: women’s empowerment through economic development in Thailand

01/11/1997

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Commercial sex and the single girl: women’s empowerment through economic development in Thailand

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Overview

The author presents the views of Thailand’s Population and Community Development Association (PDA – Thailand’s largest NGO) about how to provide women attracted to the commercial sex industry (CSI) with economically viable alternatives to this accepted (in Thailand) type of `manual labour’. Research has shown that poverty is the major factor cited by voluntary commercial […]

Journal article

NGOs and social change: Agents or facilitators?

01/11/1993

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Overview

The author discusses issues about the role of NGOs and their relations with the state and the community. The term NGO does not help us to distinguish between grassroots groups, intermediary organisations, and international organisations and the author feels such distinctions would be useful. Claims are currently being made about the potential of NGOs to […]

Journal article

Deterrents to immunisation in Somalia: A survey of mothers’ attitudes

01/03/1993

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Overview

As part of the global drive to achieve Universal Child Immunisation by 1990 (UCI 90), Somalia launched a national immunisation programme for women and children. While access to it improved, actual demand for immunisation remained low. This article reports the findings of a study to identify the factors influencing acceptance of immunisation in two Somali […]

Journal article

Democratising development: NGOs and the state

01/11/1992

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Overview

Many NGOs are moving beyond conventional project work, with its emphasis on ‘doing’, and are attempting to enhance their impact through ‘influencing’. There are four interconnected approaches: Project Replication, Grassroots Mobilisation, Influencing Policy Reform, and International Advocacy. Each calls for a more strategic relationship between NGOs and governments. For NGOs to move to an effective […]

Briefing paper

Protection of Civilians in 2010: Facts, Figures, and the UN Security Council’s response

09/05/2011

3 documents

41 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

In 2010, millions of men, women, and children were killed, raped, displaced, injured, or recruited by force in armed conflicts throughout the world. Whether caught in the crossfire or deliberately targeted, civilians too often suffer disproportionately as a result of conflict. The primary obligation to protect civilians affected by conflict lies with national governments and […]

Evaluation report

Evaluation of Pastoral Programme in Somaliland

01/03/2007

2 documents

33 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Somaliland Pastoral Programme was initiated with the aim of strengthening pastoral organisations, before influencing institutions to be more responsive to pastoralist needs. Key activities included: establishment of 12 pastoral organizations, increased responsiveness of Government institutions to pastoralist needs, increased access to good quality primary health care, increased access to resources and alternative livelihoods, effective […]

Briefing paper

Make Extortion History: The case for development-friendly WTO accession for the world’s poorest countries

24/10/2005

3 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Until now, the process for dealing with candidates for accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has been one of extorting the maximum number of concessions out of all applicants. As a result, some of the poorest countries in the world now have more onerous WTO obligations than the richest. The 2002 WTO Decision on […]

Research report

Civil Society and UNITAID: An introduction

13/10/2009

4 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Access to medicines is a major challenge for people in developing countries. With the right medicines, diseases such as HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria are treatable. Yet for millions of poor people, affordable medicines remain out of reach. UNITAID was established in 2006 as a new public health financing mechanism and a South-North […]

Webpage

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

Equal access to water, managing sanitation, safe hygiene practices and community engagement are essential to prevent disease and improve health

Webpage

Inequality

Inequality exacerbates poverty and leaves millions of people unable to exercise their rights to a basic standard of life, health, and dignity

Showing 100 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Commercial sex and the single girl: women’s empowerment through economic development in Thailand

01/11/1997

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Commercial sex and the single girl: women’s empowerment through economic development in Thailand

Keywords

Overview

The author presents the views of Thailand’s Population and Community Development Association (PDA – Thailand’s largest NGO) about how to provide women attracted to the commercial sex industry (CSI) with economically viable alternatives to this accepted (in Thailand) type of `manual labour’. Research has shown that poverty is the major factor cited by voluntary commercial […]

Journal article

NGOs and social change: Agents or facilitators?

01/11/1993

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The author discusses issues about the role of NGOs and their relations with the state and the community. The term NGO does not help us to distinguish between grassroots groups, intermediary organisations, and international organisations and the author feels such distinctions would be useful. Claims are currently being made about the potential of NGOs to […]

Journal article

Deterrents to immunisation in Somalia: A survey of mothers’ attitudes

01/03/1993

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

As part of the global drive to achieve Universal Child Immunisation by 1990 (UCI 90), Somalia launched a national immunisation programme for women and children. While access to it improved, actual demand for immunisation remained low. This article reports the findings of a study to identify the factors influencing acceptance of immunisation in two Somali […]

Journal article

Democratising development: NGOs and the state

01/11/1992

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Many NGOs are moving beyond conventional project work, with its emphasis on ‘doing’, and are attempting to enhance their impact through ‘influencing’. There are four interconnected approaches: Project Replication, Grassroots Mobilisation, Influencing Policy Reform, and International Advocacy. Each calls for a more strategic relationship between NGOs and governments. For NGOs to move to an effective […]

Briefing paper

Protection of Civilians in 2010: Facts, Figures, and the UN Security Council’s response

09/05/2011

3 documents

41 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

In 2010, millions of men, women, and children were killed, raped, displaced, injured, or recruited by force in armed conflicts throughout the world. Whether caught in the crossfire or deliberately targeted, civilians too often suffer disproportionately as a result of conflict. The primary obligation to protect civilians affected by conflict lies with national governments and […]

Evaluation report

Evaluation of Pastoral Programme in Somaliland

01/03/2007

2 documents

33 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Somaliland Pastoral Programme was initiated with the aim of strengthening pastoral organisations, before influencing institutions to be more responsive to pastoralist needs. Key activities included: establishment of 12 pastoral organizations, increased responsiveness of Government institutions to pastoralist needs, increased access to good quality primary health care, increased access to resources and alternative livelihoods, effective […]

Briefing paper

Make Extortion History: The case for development-friendly WTO accession for the world’s poorest countries

24/10/2005

3 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Until now, the process for dealing with candidates for accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has been one of extorting the maximum number of concessions out of all applicants. As a result, some of the poorest countries in the world now have more onerous WTO obligations than the richest. The 2002 WTO Decision on […]

Research report

Civil Society and UNITAID: An introduction

13/10/2009

4 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Access to medicines is a major challenge for people in developing countries. With the right medicines, diseases such as HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria are treatable. Yet for millions of poor people, affordable medicines remain out of reach. UNITAID was established in 2006 as a new public health financing mechanism and a South-North […]

Webpage

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

Equal access to water, managing sanitation, safe hygiene practices and community engagement are essential to prevent disease and improve health

Webpage

Inequality

Inequality exacerbates poverty and leaves millions of people unable to exercise their rights to a basic standard of life, health, and dignity

Showing 100 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Commercial sex and the single girl: women’s empowerment through economic development in Thailand

01/11/1997

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Commercial sex and the single girl: women’s empowerment through economic development in Thailand

Keywords

Overview

The author presents the views of Thailand’s Population and Community Development Association (PDA – Thailand’s largest NGO) about how to provide women attracted to the commercial sex industry (CSI) with economically viable alternatives to this accepted (in Thailand) type of `manual labour’. Research has shown that poverty is the major factor cited by voluntary commercial […]

Journal article

NGOs and social change: Agents or facilitators?

01/11/1993

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The author discusses issues about the role of NGOs and their relations with the state and the community. The term NGO does not help us to distinguish between grassroots groups, intermediary organisations, and international organisations and the author feels such distinctions would be useful. Claims are currently being made about the potential of NGOs to […]

Journal article

Deterrents to immunisation in Somalia: A survey of mothers’ attitudes

01/03/1993

9 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

As part of the global drive to achieve Universal Child Immunisation by 1990 (UCI 90), Somalia launched a national immunisation programme for women and children. While access to it improved, actual demand for immunisation remained low. This article reports the findings of a study to identify the factors influencing acceptance of immunisation in two Somali […]

Journal article

Democratising development: NGOs and the state

01/11/1992

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Many NGOs are moving beyond conventional project work, with its emphasis on ‘doing’, and are attempting to enhance their impact through ‘influencing’. There are four interconnected approaches: Project Replication, Grassroots Mobilisation, Influencing Policy Reform, and International Advocacy. Each calls for a more strategic relationship between NGOs and governments. For NGOs to move to an effective […]

Briefing paper

Protection of Civilians in 2010: Facts, Figures, and the UN Security Council’s response

09/05/2011

3 documents

41 pages long

Languages: English, French

Keywords

Overview

In 2010, millions of men, women, and children were killed, raped, displaced, injured, or recruited by force in armed conflicts throughout the world. Whether caught in the crossfire or deliberately targeted, civilians too often suffer disproportionately as a result of conflict. The primary obligation to protect civilians affected by conflict lies with national governments and […]

Evaluation report

Evaluation of Pastoral Programme in Somaliland

01/03/2007

2 documents

33 pages long

Languages: English

Keywords

Overview

The Somaliland Pastoral Programme was initiated with the aim of strengthening pastoral organisations, before influencing institutions to be more responsive to pastoralist needs. Key activities included: establishment of 12 pastoral organizations, increased responsiveness of Government institutions to pastoralist needs, increased access to good quality primary health care, increased access to resources and alternative livelihoods, effective […]

Briefing paper

Make Extortion History: The case for development-friendly WTO accession for the world’s poorest countries

24/10/2005

3 documents

44 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Until now, the process for dealing with candidates for accession to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) has been one of extorting the maximum number of concessions out of all applicants. As a result, some of the poorest countries in the world now have more onerous WTO obligations than the richest. The 2002 WTO Decision on […]

Research report

Civil Society and UNITAID: An introduction

13/10/2009

4 documents

8 pages long

Languages: English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Keywords

Overview

Access to medicines is a major challenge for people in developing countries. With the right medicines, diseases such as HIV and AIDS, tuberculosis (TB), and malaria are treatable. Yet for millions of poor people, affordable medicines remain out of reach. UNITAID was established in 2006 as a new public health financing mechanism and a South-North […]

Webpage

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene

Equal access to water, managing sanitation, safe hygiene practices and community engagement are essential to prevent disease and improve health

Webpage

Inequality

Inequality exacerbates poverty and leaves millions of people unable to exercise their rights to a basic standard of life, health, and dignity