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Calculating food-aid cost-effectiveness: Evidence from Ethiopia

01/11/1991

8 pages long

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These Notes are based on research carried out as part of a World Bank/World Food Programme study into food aid in Sub-Saharan Africa. The authors use economic analyses to establish a framework for considering the cost-effectiveness of food aid compared to financial aid, and they apply this framework to the Wollaita food aid project. Food […]

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Democratising development: NGOs and the state

01/11/1992

12 pages long

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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 […]

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Introducing computers into development programmes: Some problems and suggested solutions

01/03/1993

8 pages long

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The article identifies some of the problems encountered in using information technology in developing countries. It is based on field research into the use of computers in health programmes in East Africa and Nepal. The visits were part of an ODA-funded project to design guidelines on the selection, use, and maintenance of computers in a […]

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

01/03/1993

9 pages long

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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 […]

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Alternatives to residential care for children

01/05/1994

3 pages long

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Institutional care for children separated from their family (for whatever reason) continues to be the first choice of governments of developing countries. The long-term consequences of institutionalisation can be severe and in 1991, Save the Children Fund (UK) (SCFUK) initiated a research programme to examine the experience SCF and its partners have had of working […]

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The NGO sector as an alternative delivery system for agricultural public services

01/05/1994

12 pages long

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In many less developed countries (LDCs) that are undergoing economic adjustment, the promotion of the agricultural sector is constrained by limitations on resources that include finance, and human and institutional capacity. The inability of the state to provide essential agricultural services (for example, agricultural extension and research) leaves a void that could be filled by […]

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New directions for pastoral development in Africa

01/11/1994

11 pages long

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The last few years have seen a major rethinking of some of the hallowed assumptions of range ecology and range-management practice. The usefulness of terms such as ‘vegetation succession’s, ‘carrying capacity’s, and ‘desertification’s is being reassessed, particularly for the dry rangelands which are dominated by highly variable rainfall and episodic, chance events such as drought. […]

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Family tracing: In whose interests?

01/11/1994

3 pages long

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This article is based on research commissioned by Save the Children Fund (SCF) into five family-tracing programmes in five African countries. The author describes the stages involved in tracing the families of children, and highlights the efforts that must be made at each stage to ensure the interests of each child are paramount, and are […]

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Redefining the roles of environmental NGOs in Africa

01/02/1995

10 pages long

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The article summarises issues identified in a study undertaken on behalf of the HIVOS Foundation of the Netherlands and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development Division, which included a field study of 45 environmental NGOs in seven African countries. This generated an institutional database to support the aid strategies of the agencies commissioning the […]

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Social integration: approaches and issues

01/02/1995

3 pages long

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The World Summit for Social Development, to be held in Copenhagen in March 1995, will consider three closely inter-related themes: decreasing poverty, reducing unemployment, and enhancing social integration. With the support of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) has been mobilising its worldwide network of scholars, activists, […]

Showing 455 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Calculating food-aid cost-effectiveness: Evidence from Ethiopia

01/11/1991

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

These Notes are based on research carried out as part of a World Bank/World Food Programme study into food aid in Sub-Saharan Africa. The authors use economic analyses to establish a framework for considering the cost-effectiveness of food aid compared to financial aid, and they apply this framework to the Wollaita food aid project. Food […]

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 […]

Journal article

Introducing computers into development programmes: Some problems and suggested solutions

01/03/1993

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The article identifies some of the problems encountered in using information technology in developing countries. It is based on field research into the use of computers in health programmes in East Africa and Nepal. The visits were part of an ODA-funded project to design guidelines on the selection, use, and maintenance of computers in a […]

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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

Alternatives to residential care for children

01/05/1994

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Institutional care for children separated from their family (for whatever reason) continues to be the first choice of governments of developing countries. The long-term consequences of institutionalisation can be severe and in 1991, Save the Children Fund (UK) (SCFUK) initiated a research programme to examine the experience SCF and its partners have had of working […]

Journal article

The NGO sector as an alternative delivery system for agricultural public services

01/05/1994

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

In many less developed countries (LDCs) that are undergoing economic adjustment, the promotion of the agricultural sector is constrained by limitations on resources that include finance, and human and institutional capacity. The inability of the state to provide essential agricultural services (for example, agricultural extension and research) leaves a void that could be filled by […]

Journal article

New directions for pastoral development in Africa

01/11/1994

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The last few years have seen a major rethinking of some of the hallowed assumptions of range ecology and range-management practice. The usefulness of terms such as ‘vegetation succession’s, ‘carrying capacity’s, and ‘desertification’s is being reassessed, particularly for the dry rangelands which are dominated by highly variable rainfall and episodic, chance events such as drought. […]

Journal article

Family tracing: In whose interests?

01/11/1994

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article is based on research commissioned by Save the Children Fund (SCF) into five family-tracing programmes in five African countries. The author describes the stages involved in tracing the families of children, and highlights the efforts that must be made at each stage to ensure the interests of each child are paramount, and are […]

Journal article

Redefining the roles of environmental NGOs in Africa

01/02/1995

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The article summarises issues identified in a study undertaken on behalf of the HIVOS Foundation of the Netherlands and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development Division, which included a field study of 45 environmental NGOs in seven African countries. This generated an institutional database to support the aid strategies of the agencies commissioning the […]

Journal article

Social integration: approaches and issues

01/02/1995

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The World Summit for Social Development, to be held in Copenhagen in March 1995, will consider three closely inter-related themes: decreasing poverty, reducing unemployment, and enhancing social integration. With the support of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) has been mobilising its worldwide network of scholars, activists, […]

Showing 455 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Calculating food-aid cost-effectiveness: Evidence from Ethiopia

01/11/1991

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

These Notes are based on research carried out as part of a World Bank/World Food Programme study into food aid in Sub-Saharan Africa. The authors use economic analyses to establish a framework for considering the cost-effectiveness of food aid compared to financial aid, and they apply this framework to the Wollaita food aid project. Food […]

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 […]

Journal article

Introducing computers into development programmes: Some problems and suggested solutions

01/03/1993

8 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The article identifies some of the problems encountered in using information technology in developing countries. It is based on field research into the use of computers in health programmes in East Africa and Nepal. The visits were part of an ODA-funded project to design guidelines on the selection, use, and maintenance of computers in a […]

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

Alternatives to residential care for children

01/05/1994

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Institutional care for children separated from their family (for whatever reason) continues to be the first choice of governments of developing countries. The long-term consequences of institutionalisation can be severe and in 1991, Save the Children Fund (UK) (SCFUK) initiated a research programme to examine the experience SCF and its partners have had of working […]

Journal article

The NGO sector as an alternative delivery system for agricultural public services

01/05/1994

12 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

In many less developed countries (LDCs) that are undergoing economic adjustment, the promotion of the agricultural sector is constrained by limitations on resources that include finance, and human and institutional capacity. The inability of the state to provide essential agricultural services (for example, agricultural extension and research) leaves a void that could be filled by […]

Journal article

New directions for pastoral development in Africa

01/11/1994

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The last few years have seen a major rethinking of some of the hallowed assumptions of range ecology and range-management practice. The usefulness of terms such as ‘vegetation succession’s, ‘carrying capacity’s, and ‘desertification’s is being reassessed, particularly for the dry rangelands which are dominated by highly variable rainfall and episodic, chance events such as drought. […]

Journal article

Family tracing: In whose interests?

01/11/1994

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

This article is based on research commissioned by Save the Children Fund (SCF) into five family-tracing programmes in five African countries. The author describes the stages involved in tracing the families of children, and highlights the efforts that must be made at each stage to ensure the interests of each child are paramount, and are […]

Journal article

Redefining the roles of environmental NGOs in Africa

01/02/1995

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The article summarises issues identified in a study undertaken on behalf of the HIVOS Foundation of the Netherlands and the Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs Development Division, which included a field study of 45 environmental NGOs in seven African countries. This generated an institutional database to support the aid strategies of the agencies commissioning the […]

Journal article

Social integration: approaches and issues

01/02/1995

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The World Summit for Social Development, to be held in Copenhagen in March 1995, will consider three closely inter-related themes: decreasing poverty, reducing unemployment, and enhancing social integration. With the support of the United Nations Development Programme, the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development (UNRISD) has been mobilising its worldwide network of scholars, activists, […]