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Project Notes: Widows’ and orphans’ property disputes: the impact of AIDS in Rakai District, Uganda

01/11/1995

6 pages long

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A survey in the Rakai District in 1989 put the number of orphans at 25,000; by 1991 a population census counted 44,000, a growth the author attributes to the AIDS pandemic. The Child Social Care Project (CSCP) in Rakai works with widows and orphans to address their property rights, seeking to reduce the vulnerability of […]

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Slum dwellers’ diagnosis of their own needs: implications for community development in Nigeria

01/05/1998

4 pages long

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The author reports on a visit to Lagos State, Nigeria, to research aspects of primary healthcare, and highlights how communities knew what they needed to improve their quality of life, and how they felt health education was not necessary. Their self-determination forced the researchers to adopt a participatory approach, and provide assistance in getting the […]

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Empowerment at village level through a workshop method

01/05/1998

5 pages long

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An examination in presented of a pilot project to strengthen Primary Health Care (PHC) in Sheikhupura District, which was initiated by the Department of Health, Punjab, Pakistan. The project seeks to create a viable PHC model, providing accessible and sustainable services. Community Development Workshops for Village Health Committees (VHCs) to promote local participation are being […]

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Equity in health and economic globalisation

01/11/1999

5 pages long

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In this personal Viewpoint, the author argues that globalisation has led to increased inequity in health and healthcare provision, just as it aggravates social inequity in general. He highlights the growing sacrifice of equity to efficiency, and the complicity of `elite’ countries and companies in the deterioration of social conditions. Medical knowledge is being traded […]

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The development management task and reform of ‘public’ social services

01/02/1999

10 pages long

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With its emphasis on target-setting and performance measures, the New Public Management (NPM) appears to offer a coherent and ‘no-nonsense’ approach to public sector reform and the public management task. This article suggests that three questions require further thought: ‘Management of what?’, ‘Management by whom?’, and ‘How to manage?’ It considers these questions using the […]

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Whose terms? Observations on ‘development management’ in an English city

01/02/1999

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Using the example of a project in Sheffield intended to promote user-involvement and participation in planning healthcare services, the author criticises the failure of the project to actually provide any forum for user-participation. The structures used to set up these partnerships are often too prescriptive, he argues, setting out a framework in which consultation may […]

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Women and family poultry production in rural Africa

01/02/2000

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The author discusses the importance of rural family poultry (RFP) in Africa as an income generating and/or subsistence asset for families, particularly highlighting the gender dimension of RFP, since women are often the main owners of, and carers for, chickens. RFP development programmes must take account of other demands on women’s time, but should aim […]

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Scaling up the benefits of agroforestry research: lessons learned and research challenges

01/08/2001

11 pages long

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Case studies demonstrate the breadth and richness in approaches to scaling up and lessons learned from them. A key lesson is that scaling up agroforestry innovations is far more complex than simply transferring information and planting material; it often entails building institutional capacity in the community for promoting and sustaining the innovation and adoption process. […]

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The use of RAAKS for strengthening community-based organisations in Mali

01/11/2001

11 pages long

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The RAAKS (Rapid Appraisal of Agricultural Knowledge Systems) methodology, in combination with PRA tools, was used successfully in the CARE-Macina integrated rural development programme in Mali. The methodology enabled the agency team to produce relevant information concerning community-based organisations at village level, and thus highlighted some of the strengths and weaknesses of its efforts to […]

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Women, microfinance, and savings: lessons and proposals

01/11/2002

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Women, microfinance, and savings: lessons and proposals

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Microfinance–both credit and savings–has potential to improve the well-being of poor women in developing countries. This paper explores practical ways to achieve that potential. Based on lessons from informal savings mechanisms that women already use, the paper proposes two savings services designed to address the development issues that confront women. The proposals call for safe-deposit […]

Showing 438 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Project Notes: Widows’ and orphans’ property disputes: the impact of AIDS in Rakai District, Uganda

01/11/1995

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

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Overview

A survey in the Rakai District in 1989 put the number of orphans at 25,000; by 1991 a population census counted 44,000, a growth the author attributes to the AIDS pandemic. The Child Social Care Project (CSCP) in Rakai works with widows and orphans to address their property rights, seeking to reduce the vulnerability of […]

Journal article

Slum dwellers’ diagnosis of their own needs: implications for community development in Nigeria

01/05/1998

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The author reports on a visit to Lagos State, Nigeria, to research aspects of primary healthcare, and highlights how communities knew what they needed to improve their quality of life, and how they felt health education was not necessary. Their self-determination forced the researchers to adopt a participatory approach, and provide assistance in getting the […]

Journal article

Empowerment at village level through a workshop method

01/05/1998

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

An examination in presented of a pilot project to strengthen Primary Health Care (PHC) in Sheikhupura District, which was initiated by the Department of Health, Punjab, Pakistan. The project seeks to create a viable PHC model, providing accessible and sustainable services. Community Development Workshops for Village Health Committees (VHCs) to promote local participation are being […]

Journal article

Equity in health and economic globalisation

01/11/1999

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

In this personal Viewpoint, the author argues that globalisation has led to increased inequity in health and healthcare provision, just as it aggravates social inequity in general. He highlights the growing sacrifice of equity to efficiency, and the complicity of `elite’ countries and companies in the deterioration of social conditions. Medical knowledge is being traded […]

Journal article

The development management task and reform of ‘public’ social services

01/02/1999

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

With its emphasis on target-setting and performance measures, the New Public Management (NPM) appears to offer a coherent and ‘no-nonsense’ approach to public sector reform and the public management task. This article suggests that three questions require further thought: ‘Management of what?’, ‘Management by whom?’, and ‘How to manage?’ It considers these questions using the […]

Journal article

Whose terms? Observations on ‘development management’ in an English city

01/02/1999

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Using the example of a project in Sheffield intended to promote user-involvement and participation in planning healthcare services, the author criticises the failure of the project to actually provide any forum for user-participation. The structures used to set up these partnerships are often too prescriptive, he argues, setting out a framework in which consultation may […]

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Women and family poultry production in rural Africa

01/02/2000

5 pages long

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Overview

The author discusses the importance of rural family poultry (RFP) in Africa as an income generating and/or subsistence asset for families, particularly highlighting the gender dimension of RFP, since women are often the main owners of, and carers for, chickens. RFP development programmes must take account of other demands on women’s time, but should aim […]

Journal article

Scaling up the benefits of agroforestry research: lessons learned and research challenges

01/08/2001

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Case studies demonstrate the breadth and richness in approaches to scaling up and lessons learned from them. A key lesson is that scaling up agroforestry innovations is far more complex than simply transferring information and planting material; it often entails building institutional capacity in the community for promoting and sustaining the innovation and adoption process. […]

Journal article

The use of RAAKS for strengthening community-based organisations in Mali

01/11/2001

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The RAAKS (Rapid Appraisal of Agricultural Knowledge Systems) methodology, in combination with PRA tools, was used successfully in the CARE-Macina integrated rural development programme in Mali. The methodology enabled the agency team to produce relevant information concerning community-based organisations at village level, and thus highlighted some of the strengths and weaknesses of its efforts to […]

Journal article

Women, microfinance, and savings: lessons and proposals

01/11/2002

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women, microfinance, and savings: lessons and proposals

Keywords

Overview

Microfinance–both credit and savings–has potential to improve the well-being of poor women in developing countries. This paper explores practical ways to achieve that potential. Based on lessons from informal savings mechanisms that women already use, the paper proposes two savings services designed to address the development issues that confront women. The proposals call for safe-deposit […]

Showing 438 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Project Notes: Widows’ and orphans’ property disputes: the impact of AIDS in Rakai District, Uganda

01/11/1995

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

A survey in the Rakai District in 1989 put the number of orphans at 25,000; by 1991 a population census counted 44,000, a growth the author attributes to the AIDS pandemic. The Child Social Care Project (CSCP) in Rakai works with widows and orphans to address their property rights, seeking to reduce the vulnerability of […]

Journal article

Slum dwellers’ diagnosis of their own needs: implications for community development in Nigeria

01/05/1998

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The author reports on a visit to Lagos State, Nigeria, to research aspects of primary healthcare, and highlights how communities knew what they needed to improve their quality of life, and how they felt health education was not necessary. Their self-determination forced the researchers to adopt a participatory approach, and provide assistance in getting the […]

Journal article

Empowerment at village level through a workshop method

01/05/1998

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

An examination in presented of a pilot project to strengthen Primary Health Care (PHC) in Sheikhupura District, which was initiated by the Department of Health, Punjab, Pakistan. The project seeks to create a viable PHC model, providing accessible and sustainable services. Community Development Workshops for Village Health Committees (VHCs) to promote local participation are being […]

Journal article

Equity in health and economic globalisation

01/11/1999

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

In this personal Viewpoint, the author argues that globalisation has led to increased inequity in health and healthcare provision, just as it aggravates social inequity in general. He highlights the growing sacrifice of equity to efficiency, and the complicity of `elite’ countries and companies in the deterioration of social conditions. Medical knowledge is being traded […]

Journal article

The development management task and reform of ‘public’ social services

01/02/1999

10 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

With its emphasis on target-setting and performance measures, the New Public Management (NPM) appears to offer a coherent and ‘no-nonsense’ approach to public sector reform and the public management task. This article suggests that three questions require further thought: ‘Management of what?’, ‘Management by whom?’, and ‘How to manage?’ It considers these questions using the […]

Journal article

Whose terms? Observations on ‘development management’ in an English city

01/02/1999

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Using the example of a project in Sheffield intended to promote user-involvement and participation in planning healthcare services, the author criticises the failure of the project to actually provide any forum for user-participation. The structures used to set up these partnerships are often too prescriptive, he argues, setting out a framework in which consultation may […]

Journal article

Women and family poultry production in rural Africa

01/02/2000

5 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The author discusses the importance of rural family poultry (RFP) in Africa as an income generating and/or subsistence asset for families, particularly highlighting the gender dimension of RFP, since women are often the main owners of, and carers for, chickens. RFP development programmes must take account of other demands on women’s time, but should aim […]

Journal article

Scaling up the benefits of agroforestry research: lessons learned and research challenges

01/08/2001

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Case studies demonstrate the breadth and richness in approaches to scaling up and lessons learned from them. A key lesson is that scaling up agroforestry innovations is far more complex than simply transferring information and planting material; it often entails building institutional capacity in the community for promoting and sustaining the innovation and adoption process. […]

Journal article

The use of RAAKS for strengthening community-based organisations in Mali

01/11/2001

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

The RAAKS (Rapid Appraisal of Agricultural Knowledge Systems) methodology, in combination with PRA tools, was used successfully in the CARE-Macina integrated rural development programme in Mali. The methodology enabled the agency team to produce relevant information concerning community-based organisations at village level, and thus highlighted some of the strengths and weaknesses of its efforts to […]

Journal article

Women, microfinance, and savings: lessons and proposals

01/11/2002

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Women, microfinance, and savings: lessons and proposals

Keywords

Overview

Microfinance–both credit and savings–has potential to improve the well-being of poor women in developing countries. This paper explores practical ways to achieve that potential. Based on lessons from informal savings mechanisms that women already use, the paper proposes two savings services designed to address the development issues that confront women. The proposals call for safe-deposit […]