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Who will guard the guardians? Amartya Sen’s contribution to development evaluation

01/05/2009

11 pages long

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An Action Learning process integrated with Sen’s Capability Approach can support development agencies to formulate interventions that enhance freedom. The authors show that putting this approach into practice has important implications for the manner in which ‘development’ is undertaken as an ideological project. It may help to examine and challenge those who hold power in […]

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Mobile phones and community development: a contact zone between media and citizenship

01/06/2009

13 pages long

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Mobile phones have already been used widely around the world for activism, social and economic development, and new cultural and communicative forms. Despite this widespread use of mobile phones, they remain a relatively un-theorised and un-discussed phenomenon in community and citizen’s media. This paper considers how mobile phones have been taken up by citizens to […]

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How people can influence government policy – stories from the Caucasus

01/08/2010

6 pages long

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It is very motivating to see vulnerable people becoming strong advocates for their own rights and persuading their government to act; or to see passionate young economists influencing the state and effecting positive change for tens of thousands of poor households. It is impressive to see dedicated work by a national NGO to build successful […]

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Service delivery on the cheap? Community-based workers in development interventions

01/02/2011

17 pages long

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Within current neo-liberal approaches to development, models of community-driven development assume that community-based workers (CBWs) are key actors in improved and accessible service delivery. We argue that use of CBWs is under-theorised and seems to be based largely on untested assumptions about community participation and responsibility. Drawing on case studies on potable-water management and home-based […]

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Sudanese refugees in Koboko

01/02/1994

4 pages long

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Sudanese refugees in Koboko

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When refugees fled from Sudan to Uganda, some aid agencies in Sudan went with them. Their priorities were to supply water and promote hygiene, in addition to providing health care and education begun previously. The author recounts her experience of working alongside these agencies, women refugees, Sudanese technical experts, and community representatives. She saw how […]

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Testimonies from Zaire

01/02/1994

4 pages long

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Testimonies from Zaire

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Since autumn 1992 harassment of people of Kasaian origin in Shaba (formerly Katanga) in southern Zaire has resulted in massive displacement. More than 150fl00 people have fled north into East and West Kasai, using whatever transport they could find. In October 1992 a Comite de Co-ordination des Refoules (CCR) was set up by local churches, […]

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Introduction

01/06/1994

3 pages long

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Since autumn 1992 harassment of people of Kasaian origin in Shaba (formerly Katanga) in southern Zaire has resulted in massive displacement. More than 150,000 people have fled north into East and West Kasai, using whatever transport they could find. In October 1992 a Comite de Co-ordination des Refoules (CCR) was set up by local churches, […]

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Abortion, reproductive rights and maternal mortality

01/06/1994

6 pages long

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Abortion, reproductive rights and maternal mortality

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The authors make their case for safe, legal, accessible, affordable abortion, as one part of reproductive health services that make all the choices, and information, available to women. Abortion is, they argue, about women’s rights and empowerment, and would reduce incidences of poor health and maternal mortality. Among the arguments are poor availability and reliability […]

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From family planning and maternal and child health to reproductive health

01/06/1994

7 pages long

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From family planning and maternal and child health to reproductive health

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Development programmes are shifting from family planning and maternal and child health programmes to reproductive health care. Increasing numbers of NGOs are adopting this approach, and its positive effects are set to continue into the future. Policy recommendations from the 1994 Cairo conference are set in the broader context of gender equity and development. Mosses’ […]

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Thinking about ‘culture’: some programme pointers

01/02/1995

6 pages long

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Thinking about ‘culture’: some programme pointers

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Those seeking gender equality must take care when challenging harmful cultural practices not to damage practices that are neutral or constructive for women. This article suggests ways to do this. Local cultural contexts must always be understood, and ways sought to empower women long term, particularly by changing patriarchal attitudes. Local women’s groups can achieve […]

Showing 440 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Who will guard the guardians? Amartya Sen’s contribution to development evaluation

01/05/2009

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

An Action Learning process integrated with Sen’s Capability Approach can support development agencies to formulate interventions that enhance freedom. The authors show that putting this approach into practice has important implications for the manner in which ‘development’ is undertaken as an ideological project. It may help to examine and challenge those who hold power in […]

Journal article

Mobile phones and community development: a contact zone between media and citizenship

01/06/2009

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Mobile phones have already been used widely around the world for activism, social and economic development, and new cultural and communicative forms. Despite this widespread use of mobile phones, they remain a relatively un-theorised and un-discussed phenomenon in community and citizen’s media. This paper considers how mobile phones have been taken up by citizens to […]

Journal article

How people can influence government policy – stories from the Caucasus

01/08/2010

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

It is very motivating to see vulnerable people becoming strong advocates for their own rights and persuading their government to act; or to see passionate young economists influencing the state and effecting positive change for tens of thousands of poor households. It is impressive to see dedicated work by a national NGO to build successful […]

Journal article

Service delivery on the cheap? Community-based workers in development interventions

01/02/2011

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Within current neo-liberal approaches to development, models of community-driven development assume that community-based workers (CBWs) are key actors in improved and accessible service delivery. We argue that use of CBWs is under-theorised and seems to be based largely on untested assumptions about community participation and responsibility. Drawing on case studies on potable-water management and home-based […]

Journal article

Sudanese refugees in Koboko

01/02/1994

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Sudanese refugees in Koboko

Keywords

Overview

When refugees fled from Sudan to Uganda, some aid agencies in Sudan went with them. Their priorities were to supply water and promote hygiene, in addition to providing health care and education begun previously. The author recounts her experience of working alongside these agencies, women refugees, Sudanese technical experts, and community representatives. She saw how […]

Journal article

Testimonies from Zaire

01/02/1994

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Testimonies from Zaire

Keywords

Overview

Since autumn 1992 harassment of people of Kasaian origin in Shaba (formerly Katanga) in southern Zaire has resulted in massive displacement. More than 150fl00 people have fled north into East and West Kasai, using whatever transport they could find. In October 1992 a Comite de Co-ordination des Refoules (CCR) was set up by local churches, […]

Journal article

Introduction

01/06/1994

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Since autumn 1992 harassment of people of Kasaian origin in Shaba (formerly Katanga) in southern Zaire has resulted in massive displacement. More than 150,000 people have fled north into East and West Kasai, using whatever transport they could find. In October 1992 a Comite de Co-ordination des Refoules (CCR) was set up by local churches, […]

Journal article

Abortion, reproductive rights and maternal mortality

01/06/1994

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Abortion, reproductive rights and maternal mortality

Keywords

Overview

The authors make their case for safe, legal, accessible, affordable abortion, as one part of reproductive health services that make all the choices, and information, available to women. Abortion is, they argue, about women’s rights and empowerment, and would reduce incidences of poor health and maternal mortality. Among the arguments are poor availability and reliability […]

Journal article

From family planning and maternal and child health to reproductive health

01/06/1994

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

From family planning and maternal and child health to reproductive health

Keywords

Overview

Development programmes are shifting from family planning and maternal and child health programmes to reproductive health care. Increasing numbers of NGOs are adopting this approach, and its positive effects are set to continue into the future. Policy recommendations from the 1994 Cairo conference are set in the broader context of gender equity and development. Mosses’ […]

Journal article

Thinking about ‘culture’: some programme pointers

01/02/1995

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Thinking about ‘culture’: some programme pointers

Keywords

Overview

Those seeking gender equality must take care when challenging harmful cultural practices not to damage practices that are neutral or constructive for women. This article suggests ways to do this. Local cultural contexts must always be understood, and ways sought to empower women long term, particularly by changing patriarchal attitudes. Local women’s groups can achieve […]

Showing 440 matching results from Policy & Practice

Journal article

Who will guard the guardians? Amartya Sen’s contribution to development evaluation

01/05/2009

11 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

An Action Learning process integrated with Sen’s Capability Approach can support development agencies to formulate interventions that enhance freedom. The authors show that putting this approach into practice has important implications for the manner in which ‘development’ is undertaken as an ideological project. It may help to examine and challenge those who hold power in […]

Journal article

Mobile phones and community development: a contact zone between media and citizenship

01/06/2009

13 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Mobile phones have already been used widely around the world for activism, social and economic development, and new cultural and communicative forms. Despite this widespread use of mobile phones, they remain a relatively un-theorised and un-discussed phenomenon in community and citizen’s media. This paper considers how mobile phones have been taken up by citizens to […]

Journal article

How people can influence government policy – stories from the Caucasus

01/08/2010

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

It is very motivating to see vulnerable people becoming strong advocates for their own rights and persuading their government to act; or to see passionate young economists influencing the state and effecting positive change for tens of thousands of poor households. It is impressive to see dedicated work by a national NGO to build successful […]

Journal article

Service delivery on the cheap? Community-based workers in development interventions

01/02/2011

17 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Within current neo-liberal approaches to development, models of community-driven development assume that community-based workers (CBWs) are key actors in improved and accessible service delivery. We argue that use of CBWs is under-theorised and seems to be based largely on untested assumptions about community participation and responsibility. Drawing on case studies on potable-water management and home-based […]

Journal article

Sudanese refugees in Koboko

01/02/1994

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Sudanese refugees in Koboko

Keywords

Overview

When refugees fled from Sudan to Uganda, some aid agencies in Sudan went with them. Their priorities were to supply water and promote hygiene, in addition to providing health care and education begun previously. The author recounts her experience of working alongside these agencies, women refugees, Sudanese technical experts, and community representatives. She saw how […]

Journal article

Testimonies from Zaire

01/02/1994

4 pages long

Free access through journal website

Testimonies from Zaire

Keywords

Overview

Since autumn 1992 harassment of people of Kasaian origin in Shaba (formerly Katanga) in southern Zaire has resulted in massive displacement. More than 150fl00 people have fled north into East and West Kasai, using whatever transport they could find. In October 1992 a Comite de Co-ordination des Refoules (CCR) was set up by local churches, […]

Journal article

Introduction

01/06/1994

3 pages long

Free access through journal website

Keywords

Overview

Since autumn 1992 harassment of people of Kasaian origin in Shaba (formerly Katanga) in southern Zaire has resulted in massive displacement. More than 150,000 people have fled north into East and West Kasai, using whatever transport they could find. In October 1992 a Comite de Co-ordination des Refoules (CCR) was set up by local churches, […]

Journal article

Abortion, reproductive rights and maternal mortality

01/06/1994

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Abortion, reproductive rights and maternal mortality

Keywords

Overview

The authors make their case for safe, legal, accessible, affordable abortion, as one part of reproductive health services that make all the choices, and information, available to women. Abortion is, they argue, about women’s rights and empowerment, and would reduce incidences of poor health and maternal mortality. Among the arguments are poor availability and reliability […]

Journal article

From family planning and maternal and child health to reproductive health

01/06/1994

7 pages long

Free access through journal website

From family planning and maternal and child health to reproductive health

Keywords

Overview

Development programmes are shifting from family planning and maternal and child health programmes to reproductive health care. Increasing numbers of NGOs are adopting this approach, and its positive effects are set to continue into the future. Policy recommendations from the 1994 Cairo conference are set in the broader context of gender equity and development. Mosses’ […]

Journal article

Thinking about ‘culture’: some programme pointers

01/02/1995

6 pages long

Free access through journal website

Thinking about ‘culture’: some programme pointers

Keywords

Overview

Those seeking gender equality must take care when challenging harmful cultural practices not to damage practices that are neutral or constructive for women. This article suggests ways to do this. Local cultural contexts must always be understood, and ways sought to empower women long term, particularly by changing patriarchal attitudes. Local women’s groups can achieve […]