Citizenship and governance
- Children as informed participants in governance
- In the recent past some progressive researchers have provided the space for children to ‘participate’ more intimately in the research process by giving them the role of information providers, key informants or data collectors. The impact of such research has been more beneficial to children and the resulting policies more constructive. This paper gives an overview of this from of participatory research.
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- Empowering Maasai women in Tanzania
- ( Maanda Ngoitiko / , 2010)
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Maasai women are among the poorest and most marginalised groups in Tanzanian society. A local women-led organisation – the Pastoral Women’s Council – works to improve the lives of...
- Pressing the Egyptian government for more political space for civil society
- ( M. Tadros / Institute of Development Studies, Sussex, UK , 2009)
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The focus of this paper is on the top-down introduction of advocacy in the Egyptian context in the 1990s as part of the bid to promote democratisation in the Arab world. The paper argues that in au...
- Postwar reconstruction: enhancing people-led processes
- ( F. Galtung;M. Tisne / Tiri , 2009)
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In nations emerging from war, the immediate postwar period rarely lives up to the hopes and expectations of the country’s citizens or the international community. An upsurge in corruption and...
- How can organisations ensure their SHRH interventions are effective?
- ( J. Leerlooijer;et al. / World Population Fund , 2009)
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Worldwide, extensive experience, evidence and information is available showing what works and what does not when implementing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). This tool attempts to...
- Guidance for NGOs on human rights work in the Middle East and North Africa
- ( A. Bendrif;S. al Karaguly;M. Laghzaoui;et al. / Network Learning , 2009)
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The international human rights system has been slow to develop in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. However, non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and civil society organisations (CSO...
Strengthening community radio initiatives
- ( R. Mainali;Y. Chapagain;B. Subba / Nepal Forum of Environmental Journalists , 2009)
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The success of a community radio depends on the consistent, honest and cooperative behaviour of those involved in running it. This manual constitutes valuable information for strengthening com...
- Participatory activities on sexual and reproductive health with young people
- ( International HIV/AIDS Alliance , 2008)
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This toolkit is a result of team work between sexual and reproductive health practitioners working with young people in Zambia, Malawi Zimbabwe and Uganda. It is written for anyone who wants to fac...
- Participatory farming management methods and their uses
- ( P. Dorward;D. Shepherd;M. Galpin / Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations , 2007)
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Central to the use of Participatory Farming Management (PFM) methods is the understanding that the farmer is the decision maker and that he or she takes the risks associated with change, not the ad...
- Tools for conducting participatory discussions on gender equity in Bangladesh
- ( AFM. Amir Uddin;A. Khanom;M. Boss;et al. / Intercooperation Bangladesh , 2009)
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These guidelines have been prepared as a tool for conducting participatory discussion and analysis on the social position and condition of men and women within the context of the Union Parishad (UP...
- Technology-based non structural measures for managing floods
- ( A.B. Shrestha / International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development , 2008)
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Frequent flash floods in the Hindu-Kush Himalayan region pose a severe threat to life, livelihoods and infrastructure, both within the mountains and downstream. They tend to carry with them much hi...
