Civil society development activities
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- How do civil organisations work?
- ( A. G. Lavalle;G. Castello;R. M Bichir / Centre for the Future State, IDS , 2008)
- Despite the widespread attention given to civil organisations, this paper notes surprisingly little is known about their modus operandi. The idea that they possess general characterisations of a socie...
- Improving community-based organisation responses to HIV through capacity
- ( J. Shepherd / International HIV/AIDS Alliance , 2007)
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Building the organisational, HIV technical and policy capacity of civil society organisations is key to planning and delivering high quality responses to HIV. This toolkit is is one of a serie...
Self organising for empowerment and social change
- ( J Ham / Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women , 2007)
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Self-organising can potentially be a very powerful tool for empowerment and social change but it can also be very challenging and complex. Self organised groups may face unique challenges and conce...
- Community-led drought risk reduction: lessons from South Asia
- ( Duryog Nivaran: South Asia Network for Disaster Risk Reduction , 2006)
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Recent development in South Asia has led to a rapid increase in exploitation of rivers and groundwater, causing considerable stress on these water sources. This paper outlines the threat ...
- Involving communities in disaster risk reduction: lessons from the Philippines
- ( Asian Disaster Preparedness Center , 2007)
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This brief outlines the flood risks faced by Dagupan City, Philippines and highlights lessons learned in disaster risk reduction. In particular, this case shows how integrating flooding risk reduct...
- Making networks work in international development and influencing policy
- ( E. Perkin; J. Court / Overseas Development Institute, London , 2005)
- When, why and how do networks function best for policy impact in international development? The objective of this paper is to review and synthesise existing literature in an effort to answer these que...
- Assessment of joint forest planning and management in India
- ( S. Lele; A.K. Kiran Kumar; P. Shivashankar / Centre for Interdisciplinary Studies in Environment and Development, Bangalore , 2005)
- Joint Forest Management (JFM) has become the key concept through which forest generation activities are being implemented in most parts of India. This study uncovers several lacunae in the way Joint F...
- Building capacity in community HIV/AIDS initiatives
- ( International HIV/AIDS Alliance , 2006)
- This toolkit describes the process of community mobilisation: a capacity-building process through which individuals, groups or organisations plan, carry out and evaluate activities on a participatory ...
- How can civil society partnerships between the North and South be improved?
- ( Agronomes et Vétérinaires sans frontières , 2004)
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This text attempts to propose a few ideas on the stakes involved in, and on ways to build, civil society partnerships and symbols of a genuine co-operation.
It argues that in order to support civil ...
