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    A participatory pathbreaker? Experience with poverty reduction strategy papers from four South African countries

    Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2006
    Has the PRSP (Poverty Reduction Strategy Process) paved the way for a new and more democratic participatory way of governance and policy-making, or was it just an ad hoc gimmick promoted by the donor community? Has it contributed to effective poverty reduction in the rural population?
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    LGBTI Organising in East Africa: The True Test for Human Rights Defenders

    Urgent Action Fund for Women's Human Rights, 2005
    Sexual activities and identities that go against the grain of mainstream heterosexuality and expected gender behaviour - most visibly lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) - are frequently subject to social repression in the form of verbal abuse, silence, hate crimes, 'corrective rape' of lesbians, honour-related violence and forced marriage.
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    Closing the gap: pathways out of poverty

    Bundesministerium fur wirtschaftliche Zusammenarbeit und Entwicklung, 2006
    With a focus on German governmental and non-governmental organisations this BMZ paper explores the causes of poverty and highlights key strategies in delivering poverty reduction.Case studies from Bolivia, Tanzania, Cambodia, Uganda, Nepal and Burkina Faso give examples of how different German actors are supporting countries’ efforts to tackle poverty with short sections looking at the role of
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    Building capacity in ICT for development networks

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Information networks make important contributions to civil society growth. New information and communication technologies (ICTs) are playing their role in this. Many development agencies are focusing on building the capacity of these networks and best practice needs to be shared.
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    The link between primary education and democracy in Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    It is argued that democratically elected governments may have a greater incentive than authoritarian regimes to provide their citizens with primary schooling. It is also argued that democracy may be reinforced by primary education encouraging democratic attitudes. Is there evidence of any truth in these statements in African countries?
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    Why is educating East Africa’s nomads so hard?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Nomads make up around six percent of the population of Africa yet most attempts to provide education for them have been unsuccessful. Education for All targets cannot be met until the twenty African states with nomadic populations do more to increase pastoralists’ participation in basic and non-formal education.
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    Coaching and mentoring for leadership development in civil society

    International NGO Training and Research Centre, 2006
    This paper examines a range of practitioners' experiences of using mentoring and coaching with leaders of civil society organisations (CSOs) in a range of contexts.The authors highlight how coaching and mentoring are often 'inflicted' on leaders by donors or international organisations.
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    Alcohol production and use in Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Socio-economic changes have influenced an increase in alcohol consumption in Africa during the last half of the 20th century. Public health problems linked to alcohol have also risen. How has alcohol consumption in Africa changed and what have been its effects?
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    Improved access to information on livestock early warning

    Arid Lands Information Network, 2006
    Particularly in vulnerable pastoral regions, early warning systems can empower individuals and communities to act to prevent loss of life and reduce the economic and material impact of disasters. In this two-page article from Baobab, the essential aims, products and approaches of people-centred early warning systems are summarised, drawing on examples from the Horn of Africa.
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    Recruiting, retaining, and retraining secondary school teachers and principals in Sub-Saharan Africa

    Academy for Educational Development, USA, 2005
    Across much of Sub-Saharan Africa, secondary education has been the weak link in students’ progression from primary education to either higher education or employment.

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