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    According to need?: needs assessment and decision-making in the humanitarian sector

    Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2003
    The article states there are three problems underlying responses to humanitarian crises:international humanitarian financing is not equitable, and amounts allocated do not reflect comparative levels of needthere is no system-wide framework for judging the relative severity of situations, and for aligning decisions about response accordinglydonors are sceptical about agencies’ asses
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    The impact of extension services in times of crisis: Côte d'Ivoire (1997-2000)

    Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 2003
    This paper revisits the contested issue of the impact of agricultural extension on farm productivity.
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    Building partnerships for life: the role of religions in caring for children affected by HIV: report from the African Religious Leaders Assembly on Children and HIV/AIDS, 2002

    World Conference of Religions for Peace, 2003
    This Assembly of representatives from faith communities worldwide galvanised the participants to become more engaged in the fight against HIV/AIDS and its impact on children, with delegates pledging to commit the assets of their religious communities in the struggle.Event structure and outcomes:prior to the Assembly, two special meetings were convened: a Youth Forum and a Women’s Caucus
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    The People In Aid Code

    People in Aid, 2003
    This publication is an updated guideline on support, safety and management of aid personnel.
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    Scaling up antiretroviral therapy: experience in Uganda: case study (Perspectives and Practice in Antiretroviral treatment)

    World Health Organization, 2003
    This case study is part of a series entitled Perspectives and Practice in Antiretroviral treatment, which aims to analyse how governments, civil society organisations, private corporations and others are successfully providing antiretroviral treatment and care to people with HIV/AIDS, even in the most resource-constrained settings.
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    The impact of relief aid on community-based animal health programmes: the Kenyan experience

    Institutional and Policy Support Team, AU, 2003
    This paper addresses the issue of profitability of Community-Based Animal Health (CBAH) programs and the impact of emergency relief aid on these programs.The paper demonstrates that in cases where drugs are distributed at highly subsidised rates, the income of Community-based Animal Health Workers (CAHWs) was substantially negatively affected since their commissions were based on subsidised dru
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    World Development Report 2004: making services work for poor people

    World Development Report, World Bank, 2003
    This issue of the WDR focuses on policies for improving the access of poor people to affordable, better quality services in health, education, water, sanitation, and electricity.The report focuses on the three ways in which services can be improved:By increasing poor clients’ choice and participation in service delivery, so they can monitor and discipline providers: School vouche
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    Food aid and informal insurance

    Centre for the Study of African Economies, Oxford, 2003
    This paper looks into the extent to which food aid helps to smooth consumption by reducing the impact of negative shocks, taking into account informal risk-sharing arrangements.The paper asks two questions:what determines the allocation rule of food aid in Ethiopia?
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    Financing development: time for a new approach?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003
    Why has aid failed to achieve development? Should other forms of financing for development (FfD) be emphasised instead for narrowing the wealth and income gaps between developing and developed countries?
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    Understanding the culture of development agencies

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003
    Does the institutional culture of the World Bank make it impossible to deliver on its new commitment to empowerment? Why are ideas set out in aid agency documents often not put into practice? Could a better understanding of institutional cultures found among diverse actors in the development business help us understand why projects often veer away from the stated objectives?

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