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Haydom Lutheran Hospital. Midterm review of the Block Grant Support. End review of the MDG 4 and 5 project support
Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2013Haydom Lutheran Hospital (HLH) is an important service provider in an area of Tanzania where the population is poor and government health services are inadequate. In 2011, The Royal Norwegian Embassy funded 61% of the hospital’s budget, but the long term goal is to terminate the support.DocumentCan we demonstrate the difference that Norwegian aid makes? Evaluation of results measurement and how this can be improved
Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2014What facilitates or impedes the documentation of results of Norwegian aid? This report examines guidelines and practices in the Norwegian aid administration and looks into the reasons why it has proven difficult to measure results.DocumentHidden victims of the Syrian crisis: disabled, injured and older refugees
HelpAge International, 2014The Syrian crisis has generated the largest refugee movement since the Rwandan genocide. Within this refugee population older, disabled and injured refugees face specific challenges that contribute to their vulnerability, yet, studies of humanitarian programming show that these same groups are often neglected in the assessment, data collection, design and delivery of responses.DocumentChallenging development cooperation? A literature review of the approaches of the emerging powers
Research Institute for Work and Society, KU Leuven, 2013Looking at existing literature, this paper discusses the major ways in which the emerging powers, in this isnstance Brazil, India, China and South Africa (the BICS) are challenging the development cooperation policies and practices of the ‘tradition’ development actors. The author highlights ten ways in which the BICS are are challenging development cooperation:DocumentBrazil, India, China and South Africa in agriculture and food security in Malawi
Research Institute for Work and Society, KU Leuven, 2014This paper describes the involvement of four of the so-called emerging powers - Brazil, India, China and South Africa - in development cooperation activities regarding agriculture and food security in Malawi. The prime focus is on the activities and policies of governmental actors, although also development cooperation initiatives of other development actors are mentioned.DocumentAdding new spices to development cooperation. Brazil, India, China and South Africa in health, agriculture and food security
Research Institute for Work and Society, KU Leuven, 2013In recent years, the four so-called emerging powers or economies - Brazil, India, China and South Africa (the BICS) - have gained considerable academic, policy and media attention for their activities in development cooperation. Some authors argue that these countries employ innovative and alternative approaches to development cooperation than the traditional, i.e. OECD-DAC donors.DocumentClimate & environment assessment: support for NGO effectiveness/transparency and joint civil society action
Evidence on Demand, 2013Through its development policy, BOND aims to benefit the millions of people living in poverty reached by EU aid focused on poverty reduction. On the other hand, through its NGO membership, BOND aims to raise the effectiveness of civil society in reaching the poorest, most vulnerable and hardest to reach persons.DocumentNew developments in international poverty law: the UN guiding principles on extreme poverty and human rights
Comparative Research Programme on Poverty, 2014The adoption of the UN Guiding Principles on Extreme Poverty and Human Rights (GP), by the UN Human Rights Council in September 2012 and by the General Assembly in December 2012, marked a potentially historic advance in the overall process of incorporating issues related to poverty and inequality into broader frameworks regarding the conceptualisation of human rights.DocumentChinese engagement in Africa: drivers, reactions, and implications for U.S. Policy
RAND Corporation, 2014Most analyses of Chinese engagement with African nations focus on what China gets out of these partnerships—primarily natural resources and export markets to fuel its burgeoning economy, and agricultural products to feed its increasingly urbanised population.DocumentChina in Mozambique: a cautious approach
South African Institute of International Affairs, 2009China's engagement with Africa has taken a different form in its relations with Mozambique, which are characterised by caution and compromise. China's engagement with Africa has taken a different form in its relations with Mozambique, which are characterised by caution and compromise.Pages