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Beyond domestic violence laws: what else makes responses to domestic violence effective?
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2015In the last twenty-five years, there has been growing recognition both from the academic and activist communities that domestic violence is a public issue worthy of attention. The response has largely been the enactment of domestic violence laws across many different countries both in Africa and Latin America.DocumentDeterminants of gaps in horizontal accountability of executive to legislative bodies in Latin America and Africa
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2015Accountability expresses the concern for checks and oversight, for surveillance and institutional constraints on the exercise of power. In democracies, Congress (Latin America) or Parliament (Africa) is expected to exercise the role of monitoring and providing control on the Executive branch.DocumentLocal Content Frameworks in Latin American and African oil and gas sector
Evidence and Lessons from Latin America, 2015The limited nature of mineral resources and demands of the extractive sector require policymakers to find mechanisms to maximise the sector’s benefits.DocumentGender-focused, community-led development in rural Africa: The Hunger Project’s Epicenter Strategy
2015The Hunger Project is a global, non-profit organisation committed to the sustainable end to world hunger.DocumentEmpowering drylands women
Drylands Development Centre, UNDP, 2014The Integrated Drylands Development Programme (IDDP) is a global UNDP initiative to promote sustainable development in the drylands, and advance the implementation of the UN Convention to Combat Desertification. This topic brief highlights the important role that gender plays in this context of sustainable development, in particular the role of women in the Arab States and Africa.DocumentGender and water policies in Africa: synthesis report
Global Water Partnership, 2015This study examines the extent to which the African Ministers Council on Water (AMCOW) gender policy and strategy has been implemented in national states and transboundary river basin agreements across Africa.DocumentCelebrating African rural women: custodians of seed, food, and traditional knowledge for climate change resilience
2015In unprecedented fashion, much of Africa is currently at risk of losing a vast wealth of knowledge about crops, nutrition, medicines, biodiversity, and ecosystems, just as it is needed most.DocumentGlobal goals, African realities: building a sustainable future for all
Africa Progress Panel, 2015The Africa Progress Report is the annual flagship publication of the Africa Progress Panel (APP). The report draws on the best research and analysis, and makes policy recommendations for African political leaders and civil society who collectively have the primary responsibility for spurring Africa’s progress.DocumentAdichie's Purple Hibiscus and the issue of feminism in African novel
2015The multi-award winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie has distinguished herself as one of Nigerian’s most successful female writers, and in this essay published in the Journal for Humanities and Art Studies, Ibeku Ijeoma Ann uses one of her most famous works, Purple Habiscus, to explore the issue of feminism in the African novel.DocumentAfrican higher education: opportunities for transformative change for sustainable development
USA Agency for International Development, 2014This report seeks to provide recommendations towards effecting positive transformation of Sub-Saharan African higher education – at both the system and institutional levels.Pages