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  • Document

    Women's empowerment in India: an analytical overview

    Asia Foundation, 2010
    Women’s empowerment in India is heavily dependent on many different variables that include geographical location (urban/rural), educational status, social status (caste and class), and age.
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    Report of the law commission on the review of the constitution [of Malawi]

    Sustainable Development Networking Programme, Malawi, 2007
    The Malawi Constitution was adopted in 1994 to operate provisionally for one year and was enacted into definitive force in 1995. The adoption of the Constitution followed the results of a referendum held in 1993 which were in favour of a multi-party system of Government.
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    Diversity and female political participation: views on and from the Arab world

    Heinrich Boell Foundation, 2010
    Equality, respect for human rights, and protection of citizens’ rights by the government are mutually enhancing features of good governance. They are meant to refer to men and women alike, implying that the denial of equal rights and equal participation based on gender discrimination is incompatible with the notion of good governance – and the notion of democracy.
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    Centre for Social Markets, India (CSM)

    The Centre for Social Markets (CSM) promotes a progressive social and environmental agenda by harnessing the power and potential of markets, entrepreneurs and other economic actors to do good.
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    Participatory Video for Monitoring and Evaluation of Community Based Adaptation to Climate Change

    Centre for Development Informatics, 2011
    This case study highlights the learning from participatory video workshops set up to monitor and evaluate (M&E;) action research projects run by Community Based Adaptation in Africa (CBAA). From 2008-11, CBAA tested tools for community adaptation and knowledge generation in eight African countries while building the capacity of its partners and local communities.
  • Organisation

    Practice In Participation

    Practice In Participation is a joint venture of Asian civil society organisations committed to promoting participatory practices in the empowerment of excluded citizens worldwide.
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    Media in Africa: twenty years after the Windhoek Declaration on press freedom

    Media Institute for Southern Africa, 2011
    The 1991 Windhoek Declaration on Press Freedom was a landmark document which set the stage for the development of the African media. The Declaration calls for a free, independent and pluralistic media and is based on a strong belief in the connection between a fully independent press and a successful participatory democracy sector.
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    A partnership for human rights: civil society and national human rights institutions

    Commonwealth Human Rights Initiative, 2011
    The realisation of human rights relies on several factors. Most important, however, is the consistent determination of governments to respect human rights and adhere to democratic governance.
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    Progress of the World's Women: In Pursuit of Justice

    UN Women, 2011
    What are the legal frameworks in place to ensure women’s rights and access to justice? How do these laws translate into equality in practice? What interventions are needed to make justice a reality rather than an aspiration for women? These are some of the questions considered in this first major UN Women report.
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    Policy and Institutional Framework Review of the fisheries sector in Malawi

    Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2008
    This paper presents issues for consideration in the development of a proposal for possible funding to address the policy and institutional framework for the fisheries sector in Malawi. It is based on consultations with officials from the Department of Fisheries (DoF), donor agencies, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), district level officials and fishing communities in Mangochi district.

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