Search
Searching in Ghana
Showing 671-680 of 979 results
Pages
- Document
An assessment of poverty reducing policies and programmes in Ghana
Centre for Policy Analysis, Ghana, 2002Despite undergoing structural adjustment programmes for nearly 20 years, Ghana continues to face persistent poverty. This paper assesses the various programmes and policies that have been aimed at poverty reduction in Ghana.First, the author provides a brief background on the performance of the economy of Ghana and sets the stage for a discussion on the poverty profile.DocumentTowards an effective Protected Areas Network in Africa: experience in assessing protected area management effectiveness and future proposals
WWF-World Wide Fund For Nature, 2005This report summarises contemporary African experience with assessment of management effectiveness, drawing on a range of case studies (in South Africa, Congo Basin, Cote D'Ivoire, Ghana, Nigeria and Central Africa), including outputs from a workshop organised by WWF and the World Bank in Kribi, Cameroon in June 2002 and subsequent assessments.DocumentCivil society, democratisation and foreign aid in Africa
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2005This paper critically examines the current donor practice of funding civil society organisations as a way to influence govenment policy and to create more citizen involvement in public affairs.DocumentDFID seminar on best practice in public expenditure management: case study: MTEF in Malawi and Ghana
World Bank, 1999This paper, prepared for a DFID seminar and published by the World Bank, sets out the rationale behind medium term expenditure frameworks (MTEFs) in Malawi and Ghana. It then examines progress in implementation of the MTEF and problems and risks in the continuation of the process.DocumentCapacity building in Africa: an OED evaluation of World Bank support
Operations Evaluations Division, World Bank, 2005This evaluation assesses World Bank support for public sector capacity building in Africa over the past 10 years.DocumentWorking from within: culturally sensitive approaches in UNFPA programming
United Nations Population Fund, 2004Published by UNFPA, this guide highlights the importance of cultural analysis and sensitivity in development efforts, addressing issues such as gender equality and equity, HIV and AIDS, female genital cutting, gender-based violence and reproductive health.DocumentWorking from within: culturally sensitive approaches in UNFPA programming
United Nations Population Fund, 2004Changing attitudes, behaviours and laws - especially around gender relations - has proved to be a complex undertaking which demands a great deal of sensitivity to local social and cultural dynamics.DocumentNot worth the paper they’re written on? Environmental policies in southern Ghana
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005People in southern Ghana often ignore environmental policies that limit important livelihoods. Enforcing policies over large areas is too costly to be effective. The result is inconsistent, short-term enforcement campaigns, which are ineffective in controlling natural resource use and cause resentment and anxiety among local populations.DocumentOverview of the community based monitoring system (CBMS)
Micro Impacts of Macroeconomic and Adjustment Policies Programme, 2005This paper provides an overview of Community Based Monitoring Systems (CBMS), and examines the different aspects of implementing a community based monitoring system, using a case study of CBMS implementation in the Philippines.Growing demand for a regular source of up-to-date information that is disaggregated at the community level has led to the creation of a CBMS.DocumentPrescribing better health: utilising pharmacists in Ghana
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005Community pharmacies in developing countries have great untapped potential for improving people’s health through prevention and treatment. People in remote regions of Ghana often do not attend health clinics.Pages