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    Civil society engagement in education budgets: a report documenting Commonwealth Education Fund experience

    Commonwealth Education Fund, 2008
    This report documents Commonwealth Education Fund experience, illustrating how civil society can engage in the budget process through budget analysis; tracking disbursement flows through the education system; monitoring expenditure; and lobbying to influence budget allocations to the education sector.
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    Political sources of ethnic identification in Africa

    Afrobarometer, 2007
    This paper investigates the political source of ethnic identification in Africa. Drawing on data from 22 surveys covering 33,000 respondents across 10 African countries, the paper shows that the strength of ethnic identities in Africa is shaped by political competition. The people are more likely to identify in ethnic terms the closer their country is to a competitive presidential elections.
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    Inter-regional multi-stakeholder dialogue on aid effectiveness

    Reality of Aid, 2008
    This paper presents an overview of the inter-regional consultation on aid effectiveness and the Paris Declaration (PD) held in Lusaka, Zambia. The workshop was convened to discuss progress on aid effectiveness in the region and recommendations for improving the PD – in preparation for the forthcoming high-level meeting in Ghana.
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    Can parliaments enhance the quality of democracy on the African continent? An analysis of institutional capacity and public perception

    Centre for Social Science Research, University of Cape Town (UCT), South Africa, 2006
    Since the early 1990s, when many African countries resumed multi-party elections and democratic practices, legislative strengthening programmes have become an important part of international assistance. Parliaments are generally regarded as potential agents for democratic change but their actual role in enhancing the quality of democracy in Africa is far from clear.
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    Africa’s success: evaluating accomplishments

    John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2007
    This paper evaluates the seven presumed African success stories: Botswana, South Africa, Zambia, Ghana, Tanzania, Mozambique and Uganda. It gives a detailed analysis of the economic, political, governance and human development scenarios in each country, and identifies the emerging challenges.
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    Assessing household food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008
    Reducing hunger in developing countries depends on reliable estimates of food insecurity. Using data about how much food individual households acquire may be a more accurate way to measure dietary quantity and quality than national level data.
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    Understanding and challenging HIV stigma: Toolkit for action (2007)

    Pact Tanzania, 2007
    What is the impact of stigma on children? This toolkit aims to help explore and understand the different ways in which children are stigmatised, and to look at strategies to change attitudes and experiences.
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    The enemy within: southern African militaries’ quarter-century battle with HIV and AIDS

    Institute for Security Studies, 2007
    This report from the Institute for Security Studies, South Africa looks at the armies of Botswana, Swaziland, Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe in the context of the HIV and AIDS epidemic. These armies report HIV rates between 20 to 40 percent, with some sections having a rate between 50 to 60 percent.
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    In the best interests of the child: harmonising laws in Eastern and Southern Africa

    African Child Policy Forum, 2007
    This report reviews and analyses how far 19 Eastern and Southern African countries have gone in harmonising and implementing the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC, or 'the African Charter').
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    Supporting HIV-positive teachers in east and southern Africa: technical consultation report, 30 November - 1 December 2006, Nairobi, Kenya

    Education Sector, UNESCO, 2008
    East and southern Africa are the two regions in the world which are the most highly affected by HIV and AIDS. A significant number of people with HIV are educators, ranging from primary school teachers to head teachers and university lecturers.

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