This article considers an innovative participatory approach with school children in Uganda to address issues about HIV/AIDS and sex education. A description of the approach is offered and a detailed description of the findings after being in operation for two years is also given. The article also includes feedback from participants.
This article shows the limitations of conventional Information, Education and Communication (IEC) strategies in working to prevent HIV infection. By offering varied examples from the field, the authors show how participatory approaches enhance analysis and action. They also argue that the concept of vulnerability is central to HIV prevention and stress the need to go beyond individual behavioural change in addressing HIV related vulnerabilities in communities
This special briefing records the findings of a which brought together thirty researchers, research users and representatives of funding agencies from Canada and the UK to examine how researchers, policy makers, funding and other agencies/groups could be involved in developing, executing and communicating research.
This manual is for development professionals and residents of local communities in the North and the South who address constraints to equitable, effective and sustainable development. The authors hope that the framework for socio-economic and gender analysis offered will contribute to capacity building and empowerment of communities. The manual is divided into five sections - an overview, outline of conceptual framework, elaboration of participatory strategies and tools, sketching of scenarios and a concluding section on measuring effectiveness.
This paper discusses the experience of concerted social policies, with a focus on Argentina. It outlines the various impacts of social policies, the meaning of concerted social policies, and insights and conclusions regarding the issue, drawing on the experience of the Social Policy Concerted Action Board in Cordoba, Argentina. The role of civil society in particular is highlighted.
This book arose out of a workshop held in 1999 as part of a programme entitled "Promoting Farmer Innovation in Rainfed Agriculture" (PFI), which was developed by UNDP and piloted in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania. The book is a joint effort of all those who attended and participated in the workshop and it seeks to examine the lessons of the programme so far.
Account of how communities came together to harness water for themselves after failing to get water from state institutions and machinery. The article details how, with the help of an NGO, Agua del Pueblo, the communities devised a working mechanism which was participatory and democratic to manage their water resources and distribution.
The article provides the overview and analysis, gives examples of diverse experiences and draws on emerging trends and patterns in community water management which is the thematic focus for this issue of PLA Notes. In teasing out the outcomes and progress of a research project for the International Water and Sanitation Centre which aimed to improve the management of water supply systems of rural communities in six countries, the authors challenge readers to think of water management in terms of participation, governance and democracy.
A discussion of the use of the project benefit-impact matrix and show its use within the context of a project evaluation in the Maldives. The project sought to address the development needs of traditional island communities. A brief account of the process is provided with the group's interpretation of the perceived benefits and impact reflected in a chart. Observations are also made of group dynamics, gender factors and the extent of participation by the group.
A look at how PRA can be used in a conflict situation in a national park to deal with sensitive information on illegal park exploitation. The authors discuss how the information generated through PRA had to be used carefully and sensitively given its potential to disrupt the ongoing dialogue with stakeholders.