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"Do not look down on us": Children's voices from Informal Settlements in Zimbabwe
1999
Abstract
Situation analysis of the conditions in Porta Farm, an informal settlement 35km west of Harare. Looks at the situation of children to identify possible interventions to assist the most vulnerable groups, and concerned with assessing the extent of application of principles of UN Convention of the Rights of the Child.
Publisher
Save the Children Fund (UK)
Harare, Zimbabwe
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Participatory Development in Kenya: Lessons and Challenges Volume 1
2000
Abstract
5 Case Studies presenting an account of the experiences and challenges faced by participatory practitioners in Kenya in the health and agricultural sectors
Publisher
Participatory Methodologies Forum of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
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Impact Assessment Framework for Community-based Natural Resource Management
2000
Abstract
Details a comprehensive community-based framework developed to assess the impact of key social, environmental, institutional and economic processes and inputs in Natural Resource Management programmes.
Publisher
Books for Change
New Delhi, India
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Formation of Village Development Committees: A Facilitator's Manual
2000
Publisher
WATSAN Partnership Project
Dhaka, Bangladesh
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Trading Places, Trading Ideas
2000
Abstract
This paper reports the results of the 'Dare-to-Share Fair' held in The Hague, The Netherlands in October 1999, involving over 40 organisations. The subject of the event was sharing experiences around participatory approaches to development and learning from the field how to assist people in their development in such a way that they actually own the process.
Publisher
Dare to Share Fair Committee
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Children in our Midst: Voices of Farmworkers' Children
2000
Abstract
Gives voice to several hundred children of farmworkers in Zimbabwe, establishing what they think about their lives and their place in society. Responses are divided into themes such as childhood, perceptions of culture and family, health and welfare, education, the farm, and the world.
Publisher
Save the Children
Harare, Zimbabwe
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Training for Transformation: A Handbook for Community Workers
1999
Abstract
Recognising the role of active participation in transforming the lives of poor people, the 4th volume in the Training for Transformation series focusses on the environment; gender; racism; multi-cultural understanding; and building participatory governance.
Publisher
Intermediate Technology Publications
London, UK
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