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When the US President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)-supported Supply Chain Management System (SCMS) programme began working in Ethiopia in 2006, the estimated population of people living with HIV exceeded one million, while only 24,000 were on treatment and only 50 treatment sites were in operation. SCMS and other key partners entered into this context to support the Ethiopian government in significantly strengthening the public health supply chain system, with the aim of increasing the availability and accessibility of pharmaceutical products. The country now has 1,047 treatment sites and is nearing complete treatment coverage. This article discusses how priorities were set among many competing challenges from 2006 until 2014, and how the four-step strategy of build, operate, transfer, and optimise has resulted in a successful partnership. 相似文献
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Megan Hershey 《Development in Practice》2014,24(1):51-62
NGOs receive praise and criticism for their international development efforts, but more work is needed to measure their contributions. This article lays out the contributions of local NGOs to HIV-prevention efforts. It draws on data from a survey of young people's experiences with NGOs to demonstrate the reach of several local HIV-prevention NGOs in Nairobi, Kenya. It argues that even small NGOs are capable of making measurable contributions to development in their fields. It also shows how factors such as education levels, religiosity, and discussions about HIV/AIDS can support NGO efforts by encouraging youth to participate in HIV-prevention programming. 相似文献
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ABSTRACTAlthough the percentage of health services provided by the faith-based sector in sub-Saharan Africa is often cited along a range from 30% to 70%, depending on the country, such citations tend to be anecdotal and without reference to actual analysis of health service data. This article reports on a secondary analysis of health service data in Kenya to determine the percentage of HIV services provided by faith-based health providers. It then discusses the contributions of faith-based providers in light of these data, identifying opportunities and challenges involved in efforts to ensure that the resources of the faith-based sector are maximised. 相似文献
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Cathy Green Miniratu Soyoola Mary Surridge Abdul Razak Badru Dynes Kaluba Paula Quigley 《Development in Practice》2015,25(4):450-464
This paper examines a demand-side intervention that significantly increased access to maternal health services in rural Zambia in a context where skilled birth attendance rates had been stagnant for over two decades. Aspects of the intervention design that were crucial to the programme's success were the participatory and adult learning-centred approach used to mobilise intervention communities, the use of a community volunteer model, and the design's sensitivity and responsiveness to underlying social factors and problems. The demand-side intervention is already being scaled up in six districts, and is highly suitable for national level scale-up. 相似文献
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《Development in Practice》2012,22(5-6):875-882
The role of religion in development is often neglected, whether this refers to the faith of intended beneficiaries, provides staff and volunteers with a motivation for involvement in development practice or influences the design and implementation of projects. This paper examines how Islam provides guidance for development practice, with a focus on addressing HIV/AIDS, using a South African case study. The case study highlights important principles on which two Muslim organisations (Islamic Careline and the Muslim AIDS Programme) base their operational methodologies. It shows how Islamic beliefs have influenced their approach to addressing issues related to HIV/AIDS in the South African context, where prevalence rates remain very high, the impact of the epidemic is widely felt and Islam is a minority faith. L'Islam et les pratiques de développement : VIH et sida en Afrique du Sud Le rôle de la religion dans le développement est souvent oublié, qu'elle concerne la foi des bénéficiaires prévus, donne aux membres du personnel et aux volontaires une motivation pour prendre part aux pratiques de développement, ou influence la conception et la mise en œuvre des projets. Cet article examine la manière dont l'Islam donne des conseils pour les pratiques de développement, en se concentrant sur la lutte contre le VIH et le sida, à l'aide d'une étude de cas sud-africaine. Cette étude de cas met en relief des principes importants sur lesquels deux organisations musulmanes (Islamic Careline et le Muslim AIDS Programme) basent leurs méthodologies opérationnelles. Elle montre comment les croyances islamiques ont influencé leur approche pour aborder les questions liées au VIH et au sida dans le contexte sud-africain, où les taux de prévalence restent élevés, l'impact de l'épidémie se fait largement sentir et l'Islam est une foi minoritaire. Islamismo e prática de desenvolvimento: HIV e AIDS na África do Sul O papel da religião no desenvolvimento é frequentemente negligenciado, seja ele referente à fé dos beneficiários pretendidos, proporcione motivação aos funcionários e voluntários para que se envolvam na prática de desenvolvimento ou influencie a criação e implementação de projetos. Este artigo examina como o Islamismo oferece orientação para a prática de desenvolvimento, com enfoque na abordagem do HIV e a AIDS, utilizando um estudo de caso sul-africano. O estudo de caso destaca princípios importantes nos quais duas organizações islâmicas (Islamic Careline e o Programa Muçulmano contra a AIDS) baseiam suas metodologias operacionais. Ele mostra como as crenças islâmicas têm influenciado sua abordagem para tratar de questões relacionadas ao HIV e AIDS no contexto sul-africano, onde as taxas de incidência permanecem muito altas, o impacto da epidemia é amplamente sentido e o Islamismo é uma fé minoritária. Islamismo y desarrollo: VIH y SIDA en Sudáfrica A menudo se pasa por alto el papel de la religión en el desarrollo, trátese de la fe de los beneficiarios, de la motivación del personal y de los voluntarios o de su influencia en el diseño y la implementación de los proyectos. Basado en un estudio de caso de Sudáfrica, este ensayo examina cómo el islamismo orienta la práctica del desarrollo centrándose en la atención al VIH/SIDA. El estudio de caso pone de relieve principios fundamentales sobre los cuales dos organizaciones islámicas (Islamic Careline y el Programa Islámico sobre SIDA) han elaborado sus metodologías de operación. También demuestra cómo la fe islámica se ha utilizado para responder a temas vinculados al VIH/SIDA en Sudáfrica, donde la tasa de prevalencia sigue alta, el impacto de la epidemia se ha generalizado y el islam es una fe minoritaria. 相似文献
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Ilaria Schnyder von Wartensee 《Development in Practice》2018,28(5):636-646
This article examines the impact of a participatory development project in rural Uganda and offers explanations for the results obtained. Though successful in facilitating the creation of specific goods and services, the project did not fully realise its intended outcome: empowering local actors and generating lasting human development. These mixed results were the consequence of inconsistent dialogue and listening among the actors, often resulting in a lack of genuine accompaniment. In evaluating community engagement through the lens of accompaniment, the study considers the potential for participatory approaches to overcome often-asserted criticisms, namely the presence of dependency and elite capture. 相似文献
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Jolène Labbé Catherine E. Dewey Laura Jane Weber Jennifer McIntyre Kiera Hoekstra Cameron Klapwyk 《Development in Practice》2015,25(2):277-287
This paper reflects on the use of a participatory learning and action (PLA) framework in a strategic planning process (SPP) at a primary school in rural Kenya. Successes and challenges are discussed, focusing on the barriers to fully implementing the PLA framework. Additionally, lessons learnt and ways forward for participatory SPPs are outlined. The PLA framework allowed the project stakeholders to engage in a planning process that gave participants a voice in the process. Although PLA methodology faces shortcomings, the application of this model is a step towards making community development more sustainable. 相似文献
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Access to reproductive health services and products in remote and rural communities is a critical area of concern for developing countries. This article considers a pilot intervention in three districts of Pakistan where “Business-in-a-Box” as a model of place-based social innovation is used to improve the socio-economic conditions of women in remote rural settings through socially responsible micro-franchising. It finds that such programmes help build a sense of community, ownership and grassroots capabilities and skills. The article also discusses the impacts of such actions on the individual and community life, and the need to upscale and sustain these initiatives. 相似文献
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This article examines a training approach for community health volunteers which increased access to maternal health services in rural communities in Zambia. The effectiveness of the training approach was evaluated in an operations research component. Skilled birth attendance rates increased by 63% from baseline over a two-year period in the intervention districts, out-performing increases recorded in control sites at statistically significant levels. As a low-cost, high-impact intervention which shows good sustainability potential, the approach is suitable for national level scale-up and for adaptation for use in other countries in support of maternal and new-born health goals. 相似文献
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Andrew C. Stanley Dennis Willms Corinne Schuster-Wallace Susan Watt 《Development in Practice》2017,27(7):913-926
The guiding principle of Agenda 2030 is the commitment to “leave no one behind”. However, as the Millennium Development Goals experience has demonstrated, there remains a “rhetoric-implementation gap” where local stakeholders struggle to realistically respond to policies formulated at the global level. This article proposes a way forward for NGOs seeking to translate the rhetoric of Agenda 2030 into reality. It presents an integrated and multi-sectoral approach to meet the challenges of an NGO working to ameliorate the basic needs of women who are affected by HIV/AIDS and limited WaSH provisions in the impoverished rural community of Lyantonde, Uganda. 相似文献
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Ruth Jackson 《Development in Practice》2014,24(3):339-352
This article explores three NGO projects that assemble and distribute clean birthing kits in Ethiopia. It contrasts the government's health strategy that aims to increase skilled birth attendance, with local realities as most women in rural and remote settings give birth at home, often in unhygienic conditions, and without skilled assistance. Many health facilities are also unable to provide hygienic conditions for birthing women. The findings indicate that clean birth kits have assisted the NGOs to effectively promote clean delivery at home or in health facilities, and to encourage antenatal care, and early referral to emergency obstetric and new-born care. 相似文献
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Research has shown that programmes that take a holistic approach to addressing the challenges of orphans and other vulnerable children (OVC) are more likely to achieve sustainable outcomes. However, OVC programme staff can feel overwhelmed by the challenge of designing holistic approaches due to realities on the ground. The paper introduces an adaptation of Bronfenbrenner's ecological model of development. The framework is designed specifically to assist programme staff in constructing more holistic and integrated OVC responses by translating an established theoretical background into an approachable way to better conceptualise and support OVC intervention(s) across multiple systems and multiple sectors. 相似文献
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Afia S. Zakiya 《Development in Practice》2014,24(5-6):699-713
International development aid is driven by actors steeped in Western neo-liberal theory and practice. Africa has largely received failed Western aid, administered mainly through international NGOs in neo-comprador relationships. This article calls for African-centred and -led development, revitalised through endogenous development (ED) praxis. Using a water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) sector case study from Ghana, the article theorises Africa's WASH development within the context of globalisation and the politics of knowledge production on Africa. It shows how ED provides African people with self-determining and culturally relevant development necessary for WASH justice and improved health and livelihoods. 相似文献
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Saad Khan 《Development in Practice》2016,26(8):1013-1023
NGOs aided by external economic aid can play a critical part in post-accord peacebuilding situations. This article explores the impact of the International Fund for Ireland and the European Union Peace III Fund in nurturing sustainable peace through development in Northern Ireland and the border counties of the Republic of Ireland by examining the perceptions and experiences of 107 local NGO leaders and 13 funding agency development officers. During the summer of 2010, 120 people were interviewed using semi-structured interviews in Derry city and nine border counties. The article explores the role of external economic international assistance aids in building sustainable development, reconciliation, and peace in Northern Ireland and the border counties. 相似文献
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Sian Nicholas 《Development in Practice》2014,24(2):245-257
Faith leaders and their congregations have been recognised as holding the potential to engage positively in peacebuilding activities in a post-conflict context. Alongside this, faith-based development organisations (FBDOs) have the ability to engage with these constituencies to increase the peacebuilding impact of their activities. This paper presents a framework of faith engagement for FBDOs to work with local faith leaders and people of faith to develop the peacebuilding impact of development activities. A reworking of Anderson's “Do No Harm”, it encompasses the areas that FBDOs need to address in order to be effective peacebuilding actors in a faith context. 相似文献
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Dr Sinead Walsh 《Development in Practice》2016,26(6):706-718
While NGO accountability is widely discussed in the literature, there has been little work done on how accountability systems operate in practice. This article aims to address this gap by using qualitative empirical data to provide a case study of one NGO’s initiative in this area. ActionAid has made substantial, high-profile efforts to improve its downward accountability since 2000. Using data from fieldwork conducted in Uganda and internationally, the article reveals the operational obstacles which have hindered ActionAid in its attempts to strengthen its accountability to intended beneficiaries at the community level, and reviews ActionAid’s ongoing commitment to this goal. 相似文献
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Vincent M. Mugisha 《Development in Practice》2015,25(2):247-258
The international donor community continues to emphasise country-led development strategies designed to equitably engage public and civil society agents in managing development assistance. Similarly donors who fund Western NGOs to implement development programmes on their behalf in recipient countries are increasingly pushing for cost-effective programme implementation that actively engages local actors. This article proposes an alternative theoretically grounded model for individual capacity strengthening to responsive and mission-driven Western NGOs that claim to be committed to ideals of capacity strengthening and indigenisation of programme leadership. 相似文献
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Yunjeong Yang 《Development in Practice》2016,26(7):853-864
Despite their growing significance in the development field, academic research regarding development NGOs from emerging donors, such as South Korea, is almost non-existent. This study is based on a case study of LotusWorld, a Korean NGO, and its two recent projects conducted in Siem Reap, Cambodia. Based on interviews with Korean staff and with a group of villagers in the local community, the article examines how LotusWorld’s vision and practices of participation have evolved from the first project to the second, as well as the challenges that they faced. Suggestions for further community participation are made for key actors. 相似文献
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Madelon Eelderink Joost Vervoort Demian Snel Fabio de Castro 《Development in Practice》2017,27(3):275-287
This article uses a case study on ecological sanitation as a basis for lessons on identifying and harnessing the plurality of actor frames in social-ecological systems, thereby moving beyond the advocacy positions often taken by implementing NGOs. The study aimed to explore how perspectives between the implementing agencies of an ecological sanitation project in rural Bolivia and the owners of a urine-diverting dry toilet (UDDT) relate to each other, and how this influenced the outcome of the project. The article provides key elements and an example methodology for social learning in the context of multiple interpretative frames in development projects. 相似文献
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Caroline Cage 《Development in Practice》2014,24(1):3-17
Large-scale organisations of the urban poor (OUP) are needed for greater influence in urban governance. However, where contexts are non-enabling for large-scale organisations to develop, external support may be needed. Past NGO support for building social capital has been heavily criticised for failing to address its darker side, while new forms of OUP supported by urban poor federations have been cited as more inclusive, representative organisations. This study compares NGO- and slum-dwellers’ federation-supported OUPs in Kisumu, Kenya, and finds evidence that development partners should seek to scale-up existing social capital while ensuring that networks formed are transformative for marginalised identities. 相似文献