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An assessment of capacity building activities for common interest farmer groups in Bangladesh Development in Practice Pub Date : 2024-03-12 Mohammad Golam Farouque, Khondokar H. Kabir, Debashis Roy, Md. Masud Rana, Joseph L. Donalson
This study examines how “farmers from the Common Interest Group (CIG)” have changed their capacity levels due to participating in Bangladesh’s National Agricultural Technology Program (NATP). A mix...
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Out-migration from tea gardens and its cause and effect: a case of West Bengal, India Development in Practice Pub Date : 2024-03-01 Bhaskar Kumar Kakati
This study examines escalating concerns about out-migration from tea gardens, focusing on Kurti Tea Garden in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, of India. Results from a comprehensive field study illuminate ...
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The project in international development: theory and practice Development in Practice Pub Date : 2024-02-29 David Scott
Published in Development in Practice (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Collaborator or quasi–grant maker? Revealing the dissonance in international development charities’ partnership representations Development in Practice Pub Date : 2024-02-29 Helen Abnett
This paper explores partnership representations in the Trustees’ Annual Reports & Accounts (TARA) of English and Welsh international non-governmental organisations (INGOs). INGOs are prominent glob...
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The impact of entrepreneurship training and credit on the labour market outcomes of disadvantaged young people Development in Practice Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Tahsina Naz Khan, Anindita Bhattacharjee, Narayan Das, Marzuk A. N. Hossain, Atiya Rahman, Asma Tabassum
This paper estimates the impact of a program providing classroom and on-the-job entrepreneurship training followed by the provision of a loan to disadvantaged youth. We find that the program increa...
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The paradox of agrarian change: food security and the politics of social protection in Indonesia; Food security: availability, income and productivity Development in Practice Pub Date : 2024-02-23 Patrick Kilby
Published in Development in Practice (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Gendered impacts of, and vulnerabilities to, disasters: a case study of Assam Development in Practice Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Bikash Chetry
Disaster is often seen as a “leveller” that affects everyone equally but the impact of disasters varies due to structural inequalities, access to resources, gender roles, and power relations, leadi...
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ICT and rural development in the Global South Development in Practice Pub Date : 2024-02-21 Frank Rennie
Published in Development in Practice (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Unsettling settler-colonialism in Gender and Development: reflections from Aotearoa New Zealand Development in Practice Pub Date : 2024-02-20 Angela Wilton
In November 2020, the first woman Indigenous Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nanaia Mahuta, was appointed in Aotearoa New Zealand. Mahuta has reinforced the message of taking a values-based Indigenous...
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Adaptive methodology and intellectual activism: teaching gender in Indonesian universities Development in Practice Pub Date : 2024-02-14 Miranda P. Tahalele, Ella S. Prihatini
University systems in Indonesia are transforming, with implications for teaching and learning processes. These changes have influenced how gender and women’s knowledge production have evolved, espe...
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The policy–practice gap: a comment on South Africa's land redistribution Development in Practice Pub Date : 2024-02-13 Siphe Zantsi, Rudzani Nengovhela
Land reforms have been implemented in many parts of the world because of both justice and the attractive developmental policy objectives of improving poor people’s welfare – as the prime beneficiar...
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Economic empowerment programs for women and culturally embedded entrepreneurism: a viewpoint from Solomon Islands Development in Practice Pub Date : 2024-02-07 Michael Spann, Ruth Maetala
Published in Development in Practice (Ahead of Print, 2024)
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Editorial Development in Practice Pub Date : 2024-01-30 Patrick Kilby
Published in Development in Practice (Vol. 34, No. 1, 2024)
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Understanding and addressing the unintended effects of aid localisation Development in Practice Pub Date : 2024-01-25 Dirk-Jan Koch, Axel Rooden
Aid localisation is a decades-old endeavour recently catalysed by the 2016 Grand Bargain agreement. However, localisation’s unintended effects have yet to be assessed systematically. This study typ...
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Addressing gender-based violence through social protection: a scoping review Development in Practice Pub Date : 2024-01-12 Tara Patricia Cookson, Lorena Fuentes, Jennifer Bitterly
Development practitioners are searching for novel ways to address gender-based violence (GBV) in the wake of what the UN Secretary General termed a “shadow pandemic” of violence against women (VAW)...
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Socioeconomic determinants of income loss during COVID-19 in a mountainous area in Vietnam Development in Practice Pub Date : 2024-01-11 Toai Nguyen, Quyen Nguyen, Minh Le, Vy Tran
Identifying vulnerable socioeconomic groups enables policymakers to design relevant intervention strategies and garner the support necessary to implement them. Previous studies indicate that COVID-...
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Aboriginal-led development – the case of the Warlpiri Education and Training Trust Development in Practice Pub Date : 2024-01-03 Louise Stanley
This case study explores the developmental practices and institutional environment which have supported the Warlpiri Education and Training Trust to build a sense of Aboriginal agency and ownership...
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Green financing for climate resilience and low-carbon development in Indonesia: viewpoints for the road ahead Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-12-27 Ari Rakatama, Dinda Ayu Maharani, Dzulfian Syafrian, Fauziah Rizki Yuniarti
The Indonesian Government has set ambitious climate targets and commitments, and now appropriate climate action is needed to achieve these targets. This viewpoint article identifies gaps in financi...
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Developmental pracademics: who they are and why they matter Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-12-22 Alan Fowler, Angela Crack, Faina Diola, Inés M. Pousadela, Willem Elbers
Unlike other fields of scholarship, development studies lack sufficient acknowledgment and appreciation of the role and value of pracademics, understood as individuals who are simultaneously practi...
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Determinants of choices of livelihood strategies among young people in Rwanda Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Kangondo Angelique, Wossen Assfaw Tesfamicheal, Mdoe S.Y. Ntengua, Gilead Isaac Mlay, Daniel Ndyetabula
Using data from the 2016/2017 wave of the Integrated Household Living Condition Survey, this paper assesses livelihood strategies, the return to labour and drivers of choice of livelihood strategie...
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Adjustments to and innovations in the implementation of qualitative research with people with disabilities: the case of Bangladesh Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-12-14 Debashis Sarker, M. Adil Khan
Empowerment of people with disabilities is an important aspect of commitment to human rights and inclusive development. However, the tasks of reaching out and engaging with people with disabilities...
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Livelihood challenges faced by women in rural India: exploration of solutions using participatory action research Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-12-08 Martin Kofi Kanyagui, K. J. Sajithkumar, Yogesh Velankar, Renjith Mohan, P. K. Viswanathan, Natalia Magnani
Women in rural India continue to face deprivation and inequality, despite various initiatives and reforms to empower them. In this note, the authors share their experiences of identifying the chall...
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Investing emotions at work: exploring emotional labour of women in Indian anti-trafficking NGOs Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-12-08 Pranjali Das
This article studies the experience of emotional labour by women in Indian NGOs. Drawing on in-depth interviews with 11 women across four anti-trafficking organisations in Kolkata, this paper highl...
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Unsettled frontiers: market formation in the Cambodia–Vietnam border lands Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-12-05 Patrick Kilby
Published in Development in Practice (Vol. 34, No. 1, 2024)
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BRAC in Bangladesh and beyond: bridging the humanitarian–development nexus through localisation Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-11-28 Sophie Roborgh, Nicola Banks, Md. Akramul Islam, K.A.M. Morshed, Jérôme Oberreit
Since its inception, BRAC has combined emergency assistance with longer-term development interventions, grounding its approach in empowering local communities. Its experiences in navigating tension...
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Grassroots INGOs as a channel for diaspora philanthropy Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-11-20 Susan Appe
The development literature had for some time ignored the differences among international nongovernmental organisations (INGOs). However, recent research has looked at grassroots INGOs in particular...
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Rigour, timeliness, and trade-offs in research: experience from India’s Swachh Bharat Mission Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-11-10 Jamie Myers, Naomi Vernon, Robert Chambers
This article presents lessons learnt from the evolution and usage of rapid action learning methods developed to support the Swachh Bharat Mission – Gramin (the Clean India Mission – Rural) in India...
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Economic recovery of the new poor created by COVID-19: evidence from Bangladesh Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Mohima Gomes, Nusrat Jahan, Tanvir Shatil, Nabila Tahsin, Narayan Das, Imran Matin
The COVID-19 shock resulted in a large number of people becoming newly poor in Bangladesh, for whom recovery was slow and difficult. In response, BRAC implemented a nationwide program – credit, bus...
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Understanding reference groups for norms and behaviour change: the intersection of relationship dynamics and family planning Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Mari Dumbaugh, Alain Manda, Francesca Quirke, Felix Tshibangu, Anjalee Kohli
Reference groups can influence an individual’s perceptions of social and gender norms which can affect health beliefs, behaviours, and outcomes. This qualitative study in Kinshasa, Democratic Repub...
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Determinants of women-owned micro- and small tourism enterprise growth in Bale Zone, South Ethiopia Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-11-07 Zemene Guadie Tegegne, Tess Astatkie, Desalegn Degu Tebeje, Sintayehu Aynalem Aseres, Versavel Tecleab Haile
Gender gaps in tourism entrepreneurship are wide in Ethiopia, and women entrepreneurs underperform more often than men entrepreneurs. This study aimed to explore the determinants that affect the gr...
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Enhancing rural Ghanaian women’s economic empowerment: the cassava dough enterprise Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Peter Asare-Nuamah, Daniella Delali Sedegah, Mavis Anane-Aboagye, Emelia Amoako Asiedu, Rosemary Anderson Akolaa
Grounded in a qualitative case study design and relying on key informant interviews and focus group discussion, this study assesses the influence of the cassava dough enterprise on women’s economic...
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The exclusion of inclusion : A critical analysis of the use of inclusive language in development practice Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-11-06 Eva Bleeksma, Amara Boumann
Published in Development in Practice (Vol. 34, No. 1, 2024)
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Understanding the patterns of agrarian transformation: state-mediated commercialisation and deagrarianisation in Kashmir Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-10-26 Ubaid Mushtaq, Kishor Goswami
This paper examines the significant agrarian transformations in India’s Himalayan region of Kashmir, which is witnessing a rapid transition into commercial farming and, simultaneously, an increasin...
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Embodied empowerment: using embodiment to understand nutrition–empowerment connections Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-10-30 Katharine McNamara, Sarah McKune
Despite a rich body of empowerment literature in development studies, our understanding of how empowerment influences health outcomes such as nutrition remains limited to the pathways depicted in d...
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Editorial: 33.8 Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-10-22 Emily Finlay
Published in Development in Practice (Vol. 33, No. 8, 2023)
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Violence against women in Corregidora, Mexico: the disconnect between women's experiences and stakeholders' views Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-10-11 Margarita Garfias Royo, Julian Walker, Jyoti Belur, Priti Parikh
There is a paucity of official data on violence against women (VAW) in Mexico. Two-hundred and seventy-two household surveys and seven focus group discussions with 50 women were conducted to explor...
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Editorial Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-09-21 Patrick Kilby
Published in Development in Practice (Vol. 33, No. 7, 2023)
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Social enterprises as effective exit strategies for development NGOs: the case of Bilada in Burkina Faso Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-09-08 Maxence Couche-Franquet, Pierre-Gilles Duvernay, Benoit Hayman, Justin Veuthey, Hamed Arthur Yo
ABSTRACT This article discusses the capacity of NGOs to develop and implement relevant and effective exit strategies. In other words, how an NGO can disengage from their interventions in the recipient country in a manner consistent with the goal of ensuring local sustainable development. In this context, we are interested in the exit strategy implemented by the Antenna Foundation in Burkina Faso, a
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Agricultural labour dynamics in small-scale farming systems in rural South Africa Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Siphe Zantsi
ABSTRACT South Africa’s 2030 National Development Plan (NDP), which is a long-term policy and development strategic guideline, places agriculture at the centre of employment creation. It estimates that a million jobs could be created through the agricultural sectors, including the smallholder farming sector. Considering the NDP’s goal, this viewpoint unpacks how smallholder agricultural labour supply
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The state of women’s empowerment in fisheries in rural Bicol, the Philippines Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-08-23 Cherrylyn P. Labayo
This study examined the state of women’s empowerment in fishing communities in the Bicol Region, the Philippines. Using the Alkire-Foster (AF) methodology, the results revealed that the ability to ...
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Editorial: Issue 33.6 Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-08-19 Emily Finlay
Published in Development in Practice (Vol. 33, No. 6, 2023)
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Women in dry fish processing activities: an in-depth study of a selected coastal region of Bangladesh Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-08-20 Md. Mamun-ur-Rashid, Najmus Sadat, Md Tareq Mahmood, M. H. M. Musaddique
This research adopted an exploratory mixed methods approach to explore women's participation, its associated determinants, causes, and obstacles to participation in dry fish processing in a selecte...
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A strengths-based approach for international development: reframing aid Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-08-18 Patrick Kilby
Published in Development in Practice (Vol. 33, No. 8, 2023)
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The suspension of the Democratic Governance Facility in Uganda: the illusion of “politically smart aid” Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-08-10 Nathan Vandeputte
ABSTRACT In 2021, the President of Uganda suspended the “Democratic Governance Facility” (DGF), which is a European basket fund aimed at providing financial support in areas such as democracy, human rights, and rule of law. Paradoxically, the DGF had explicitly adopted a new “politically smart framework”, which is a development approach that promises to deliver aid more effectively and sustainably
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Impact of mentoring on the likelihood of getting jobs in the agricultural sector in Benin Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Rodrigue S. Kaki, Donald M. Houessou, Rodrigue C. Gbedomon, Fréjus S. Thoto, Kisito Gandji, Augustin K. N. Aoudji, Gauthier Biaou
ABSTRACT This study evaluates the impact of mentoring programs on the likelihood of getting a job in the agricultural sector after a one-year experiment conducted in Benin. The program provides graduates in agriculture-related fields with capacity building (digital skills, job search skills, and interpersonal skills) – as well as the support of a professional who is either a junior (junior model) or
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The effects of the Tigrai siege on household livelihoods and coping strategies in Mekelle City, Ethiopia Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-07-28 Teklay Negash Gebregziabher, Micheale Yifter Weldemicheal, Hadush Gebregziabher Tsegay, Gidey Kidu Mezgebo, Haftu Etsay Kelebe, Guesh Endrias Haile
This study examines the effects of the Tigrai war and siege on household livelihood sources and identifies the coping mechanisms adopted in Mekelle City. A cross-sectional household survey of rando...
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Building bridges in policy implementation during a pandemic: insights from an e-survey on Indian Producer Organisations Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-07-26 C. Shambu Prasad, Abhishek Saxena, Deborah Dutta
Despite the widely acknowledged importance of consultative policymaking, interventions to encourage stakeholder participation remain scarce. The presence of exigencies, such as the pandemic, can fu...
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Conflict sensitivity/Do No Harm (DNH) in development, humanitarian, and peacebuilding practice – reflections and emerging trends [special issue editorial] Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Susanne Schmeidl, Anthony Ware, Claudio Alberti
Published in Development in Practice (Vol. 33, No. 5, 2023)
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A conflict-sensitivity dilemma: how conflict denialism constrains spaces for conflict-sensitive actions for peacebuilding Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Prakash Paudel, D. B. Subedi, Keren Winterford
ABSTRACT Despite a rapid proliferation of conflict-sensitivity approaches and tools over more than two decades, a key question is largely unanswered: Why does conflict sensitivity remain a resisted concept in post-conflict peacebuilding? Regardless of socio-political contexts of armed-conflict termination, authorities in post-conflict countries, such as Nepal and Sri Lanka, often deny the existence
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The reform of freetown port – lessons from Political Economy Analysis (PEA) to make conflict sensitivity more efficient Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-07-19 Mateo Cabello, Claudio Alberti
ABSTRACT Political Economy Analysis (PEA), which is concerned with the interaction of political and economic processes, is a useful tool to improve the efficiency of development, humanitarian, and peacebuilding practice. However, it has important shortcomings too. Using the reforms in the Port of Freetown as a case study, this paper explores the most important ones while highlighting some of the elements
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Uncovering the geographical skew in CSR spending in India and opportunities for impactful allocations Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-07-06 Abhishek Gawande, Atul Arun Pathak
ABSTRACT The enforcement of the Companies Act in 2013 resulted in India becoming the first country to mandate a law for corporate social responsibility (CSR). In line with it, select Indian companies are mandated to spend two per cent of their net profits annually on CSR activities. The overall objective is to contribute toward improving India's various socio-economic indicators. Despite its noble
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Building an equitable future? BRAC’s STAR program and young women’s economic empowerment in Bangladesh Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-07-03 Nicola Banks, Nusrat Jahan, Tasmiah Rahman, Asma Tabbassum, Joydeep Sinha Roy, Shifur Rahman Shakil
ABSTRACT Equitable futures depend upon better employment outcomes for young women. We use a skills ecosystems approach to explore how youth skills development programs can maximise their impact in highly gendered societies and labour markets. While improving employment outcomes and incomes for young women, BRAC’s STAR program cannot withstand Bangladesh’s deep-rooted and socially restrictive norms
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Necessary complexity in the Anthropocene: new approaches in socio-ecological systems thinking, Do No Harm, and fragility integration Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-06-30 Siad Darwish, Ruth Rhoads Allen, Maureen Lempke
ABSTRACT The links between climate change, fragility, and conflict have received growing attention over the past decade. Yet, the theory and analysis underlying conflict-sensitive practice has not figured significantly in these developments, thus limiting effective action and policy. While there is pressing need for climate adaptation efforts, climate change-related disaster response, and low-carbon
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Determinants of commercial farmers’ willingness to mentor emerging farmers in South African land reform Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-06-30 Siphe Zantsi, Kandas Cloete
To address the challenge posed by a lack of commercial farming skills among beneficiaries of redistributed farms, the South African Government has introduced a mentorship program, by which establis...
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Breaking gender barriers in STEM education for achieving the SDG of quality education in Bangladesh Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-06-30 Nazmul Islam, Amporn Jirattikorn
This paper explores the under-representation of women in STEM education in Bangladesh, and proposes ways to boost their participation to help achieving the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of ens...
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Achieving gender equality through challenging social norms: BRAC’s Polli Shomaj program Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-06-21 Nayma Qayum, Mirza Hassan, Syeda Salina Aziz
ABSTRACT Can NGOs implement rights-based gender equality programs when donor focus on the area is shrinking? This paper explores how one development program has made strategic choices incorporating the interests of multiple stakeholders, addressing donor interests while simultaneously addressing the needs of local communities. It examines the evolution of BRAC’s Polli Shomaj, a rural women’s civil
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Perceptions of sport and women among athletes at a South Sudan national sport event Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-06-19 Mitsuaki Furukawa
This paper uses quantitative and qualitative methods to explore the difficulties and challenges inherent in women’s participation and continuation in sport through the experiences of athletes who p...
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Conflict-sensitive research: bringing research ethics into practice Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-06-12 Ursina Bentele, Metka Herzog
ABSTRACT Despite increased attention to research ethics and attempts to counter power imbalances in North-South research partnerships, research in conflict contexts is still not fair and equitable. We argue that conflict sensitivity could conceptually and practically contribute towards this goal. A conflict sensitive research approach includes collaborating with locally-based practitioners in the research
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Community health workers as rights defenders: the Mitanin experience in India Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-06-08 Suchi Pande
Women community health workers from a government-run program in India have been uncommonly successful in combining rights-based advocacy (accountability to their communities) with (nominal) paid wo...
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Depoliticised humanitarianism: critiquing the effectiveness of international aid for the Bedouin communities in the Jerusalem periphery Development in Practice Pub Date : 2023-05-28 Osama Risheq, Tamara Tamimi, Raghad Adwan, Munir Nuseibah
ABSTRACT Since the establishment of the Palestinian Authority, Palestine has been the subject and recipient of significant humanitarian and development aid. This article critiques the humanitarian and developmental assistance provided by major donors in Palestine, with a particular focus on the E-1 area in the central West Bank, highlighting its depoliticisation and the misdiagnosis of the context