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jackie G.

jackie

Calling for thoughts and resources on a study am doing on: EFFECTS OF COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION AS A DEVELOPMENTAL APPROACH ON THE...

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Cherif M. 8 hours ago • Edit • Sir / Madam ... »
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Sensei Raj -. Theresa A. Cherif M.
Jennifer L.

Jennifer

Is downward accountability an oxymoron?

It still shocks me a little when a colleague will look at me and ask, “Now, what do you mean by ‘downward accountability’?”, as if I’ve just uttered an oxymoron. It shouldn’t surprise me. I’ve written about how accountability...

posted 18 days ago

Rosemary C. 15 hours ago • Edit • Hi Nora. Thanks for sharing your thoughts. I think it is important to highlight and celebrate these ways people are acting powerfully, even ... »
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Nora M. Cherif M. Rosemary C.
Jennifer L.

Jennifer

Suitcase NGOs: How widespread is this, really?

I wish a development PhD candidate would investigate the phenomenon of “suitcase NGOs” – I suspect it’s not as widespread as purported. ...

posted 7 days ago

Seth H. 7 hours ago • Edit • Julie, you have a point about diversifying donors, but the missing element is that they be local/national donors and not international ones, ... »
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Julie F. Julie F. Seth H.
Kevin Mbewa A.

Kevin Mbewa

We Work With Poor People huffingtonpost.co.uk

I was in rural village in Bondo, western part of Kenya to visit with my parents and relatives. Bondo is one of the poorest areas in Kenya, majority of people depend on subsistence farming and having malaria in that area is...

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Agness Ninah S. 7 hours ago • Edit • Its purpose is to organize, train, research, encourage, support,invest and implement projects in: ... »
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Hermes M. Kevin Mbewa A. Agness Ninah S.
Afa M.

Afa

Should governments of the day consult the business sector on proposed bills that would have direct or indirect impact on business...

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William F. Seth H.
Ioulia F.

Ioulia

"More and more and higher-level technology" is heralded as the way that the human population will eventually get itself out of the global troubles it has wreaked. Under-researched genetically modified seeds to be sold to poor rural farmers in India; financ

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Tom M. 23 hours ago • Edit • Hi Loulia, ... »
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Ioulia F. Tom M.
M. M.

M.

Reasons behind the failure to upgrade Arab bureaucratic systems

Why none succeeded to reform Arab Bureaucracies middleeasttribune.wordpress.com

During the first decade of this century, governments and organizations alike were occupied by several analysis processes to reevaluate their achievements and shortcomings, cope with the mainstream trends of people, and, of course, make plans for the future

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Sadia A.

Sadia

How important is the language of instruction in education? globaleducationdevelopment.blogspot.co.uk

Struggling in school is something that no doubt comes with the territory, all these new concepts flying around in your head – it’s meant to be a challenge. What is not meant to be the challenging element however is the language...

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Sadia A. 1 day ago • Edit • Thanks for posting Andrea. In light of the rich discussion that emerged from a previous topic, I'm wondering if I can be cheeky and ask for ... »
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Andrea H. Sadia A.
Sara J.

Sara

Where can I find information on grants or funding to help with shipping costs for books from the US to Africa?

posted 23 days ago

Oonyu J. 3 days ago • Edit • Val, I agree with you absolutely and I appreciate your comments to this discussion. It important we keep the discussion relevant to the topic. ... »
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Oonyu J. Oonyu J. Oonyu J.
Wale I.

Wale

Promoting Environmental Sustainability ie MDG 7 Special focus on Rio Plus 20.

PLEASE JOIN THIS WEEK’S DISCUSSION LIVE BY PHONE OR SKYPE FROM ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD
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Amrita B.

Amrita

Call for Letters of Intent from NGOs in developing countries

The Virginia Gildersleeve International Fund (VGIF) has announced the opening for receipt of Letters of Intent for funding requests. The ...

Letter of Intent vgif3.org

The Letter of Intent must be submitted by a non-profit, non-political organization. The proposal addresses the empowerment of women and girls and will lead to action and sustainable change in the community. The proposal clearly...

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RamBadan D.

RamBadan

Ensuring that every one must get access to sanitary pads during menses, will reduce morbidity rate significantly and it is very much...

posted 3 months ago

Rosemary C. 3 days ago • Edit • Wonderful - and congratulations to you both and to all the girls and women who are involved :) »
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Sara J. Oonyu J. Rosemary C.
Jeroen B.

Jeroen

Please participate in our worldwide research project into project delivery performance and high project failure rates.

Seeking wide international participation by June in project delivery performance survey, researching high project failure rates and ...

Improving the performance of initiatives reports.execution.com.au

Are you involved in project governance? Does your organisation need to lift its project delivery performance? If you answered yes, then here's your chance to do something about it! We believe the rate of project failure is...

posted 23 days ago

Cherif M. 3 days ago • Edit • We are NGO based in Mauritania (West Africa) and are looking partnership with any association, NGO or individual interested in humanitarian ... »
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Mark W. Cherif M.
Charles B.

Charles

By Victoria Rubadiri, 25 May 2012 Nairobi, Kenya — Kenya has been ranked the eighth most valuable country brand in Africa, growing 41 percent from last year's ninth position. Brand Kenya CEO Mary Kimonye said much more...

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JOYCE A. 3 days ago • Edit • Go Kenya Go!! »
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Daniel L. JOYCE A.

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