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Development and Conflict: Integrating a Conflict Perspective into Programming (May 19-23 2008)  new

The course in Birmingham examines conflict sensitivity from a transformative perspective and explores the dynamic relationship between development and humanitarian interventions and conflict. (Responding to Conflict (RTC), May 2008)

http://www.respond.org/DC.htm

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SciDev.Net turns the spotlight on South-South research collaboration  new

SciDev.Net has published a set of articles outlining the advantages - and challenges - of South-South research collaboration. It is hoped that they will be of interest not only to those already thinking of engaging in (or supporting) such activities, but to all who are keen to explore ways of building research capacity that do not rely on 'Northern' expertise.

http://www.research4development.info/news.asp?articleID=50225

(Added: Fri May 16 2008   Hits: 1)

Securing land and infrastructure in Namibia  new

How can urban development be improved to meet the needs of poor people? Experience from Namibia shows how a strong people's movement can address the needs of poor people without depending on property rights or state welfare.

http://www.id21.org/urban/u2dm1g1.html

(Added: Fri May 16 2008   Hits: 1)

Adaptive learning

DFID. Adaptive learning is an approach for the management of natural resources that has been described as a structured process with 'learning as an objective of doing' that emphasises learning processes in management. This website has been set up to raise awareness of this potentially promising approach and as a practical resource for organisations and individuals involved in natural resource management and development who wish to learn more about their resources at the same time as managing them.

http://www.id21.org/nr/n3ra1g1.html

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Business Development Services for Community managed Small Water Enterprises [pdf]

Rural communities in Kenya are deeply involved in rural water supply investments. The government has recognised the potential of this activity and is reforming the water sector to support the emergence of community service providers. A key challenge is providing the support these water providers need for long-term sustainability (Water and Sanitation Program, April 2007).

http://www.wsp.org/filez/pubs/625200773125_BusinessDevelopmentServicesForCommunityManagedSmallWaterEnterprisesAF.pdf

(Added: Tue Apr 01 2008   Modified: Fri Apr 18 2008   Hits: 46)

Capacity building for local NGOs: A guidance manual for good practice

This comprehensive manual on capacity building for local non-governmental organisations can be used for training and development or by local NGOs as a self-help manual. Each chapter is available to download separately. Catholic Institute for International Relations, 2005).

http://www.ciir.org/Templates/system/Basket.asp?NodeID=91675

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Capacity.org

A web-site dedicated to advancing the policy and practice of capacity building in international development cooperation.

http://www.capacity.org

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Decentralising Aid and its Management in Uganda: Lessons for Capacity-building at the Local Level

The paper begins with a quick diagnosis of the key policy and institutional issues of local governance in Uganda before decentralisation reforms were introduced. It then synthesises the main features of decentralisation policy highlighting its implications for local government institutional capacity development. In the last part, some conclusions are drawn and examples are given of the most successful practices. These experiences and lessons, as well as the final recommendations, are intended to stimulate policy-makers in the donor community to review their practices. The conclusions could also be used by research institutions as a basis for further investigation into the whole issue of decentralised management of development aid.

http://www.ecdpm.org/Web_ECDPM/Web/Content/FileStruc.nsf/index.htm?ReadForm&478F3600A0B9D252C1256C8B0036B99B

(Added: Thu Aug 23 2001   Modified: Mon Sep 04 2006   Hits: 468)

Development and Cooperation (D+C)

Free online monthly development policy magazine available in English and German editions.

http://www.inwent.org/E+Z/index-eng.html

(Added: Wed Jul 06 2005   Hits: 270)

Donor Support for Institutional Capacity Development in Environment: Lessons Learned. OECD, Paris 20

http://www.oecd.org/dac/Evaluation/pdf/eval_env.pdf

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Grassroots Organizations Operating Together in Sisterhood (GROOTS)

GROOTS operates as a flexible network linking leaders and groups in poor rural and urban areas in the South and the North. To nurture relationships of mutual support and solidarity among women engaged in redeveloping their communities, the network is open to grassroots groups and their partners who share a commitment to four basic goals: * To strengthen women's participation in the development of communities and the approaches to problem solving. * To help urban and rural grassroots women's groups identify and share their successful development approaches and methods globally. * To focus international attention on grassroots women's needs and capabilities. * To increase the opportunities for local womens' groups and leaders to network directly across national boundaries.

http://www.groots.org

(Added: Thu Apr 08 2004   Modified: Thu Jun 02 2005   Hits: 383)

Humanitarian Negotiations with Armed Groups: a manual for practitioners [PDF - 1.4MB]

This manual produced by United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs offers detailed advice and guidelines for humanitarian workers involved in negotiations with armed groups. The preface to the manual notes that: "For humanitarian workers, the ability to negotiate with all actors in situations of crisis or conflict is essential to effective and timely provision of humanitarian assistance and protection. Indeed, where the humanitarian imperative dictates, negotiation - conducted in an independent, impartial and neutral manner - can sometimes be a humanitarian necessity!"

http://ochaonline.un.org/humanitariannegotiations/index.htm

(Added: Mon Mar 13 2006   Modified: Wed Mar 26 2008   Hits: 293)

InterConnection - enhancing NGO internet visibility

InterConnection is a Seattle-based NGO that works to make Internet technology accessible to under-served communities around the world. It provides other nonprofits and NGOs with refurbished computers and websites in order to enhance their visibility. In this way NGOs in the developing world obtain a web presence so that they will be more visible to potential clients, funders, and allies. Since 1999 they have supported over 70 organizations in 23 countries, for example providing websites to Habitat For Humanity Belize, Leaders of Tomorrow Foundation in Ghana, the Ntulume Village Women's Development Association in Uganda, and IEARN in Trinidad and Tobago. (from www.digitaldivide.net)

http://www.interconnection.org/

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Justice Sector Reform: Applying Human Rights Based Approaches

The aim of the training programme is to enhance the skills of participants in applying Human Rights Based Approaches to Justice Sector Reform. Venue: National University of Ireland, Maynooth, Ireland Delivery: Monday 16th - Friday 20th June 2008

http://www.ihrnetwork.org/justice-sector-reform_202.htm

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Keeping the Water Flowing

In the villages near Mahoba in India, WaterAid's partner Gramonati Sansthan have trained a group of seven women to become mechanics - each looking after their village pumps, but also joining forces and working together when larger repairs are needed. As women are the main collectors of water and the main carers in the family their involvement often means the difference between a projects' success or failure. And having women in these roles also helps to change people's opinions, since women often face big problems with no property rights, no housing and lower literacy rates. (WaterAid)

http://www.wateraid.org/uk/what_we_do/where_we_work/india/3912.asp#Top

(Added: Tue Jun 27 2006   Modified: Mon Aug 14 2006   Hits: 234)

Kiva

Kiva is a an organisation that allows people who want to sponsor development projects directly connect with and loan money to unique small businesses in the developing world. By choosing a business on Kiva.org, you can sponsor a business. Throughout the course of the loan (usually 6-12 months), you can receive email journal updates from the business you've sponsored. As loans are repaid, you get your loan money back.

http://www.kiva.org/

(Added: Wed Jun 13 2007   Modified: Thu Jan 24 2008   Hits: 357)

NGO Capacity Building and Advocacy: Reflections from a practitioner ("Capacity Building is Parenthood")

Welcome to Capacity.org, a web magazine-cum-portal intended for practitioners and policy makers who work in or on capacity development in international cooperation in the South. The site is accompanied by a printed journal and an email newsletter, which are published quarterly in English, French and Spanish. Each issue of Capacity.org focuses on a specific theme relevant to capacity development, with feature articles, reports on policy and practice, interviews and a guest column, and annotated links to related web resources, publications and events.

http://www.capacity.org/

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Producer Organisations: A Guide to Developing Collective Rural Enterprises

This guide, produced for Oxfam GB, reviews Oxfam's wide experience of working with many different kinds of producer organisations (POs), and summarises background information on producer organisations in general. Small-scale producers face many opportunities but also huge challenges in today's markets. While it is important not to expect too much of producer organisations working in weak rural markets, there are several examples of successful facilitation by funding agencies. The guide uses case studies from El Salvador, Viet Nam, Malawi, Mozambique, Palestine, Albania, India, Colombia, and Georgia (Chris Penrose-Buckley,Oxfam,2007) .

http://publications.oxfam.org.uk/oxfam/display.asp?K=e2007030717034144

(Added: Fri May 02 2008   Hits: 154)

Project Management Training and Consulting

Training and consulting in the various topics of the Strategy and Project Management (Strategy, Management, Coordination, Planning, Monitoring, Risk Analysis, Microsoft Project, PSN, ...) in English and in French.

http://www.projet.net

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Social protection for low capacity households in Zambia

Social protection is seen as a central pillar of growth in Zambia's National Development Plan, but its implementation remains a challenge. This Project Briefing proposes a framework of protection, prevention and promotion to enable low capacity households to graduate from vulnerability and poverty (Rebecca Holmes and Rachel Slater, ODI Publications, May 2008).

http://www.odi.org.uk/publications/briefing/project-briefings/pb11-0805-social-protection-zambia.pdf

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Social Technology in Brazil: A ground-based concept

This article aims to describe and raise the awareness about the concept of Social Technology as well as its roots and meanings in the Brazilian context. This article aims to expose some practices which have a great potential to transform the reality and communities' capacity for participating and changing their own environment(Philip Hiroshi Ueno & Martina Rillo Otero, 2006) .

http://www.istr.org/conferences/bangkok/WPVolume/Ueno.Philip.Social.pdf

(Added: Fri Jan 11 2008   Hits: 79)

The Development of Capacity

In the pages that follow Kaplan presents a critique of current development practice and a vision of development and capacity-building "as it should be".

http://www.cdra.org.za/articles/The%20Developing%20Of%20Capacity%20-%20by%20Allan%20Kaplan.htm

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The Least Developed Countries Report 2007

This report tries to promote a progressive transition in which sustained and accelerated economic growth is achieved through the development of productive capacities, and that with the associated expansion of productive employment opportunities, there will be substantial poverty reduction. It focuses on how LDC Governments and their development partners can promote technological progress in LDCs as part of their efforts to develop domestic productive capacities (UNCTAD, 2007).

http://www.unctad.org/en/docs/ldc2007overview_en.pdf

(Added: Mon Oct 15 2007   Hits: 192)

Tipu Ake - An Organic leadership Model for Innovative Organisations

Tools for communities ans organisations to grow their own strength and persue their long term futures.

http://www.tipuake.org.nz

(Added: Thu May 19 2005   Modified: Tue Aug 23 2005   Hits: 316)