'The Pacific Island Countries currently face pressure to ‘integrate into the global economy’ through implementing new free trade agreements. Free traders argue that the Pacific will benefit from cheaper imports, increased investment in the region and improvements in efficiency of Pacific business and service suppliers.
This paper provides an up-to-date analysis of the free trade area (FTA) negotiations currently facing the Pacific Island countries, and potential implications for the regio more...
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Civil society is one of the 'hottest' concepts in all of the social sciences that touch on political life. Because so many countries have established more democratic regimes in recent years, there has been renewed interest in popular engagement in political life and everything else that relates to the way that political cultures or basic values and beliefs affect the way a state is governed. More recently, there has also been growing interest in how strengthening civil society can contribute to more...
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The use of comics as a campaigning tool for grassroots organisations is a relatively new phenomenon and has been tested so far only in India, some other South Asian countries, in a few countries in Africa, the Middle East and Europe. The purpose of this book is to share the experiences we have gathered over the last few years so that other non-governmental organisation (NGO) activists and movements can also try out this quite exciting and articipatory development communication method.
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'This review of WWF-Norway, commissioned by Norad, examines the organisation’s ability to provide effective aid. The authors focus on WWF’s role as a civil society agent and its capacity to support civil society development and the relevance of its work to Norwegian development policies, national policies and local communities. They also consider capacity and risks within financial management, project management and general institutional capacity.'
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'Viet Nam is one of the most vulnerable countries in the world to climate change. The government's impressive achievements in pulling millions of people out of poverty are seriously jeopardised by the likely increase in extreme weather events such as severe rainfall and drought, and by slow climate changes like sea level rises and warming temperatures. Poor men and women are particularly at risk.
A team of Oxfam researchers travelled to the two provinces of Ben Tre and Quang Tri in May 2008 t more...
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Definition Of Dowry :- Dowry or Dahej is the payment in cash or/and kind by the bride's family to the bridegroom' s family along with the giving away of the bride ( called Kanyadaan) in Indian marriage . Kanyadanam is an important part of Hindu marital rites. Kanya means daughter, and dana means gift. Dowry originated in upper caste families as the wedding gift to the bride from her family. The dowry was later given to help with marriage expenses and became a form of insurance in the cas more...
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In 1998 Global Partners began the B.E.S.T [Building Economically Sustainable Tomorrows] program with two small women’s cooperatives in the villages of Bugarama and Kirima. The women had a lot of enthusiasm but not much capital. Their dream was for each member to own her own cow and produce enough income to feed and educate her children. Mrs. Molly Karwemera, Chairperson of Bugarama Women's Cooperative, outlined the problems they confronted. 'We appreciate Global Partners' efforts of bring up t more...
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