Aid, NGOs and the realities of women's lives : a perfect storm /

"Several factors are coming together that put pressure on NGOs working in development: the economic crisis, the growing conditionality of aid, and increased competition for funding between NGOs seeking to grow in reach and influence. This creates 'a perfect storm' that focuses attenti...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wallace, Tina
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Rugby, Warwickshire : Practical Action Publishing, 2013.
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Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: Aid, NGOs and the shrinking space for women: A perfect storm / Tina Wallace and Fernella Porter.
  • Part 1: A perfect storm. Development from the ground: a worm's eye view / Stan Thekaekara ; Evaluation, complexity, uncertainty - theories of change and some alternatives / Chris Mowles ; Losing sight of our purpose? / Suzanne Walker ; Can girls save the world? / Kate Grosser and Nikki van der Gaag ; Lost in translation: Gender mainstreaming in Afghanistan / Anastasiya Hozyainova ; Insulating the developing classes / Tom Scott-Smith
  • Reconnecting development policy, people, and history / David Lewis.
  • Part 2: Changing conversations. Taking our lead from reality - an open practice for social development / David Harding ; Women on wheels / Meenu Vadera ; Too young to be women, too old to be girls: The (un)changing aid landscape and the reality of girls at risk / Seri Wendoh ; Looking beyond the numbers: reducing violence against women in Ghana / Kanwal Ahluwalia ; From local to global and back again - learning from stepping stones / Alice Welbourn ; Peace practice examined / Bridget Walker ; I don't know...and related thoughts / Ashish Shah ; Apolitical stories of sanitation and suffering women / Deepa Joshi.