Rural Decentralization and Local Governance

Using strengths-based approaches to community development in Zimbabwe : are we ready?

Maruta, Samuel | 2012
  • Author(s): Maruta, Samuel
  • Publisher: Southern institute of peace-building and development (SIPD)
  • Pages: 51--68
  • Keywords: development assistance, community organization, development strategies, community development, zimbabwe
More than 30 years after the advent of strengths-based approaches to community development, preference for the discredited needs-based paradigm continues in Zimbabwe. They are generally more involving, longer term and slower at showing tangible results.

Improving community development by linking agriculture, nutrition and education : design of a randomised trial of \"home-grown\" school feeding in Mali

Masset, Edoardo and Gelli, Aulo | cop. 2013
  • Author(s): Masset, Edoardo and Gelli, Aulo
  • Publisher: BioMed central
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: small farms, food security, food, primary education, community development, nutrition programmes, health, mali
This paper describes the design of an impact study for the home-grown school feeding (HGSF) programme in Mali. It will determine the impact of school feeding sourced from smallholder farmers on smallholder food security, on accountability, and on school children’s education, health and nutrition.

Decentralisation by devolution in Tanzania : reflections on community involvement in the planning process in Kizota ward in Dodoma

Massoi, L. and Norman, A.S. | 2009
  • Author(s): Massoi, L. and Norman, A.S.
  • Publisher: Academic journals
  • Pages: 133--140
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, development planning, popular participation, decision-making, tanzania
Although the government has succeeded in implementing decentralization-by-devolution, its contribution to grassroots planning is still minimal and ineffective. Involvement is often restricted to the implementation of centrally made plans that do not include local priorities.

Building sustainable local development through participatory governance and sub-national capacity development : why development and international support failures in Africa?

Massuanganhe, Israel Jacob | 2006
  • Author(s): Massuanganhe, Israel Jacob
  • Publisher: United nations capital development fund (UNCDF) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: governance, decentralization in government, popular participation, capacity building, civil society, africa, mozambique
The author describes the conditions for successful decentralization and good local governance, leading to poverty reduction and local economic development. Strengthening local governments and promoting civil society organizations and small and medium enterprises are named as key requirements.

Decentralization and district development : participatory & multi-sectoral framework for decentralized policies and local development strategies addressed to Millennium development goals : consolidated review of case studies, regional experiences, best practices and evidences based on UNCDF & UNDP support in Mozambique

Massuanganhe, Israel Jacob | 2005
  • Author(s): Massuanganhe, Israel Jacob
  • Publisher: United nations capital development fund (UNCDF) [etc.]
  • Pages: --
  • Keywords: decentralization in government, local government, popular participation, poverty alleviation, accountability, capacity building, africa
The document is an integrated and multi-sectoral policy paper that provides a general framework for mainstreaming sectoral decentralization into local development with special emphasis on the eradication of poverty, accountability, participation, and capacity building.
 

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