http://www.search4dev.nlOnline library for Dutch development cooperationenwww.kit.nldpcmedewerkers-uba@uva.nldpcmedewerkers-uba@uva.nlThu, 17 May 2012 23:10:57 CESThttp://www.search4dev.nl/d/dprn/graphics/bbhead.gifhttp://www.search4dev.nlhttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/418010http://www.search4dev.nl/record/418010In a world with a growing demand for land, improving local tenure security on a massive scale, and not just for a few, requires the engagement of local institutional actors and more especially the support of the local authorities.D.H.M. Hilhorsthttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/418006http://www.search4dev.nl/record/418006This bulletin analyses the role played by farmers’ organizations in agricultural innovation and investigates the constraints preventing them from fully playing their role. Based on case studies conducted in Benin, Rwanda and Tanzania, the book presents a number of best practices and lessons learned, and identifies issues related to strengthening the role of farmers’ organizations. The case studies show that farmers’ organizations currently gain knowledge and access information from various sources. However, for knowledge to become innovation, appropriate institutional and organizational settings are necessary. The studies underscore the fact that agricultural innovation is a multi-stakeholder, interactive process in which farmers’ organizations are key actors. They need to develop specific skills and link with other actors, who in turn have to accept them as allies in the innovation process.B. Wennink (edt)W. Heemskerk (edt)http://www.search4dev.nl/record/417825http://www.search4dev.nl/record/417825This article presents findings of a study that examined factors that influence infant feeding options among HIV-positive mothers in Western Uganda.M. MuhumuzaN. KizitoC. MaserekaW. TusiimeN. NuwamanyaA. Natulindahttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/417823http://www.search4dev.nl/record/417823In 2011 The AIDS Support Organisation (TASO) in collaboration with the Royal Tropical Institute (KIT) of The Netherlands launched a study to establish the gender-based violence prevalence in HIV-positive clients and its most common manifestations. This article reflects on some of the study findings and recommends how services can be better equipped to counsel clients with these problems.J. Kizito Bennethttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/417820http://www.search4dev.nl/record/417820In 2009, over 2.6 million HIV infections occurred in the world where most transmission is heterosexual (UNAIDS, 2010). In the three centres of The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) Eastern region covering Soroti, Mbale and Tororo districts, 63.4 per cent of the organisation’s clients were reported by the management information system in 2009 to be having a stable sexual partner with a 93.5 per cent reported disclosure rate. However, only 20.8 per cent of clients seek HIV-related services as couples. This qualitative study aimed at finding out client and provider-related factors that hinder uptake of HIV and AIDS services for couples.S. OkoboiP. IgulotE. Tayebwakushabahttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/417815http://www.search4dev.nl/record/417815This article reflects on some of the qualitative findings of a study on factors influencing lost-to-follow-up clients of the The AIDS Support Organization (TASO) on a antiretroviral therapy programme in the post-conflict areas of northern Uganda. The study was conducted in Gulu and Masindi districts and targeted 200 patients who had been assumed lost-to-follow-up for at least three months. The study was conducted in Gulu and Masindi districts and targeted 200 patients who had been assumed lost-to-follow-up for at least three months.R. NyatiaL. OnegaA. Edema Jameshttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/417728http://www.search4dev.nl/record/417728This article tries to answer some questions on client perspectives on HIV services and discusses important concepts on client centredness.A. van der KwaakK. 't HooftM. DielemanE. Kwagalahttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/417494http://www.search4dev.nl/record/417494The agricultural sector in sub-Saharan Africa badly needs to find new ways of doing things if agricultural development is to contribute to food security and poverty alleviation. This is not only about introducing new technologies to farmers. It is also, even more importantly, about changes in the way old and new technologies, ideas and initiatives are put into practice – as well as how different actors work (together) to stimulate innovation. This book takes a look at platforms that have been set up in order to trigger such change. This book brings together twelve stories from the field about creating and working with innovation platforms in Africa. It is the result of practitioners putting their heads together to analyse their experiences, and to draw lessons from them. This joint analysis provides insights into how innovation platforms (can) work and different options available to them, and also offers suggestions on how to deal with their main common challenges.S. Nederlof (edt)M. Wongtschowski (edt)F. van der Lee (edt)http://www.search4dev.nl/record/417493http://www.search4dev.nl/record/417493This book describes a "learning alliance" approach that combines training, practical assignments to develop an enterprise, on-the-job coaching, and the sharing of experiences among several groups of farmers. The approach was piloted in Ethiopia from 2007 to 2010 with 18 groups of farmers.J. BeltW. GorisS. DebelaF. KefyalewE. SmuldersP. Visserhttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/417432http://www.search4dev.nl/record/417432This report focuses on the local experiences of smallholders, in different areas in four countries, related to the introduction of energy crop production and its effects on their land rights and land use.J. QuiñónezD.O. SandinoE. Hernández MartinezD. Erazo LópezM. GomesV. GlassA. SchrijverHermawansyahL. KhairnurS.D. VillanuevaD. de MorréeO. Hospeshttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/417305http://www.search4dev.nl/record/417305This strategy paper explores the question why mental health is seen as a low priority when it comes to allocating funds within the development agenda, and which strategies result in a less marginal position of mental health on the priority agenda of developmental cooperation.GIPhttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/417303http://www.search4dev.nl/record/417303This brief overview of mental health and HIV/AIDS in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe and the Newly Independent States (CCEE/NIS) has been produced by the Global Initiative on Psychiatry as part of a project it is implementing with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of The Netherlands (2005-2008). The project aims to improve the quality of life and reduce the suffering of people with HIV/AIDS who have mental health problems, and of their partners, carers and families, in South Eastern Europe, the Caucasus and Central Asia. It is establishing nine new expert centers on mental health and HIV/AIDS in the region that will collect and disseminate information; run education and training programs for people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHA), carers, families and the general population; develop effective ways of dealing with HIV/AIDS-related mental health problems; and act as resource and activity centers.A. ByrneJ. Petrakhttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/417302http://www.search4dev.nl/record/417302This is the annual report of the Federation Global Initiative (GIP) on Psychiatry (GIP) for the year 2008-2009. GIP is an international not-for-profit organization for the promotion of humane, ethical and effective mental health care throughout the world. GIP believes that every person in the world should have the opportunity to realize his or her full potential as a human being, notwithstanding personal vulnerabilities or life circumstances. Every society, accordingly, has a special obligation to establish a comprehensive, integrated system for providing ethical, humane and individualized treatment, care, and rehabilitation, and to counteract stigmatization of, and discrimination against, people with mental disorders or histories of mental health treatment.GIPhttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/417301http://www.search4dev.nl/record/417301This is the annual report of the Federation Global Initiative (GIP) on Psychiatry (GIP) for the year 2003-2004. GIP is an international not-for-profit organization for the promotion of humane, ethical and effective mental health care throughout the world. GIP believes that every person in the world should have the opportunity to realize his or her full potential as a human being, notwithstanding personal vulnerabilities or life circumstances. Every society, accordingly, has a special obligation to establish a comprehensive, integrated system for providing ethical, humane and individualized treatment, care, and rehabilitation, and to counteract stigmatization of, and discrimination against, people with mental disorders or histories of mental health treatment.GIPhttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/417300http://www.search4dev.nl/record/417300This is the annual report of the Federation Global Initiative (GIP) on Psychiatry (GIP) for the year 2005. GIP is an international not-for-profit organization for the promotion of humane, ethical and effective mental health care throughout the world. GIP believes that every person in the world should have the opportunity to realize his or her full potential as a human being, notwithstanding personal vulnerabilities or life circumstances. Every society, accordingly, has a special obligation to establish a comprehensive, integrated system for providing ethical, humane and individualized treatment, care, and rehabilitation, and to counteract stigmatization of, and discrimination against, people with mental disorders or histories of mental health treatment.GIPhttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/417298http://www.search4dev.nl/record/417298This is the annual report of the Federation Global Initiative (GIP) on Psychiatry (GIP) for the years 2006-2007. GIP is an international not-for-profit organization for the promotion of humane, ethical and effective mental health care throughout the world. GIP believes that every person in the world should have the opportunity to realize his or her full potential as a human being, notwithstanding personal vulnerabilities or life circumstances. Every society, accordingly, has a special obligation to establish a comprehensive, integrated system for providing ethical, humane and individualized treatment, care, and rehabilitation, and to counteract stigmatization of, and discrimination against, people with mental disorders or histories of mental health treatment.GIPhttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/417195http://www.search4dev.nl/record/417195Cooperation with Rwanda has been a sensitive topic for quite some time. This report decribes the debate between governments, NGOs etc. that believe in the possibility of an economic miracle and the emergence of good governance, pitched against those who think that the democratic space has been severely limited, that agricultural policies do not benefit the poor, that the legal system is a tool misused by the state and that the Rwandan elite continues to loot the Democratic Republic of Congo. The intention of this report is to bring the debate to a higher level by trying to describe, based on renowned public sources (World Bank, UNDP, Human Rights Watch, ICG, academic works), the actual tendencies within Rwanda on these different topics.IKV Pax Christihttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/417194http://www.search4dev.nl/record/417194IKV Pax Christihttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/417193http://www.search4dev.nl/record/417193L. HofsC4C - Connect4Changehttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/416886http://www.search4dev.nl/record/416886This book presents new insights about knowledge of rural people. In many societies good harvests and good health can only be obtained if the laws of nature, regulations of the community and rules set by the spiritual beings are properly followed. This book hopes to stimulate development agencies to take indigenous knowledge seriously. Based on the experiences and insights of some 15 organisation in ten countries, it goes beyond the technical knowledge embodied in traditional farming, land use and health practices. The book deals with ancient worldviews or cosmovisions and the role of traditional leaders. It draws conclusions about the holistic nature, strengths and also limitations of this knowledge and describes how in various countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and Europe some development agencies are supporting rural people in carrying out practical experiments based on local concepts. A framework for such on-farm experiments and ideas for a methodology for supporting endogenous development are presented.COMPAShttp://www.search4dev.nl/record/416885http://www.search4dev.nl/record/416885The present global problems of poverty, ecological destruction and loss of cultural diversity call for innovative solutions. Experiences indicate that the cultural identity and initiatives of local people can provide important keys to sustainable rural development. This book describes the processes whereby the present-day diversity of knowledges and cultures has emerged. It presents a number of field experiences of endogenous development, or development from within, in sub-saharan Africa, Asia, South America and Europe. By building on local needs and resources, innovative methodologies have been developed to understand and experiment with indigenous practices, and to find synergy with modern knowledge systems. The activities include identifying development niches, retaining benefits within local areas, maximising local control, and making selective use of external resources.B. Haverkort (edt)K. van 't Hooft (edt)W. Hiemstra (edt)http://www.search4dev.nl/record/416884http://www.search4dev.nl/record/416884This book presents the outcome of a European conference on Moving Worldviews, 28-20 November 2005, Soesterberg, the Netherlands. The conference searched for answers to the polycrisis that the globe faces in terms of ecology, social conflicts and security. Questions addressed at the conference include: What is the relation between the polycrisis and the dominant worldview in the West? What new insights have emerged that might lead to worldviews with greater potential to deal with the polycrisis? What new insights are emerging from innovative research, learning and rural development? Can inter-cultural and inter-scientific dialogue contribute to changing the worldviews of the West? What are effective transition strategies in research, rural development, education and international cooperation? The workshop concluded that the Western worldview is indeed directly related to the polycrisis. Its mechanistic and dualistic view of the world is at odds with new insights from quantum physics and transdisciplinarity and with more holistic worldviews from other contemporary cultures. Conventional and mainstream methods of research and systems of governance could derive great benefit from these insights and the lessons of social learning.B. Haverkort (edt)C. Reijntjes (edt)http://www.search4dev.nl/record/416882http://www.search4dev.nl/record/416882This book is a compilation of the proceedings of the Compas Asian Regional Workshop on Traditional Knowledge held at Bangalore in July 2006. The papers presented by the experts from different NGOs and Academic and Research Institutions on topics such as Agronomy, Livestock and Veterinary Sciences, Traditional Methods of Weather Forecasting and Traditional Healthcare Methods have been compiled in this volume.A.V. Balasubramanian (edt)T.D. Nirmala Devi (edt)http://www.search4dev.nl/record/416880http://www.search4dev.nl/record/416880Traditional Agriculture has generally been considered everywhere as a joint effort between humans and cattle. More than any other part of the world in India there is a deep link between farmer and his cattle. This is not merely an act of convenience that the cattle provides the draught power and certain inputs that are important in composting, pest control and crop protection (cattle dung, urine, etc.) but the partnership is much deeper with socio-cultural and spiritual dimensions. Inspite of the fact that tractors, tillers and mechanical implements have slowly started making inroads, cattle still remains central to traditional agriculture in India. In recent years there has been a great deal of interest, experiments and innovations on the use of animal products in traditional agriculture. Interestingly lots more has happened in the informal sector involving individual farmers, farming groups and community based organizations than in the formal research centres and the University. Under these circumstances the COMPAS partners decided to launch a coordinated pilot project on the theme of the role of animal products in traditional agriculture. This report summarizes the project.A.V. Balasubramanian (edt)T.D. Nirmala Devi (edt)M. Merlin Franco (edt)http://www.search4dev.nl/record/416877http://www.search4dev.nl/record/416877This book presents the outcome of an African conference on the ways of knowing in Sub-Saharan Africa. The purpose for this conference was to gather experiences and positions from traditional people, scholars, and practitioners on African traditional practices and knowledges, in order to understand, develop, and consolidate African Sciences. The Conference was to provide a platform for enhancement of the ‘scientification of the African knowledges’ and in so doing raise interest and challenge actions for its revitalisation. Papers were presented by authors from various backgrounds and included university professors, development workers, social critics, religious practitioners and African traditionalists. The papers were discussed and illuminate the unique ways that Africans generate and share knowledge. The papers covered three main themes: Reconstructing and revitalising traditional systems of knowing in Africa; Reorienting ways of research, teaching and learning; and Reformulation of policies. This book summarises the discussions on these themes and the activities to be undertaken to take them forward.D. Millar (edt)S.B. Kendie (edt)A.A. Apusigah (edt)B. Haverkort (edt)