What we are doing to convince people of the importance of gender in development isn't working. We need to go beyond ‘target women’ approaches and bring back a focus on empowerment - and we really shouldn't be afraid to be political. ...
The Secure Livelihoods Research Consortium has started to publish baseline survey reports for Uganda, Nepal and Pakistan, with more in the pipeline. These are attempts to catalogue people's attitudes and perceptions of livelihoods support, access to basic services and economic opportunities, and governance. ...
How resilient will the New Deal prove to be in the face of renewed conflict in South Sudan? ...
Many Nepalese believe that electricity blackouts are akin to a tax on their livelihoods. So how should the state respond?...
The invisibility of women's fishing related activities at the household, community and decision making levels leads to their exclusion from the institutional and technical support in a post-war context. ...
Is it possible to deliver basic services effectively and efficiently, and at the same time enhance state legitimacy in fragile states?...
Capacity building is stuck in a rut and tackling malnutrition in Sierra Leone requires different approaches...
A visit to a village in the North three years after the fighting ended provides insights on the challenges of resettling the war displaced....
Political loyalties in South Sudan are never set in stone, nor are they simply “tribal”. Allegiances may be complex, conflicting, and ultimately dependent on whatever seems to offer the best chance for survival at any given moment....
The World Bank recently published the findings of its impact evaluation of Afghanistan’s largest development programme, the National Solidarity Programme. The findings are not hugely positive, so is it time to give up on Community Driven Development? ...