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

  Abstract: 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. Author(s): Masset, Edoardo; Gelli, Aulo Source(s): , Trials; Vol. 14,…

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  community development, food, food security, health, mali, nutrition programmes, primary education, small farms

• Managing informality : local government practices and approaches towards the informal economy : learning examples from five African countries

  Abstract: This report presents six case studies from across different African countries – including Kenya, Mali, Rwanda, South Africa and Tanzania – featuring local governments’ utilization of innovative approaches to better manage the informal economy or sector thereof in their localities. Author(s): David, Susanne Source(s): , 97 p., ill., graphs, tabs Published: 2012 South African…

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  economic development, employment, gender, households, income, informal sector, Kenya, Local Government, mali, poverty alleviation, rwanda, South Africa, tanzania

• Development as a collective action problem : addressing the real challenges of African governance : synthesis report

  Abstract: Experiences with local justice in Ghana and education reform in the Sahel show that development is best seen as a multi-layered collective action problem. Development assistance should be designed so as to support local problem-solving and adapting state programmes to local values and preferences. Author(s): Booth, David Source(s): , xi, 117 p., ill., graphs…

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  accountability, decentralization in government, development assistance, development policy, development strategies, ghana, Governance, mali, niger, popular participation

• Women in search of citizenship : experiences from West Africa

  Abstract: This book provides insights into what gender inclusive citizenship means as a practice, what can be achieved when it is promoted and what role participatory action research can play. It shares the experiences of women in local communities devising ways to exercise their citizenship. Author(s): Imam, Ayesha; Kamminga, Evelien Source(s): , 127 p., ill.,…

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  citizenship, community participation, gender, Governance, land rights, Local Government, mali, niger, political participation, political representation, west africa, Women, women in development, women in politics

• Global uncertainties : security in an Africa of networked, multi-level governance

  Abstract: This research programme (2009-2012) of conflict management in Africa is built on the observation that all governance (esp. in Africa) is multi-levelled and networked – from the village to the international organisation, and well beyond what is specified in formal government structures. Author(s): IDS Source(s): , Published: 2012 Institute of development studies (IDS), Brighton…

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  Conflict, congo, Governance, internal security, ivory coast, Kenya, mali, mozambique, Nigeria, sierra leone, somalia

• Yes Africa can : success stories from a dynamic continent

  Abstract: This book with success stories from Africa contains two chapters on different aspects of local governance from Sierra Leone (post-conflict recontruction) and Rwanda (health financing). Author(s): Chuhan-Pole, Punam; Angwafo, Manka Source(s): , xiii, 477 p., ill., graphs, maps, tabs Published: 2011 World bank, Washington, DC (English ISBN/ISSN: 978-0-8213-8746-7/ Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1596/978-0-8213-8745-0

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  africa south of sahara, agricultural development, botswana, burkina faso, cash crops, communication technology, crop yields, decentralization in government, economic growth, food security, ghana, government spending policy, health economics, health policy, information technology, Kenya, lesotho, liberia, malawi, mali, mauritius, mozambique, private sector, rwanda, sierra leone, small farms, somalia, tanzania, tourism, trade liberalization, transport infrastructure, Uganda

• FAGLAF : Forum d’action pour la gouvernance locale en Afrique francophone

  Abstract: The Local Government Action Forum for Francophone Africa (FAGLAF) was established to promote research in decentralization and local government issues and to foster capacity building through peer-to-peer learning, training programs, and knowledge dissemination. Author(s): Source(s): , Published: 2011 Forum d’action pour la gouvernance locale en Afrique francophone (FAGLAF), Dakar (French ISBN/ISSN: / Link: http://www.faglaf.info/

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  africa south of sahara, benin, burkina faso, Capacity Building, decentralization in government, Governance, guinea, information exchange, information networks, internet, Local Government, mali, mauritania, niger, senegal, training programmes, west africa

• Mali : food security and land governance factsheet

  Abstract: This factsheet contains information on the regulatory land governance framework in Mali, including land tenure forms, the institutional land governance framework, gender, foreign direct investment, land grabbing, national policy, and donor support. Author(s): Heegde, Martijn De; Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M.; Porchet, Nicholas Source(s): , 7 p., ill., tabs Published: 2011 Land governance for equitable and…

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  development assistance, development policy, food security, foreign investments, gender, land reform, land rights, land tenure, legislation, mali, Public administration

• Agrarian change below the radar screen : rising farmland acquisitions by domestic investors in west Africa : results from a survey in Benin, Burkina Faso and Niger

  Abstract: The results of a 2010 survey on the acquisition of rural land by agro-investors in Benin, Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger are presented. It is argued that local and customary authorities, as well as farmer organizations need to screen intentions of presumed investors and build in safeguards. Author(s): Hilhorst, Dorothea H.M.; Nelen, Joost; Traoré,…

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  benin, burkina faso, customary law, Governance, land acquisition, land rights, mali, niger, private sector, Public administration, small farms, social justice

• Devolution and human resources in primary healthcare in rural Mali

  Abstract: Key issues with regard to human resources in the devolution of health services are highlighted, using experiences from Mali and elsewhere. There is a need for: (1) strengthening public accountability; (2) capacity development of all actors; and (3) more attention for human resources policy. Author(s): Lodenstein, Elsbet; Dao, Dramane Source(s): , Human resources for…

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  accountability, Capacity Building, decentralization in government, health, health care delivery, health personnel, health policy, human resources, Local Government, mali