Tag: sierra leone
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Introduction to the Mwananchi programme : strengthening citizen engagement
Abstract: The Programme Director explains how the project will bring together media, civil society organisations (CSOs) and elected representatives to create ‘coalitions of change’ and strengthen citizen engagement in seven African countries. Author(s): Tembo, Fletcher Source(s): , 2.55 min., ill. Published: 2010 Overseas development institute (ODI)]. Mwananchi programme, [London etc. (English ISBN/ISSN: / Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvEHuof1ClA
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Mwananchi : strengthening citizen engagement
Abstract: The Mwananchi Programme promotes local governance issues to strengthen citizens’ voices and improve governance and accountability in Africa. The programme works in Ethiopia, Ghana, Malawi, Sierra Leone, Southern Sudan, Uganda and Zambia. Author(s): Source(s): , Published: 2010 Overseas development institute (ODI)]. Mwananchi programme, [London etc. (English ISBN/ISSN: / Link: http://www.mwananchi-africa.org/
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Decentralization and local institutional arrangements for wetland management in Ethiopia and Sierra Leone
Abstract: Author(s): Maconachie, Roy; Dixon, Alan B.; Wood, Adrian Source(s): , Applied geography; vol. 30 p. 1-11, ill., maps Applied geography vol. 30 Published: 2008 Elsevier, [Amsterdam etc.] (English ISBN/ISSN: /0143-6228 Link: http://eprints.worc.ac.uk/606/1/Maconachie_Dixon___Wood_(In_Press)_Decentralization_and_local_institutional_arrangements.pdf
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Remove or reform? : a case for (restructuring) chiefdom governance in post-conflict Sierra Leone
Abstract: Fieldwork from three districts in Sierra Leone suggests that chiefdom authority continues to have considerable support. In particular, section chiefs and headmen are seen as being particularly important for settling small disputes, especially in the rural areas. Author(s): Sawyer, Edward Source(s): , African affairs; Vol. 107, Issue 428 p. 387-403, ill., graph, tabs African…