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Journal articles on the topic "Non-governmental organizations – Africa, Sub-Saharan"
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Despard, Mathieu R., Rhoda Nanre Nafziger-Mayegun, Bernice Korkor Adjabeng, and David Ansong. "Does Revenue Diversification Predict Financial Vulnerability Among Non-governmental Organizations in sub-Saharan Africa?" VOLUNTAS: International Journal of Voluntary and Nonprofit Organizations 28, no. 5 (February 6, 2017): 2124–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11266-017-9835-3.
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Dibie, Josephine, and Robert Dibie. "Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and the Empowerment of Women in Africa." African and Asian Studies 11, no. 1-2 (2012): 95–122. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156921012x629349.
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Abstract This paper examines the predicament of prejudice that women face in several countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It explores the social and economic factors that militate against the integration of women into senior administrative and political leadership positions in the continent. It contends that if women are under represented in Africa because of open or indirect mechanism of exclusion and discrimination, then educating women and girls is not enough. Equity for women and girls will only change if the public and private sectors’ institutions are galvanized to change simultaneously. Further it stresses that the public, private sectors and NGOs in Africa need to introduce diversity management programs as a policy at the national and regional government levels in order to engage talented women in its process of seeking sustainable development. The paper also argues that in offering women the opportunity to access economic resources as well as to disentangle their identities from those of their families they will contribute immensely in the sustainable development process of Africa. It contends that no development process will be totally beneficial to a nation if it does not involve women. The concluding section recommended some policies that would effectively reduce discrimination against women in the public service as well as stimulate and integrate talented women interests in the social, economic, leadership, and political development of Africa.
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Kahiya, Eldrede, and Djavlonbek Kadirov. "Informal Cross Border Trade as a Substratum Marketing System: A Review and Conceptual Framework." Journal of Macromarketing 40, no. 1 (January 7, 2020): 88–109. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0276146719897115.
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We provide a literature review and a conceptual framework on informal cross border trade in Sub-Saharan Africa. Informal cross border trade (ICBT) refers to commercial exchanges conducted across borders by individuals operating as unregistered sole traders. ICBT is a burgeoning part of the informal markets in Sub-Saharan Africa and its existence and persistence carry substantial socio-economic implications. We use “summarizing” and “delineating” techniques to discuss seven themes of ICBT, and cast them as the manifestations of a substratum marketing system - a foundational structure instead of an auxiliary system. We underline implications for scholarship and for policymakers and non-governmental organizations charged with formulating initiatives to manage both ICBT and formal markets.
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Schiffrin, Anya, and Michael Behrman. "Does Training Make a Difference? Evaluating Journalism Training Programs in Sub-Saharan Africa." Journalism & Mass Communication Educator 66, no. 4 (December 2011): 340–60. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/107769581106600404.
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Media in much of sub-Saharan Africa are severely constrained by lack of resources, government pressure, the influence of media ownership, and the quality of secondary education and professional education. In many countries, newspapers are unable to perform the role of watchdog or to educate the public effectively, in part because of difficulties faced by their journalists. Into the breach have stepped myriad foreign, journalism training organizations. Some are non-governmental organizations with a development agenda that seek to promote education about their causes. Others are training arms of professional media groups or organizations that work on journalism education. As with most foreign donor-funded development programs, evidence of impact is expected. But very little academic research exists on evaluation of journalism training programs. Two new studies deployed content analysis and interviews with trained journalists to assess training's effectiveness.
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Vilakati, Phesheya Ndumiso, Simone Villa, Riccardo Alagna, Bongani Khumalo, Sarah Tshuma, Virginia Quaresima, Nicole Rose Nieman, Daniela Maria Cirillo, and Mario Carlo Raviglione. "The neglected role of Faith-based Organizations in prevention and control of COVID-19 in Africa." Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 114, no. 10 (August 27, 2020): 784–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/traa073.
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Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed health system weaknesses of economically wealthy countries with advanced technologies. COVID-19 is now moving fast across Africa where small outbreaks have been reported so far. There is a concern that with the winter transmission will grow rapidly. Despite efforts of African Governments to promptly establish mitigating measures, rural areas, especially in sub-Saharan Africa, risk being neglected. In those settings, faith-based and other non-governmental organizations, if properly equipped and supported, can play a crucial role in slowing the spread of COVID-19. We describe our experience in two rural health facilities in eSwatini and Ethiopia highlighting the struggle towards preparedness and the urgency of international support to help prevent a major public health disaster.
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Ekenze, Sebastian O. "Funding paediatric surgery procedures in sub-Saharan Africa." Malawi Medical Journal 31, no. 3 (September 3, 2019): 233–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/mmj.v31i3.13.
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BackgroundIn sub-Saharan Africa, there is a growing awareness of the burden of paediatric surgical diseases. This has highlighted the large discrepancy between the capacity to treat and the ability to afford treatment, and the effect of this problem on access to care. This review focuses on the sources and challenges of funding paediatric surgical procedures in sub-Saharan Africa. MethodsWe undertook a search for studies published between January 2007 and November 2016 that reported the specific funding of paediatric surgical procedures and were conducted in sub-Saharan Africa. Abstract screening, full-text review and data abstraction were completed and resulting data were analysed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) software. ResultsThirty-five studies met our inclusion criteria and were reviewed. The countries that were predominantly emphasized in the publications reviewed were Nigeria, South Africa, Kenya, Ghana and Uganda. The paediatric surgical procedures involved general paediatric surgery/urology, cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, oncology, plastics, ophthalmology, orthopaedics and otorhinolaryngology. The mean cost of these procedures ranged from 60 to 21,140 United States Dollars (USD). The source of funding for these procedures was mostly out-of-pocket payments (OOPs) by the patient’s family in 32 studies, (91.4%) and medical mission/non-governmental organizations (NGOs) in 21 (60%) studies. This pattern did not differ appreciably between the articles published in the initial and latter 5 years of the study period, although there was a trend towards a reduction in OOP funding. Improvements in healthcare funding by individual countries supported by international organizations and charities were the predominant suggested solutions to challenges in funding.ConclusionWhile considering the potential limitations created by diversity in study design, the reviewed publications indicate that funding for paediatric surgical procedures in sub-Saharan Africa is mostly by OOPs made by families of the patients. This may result in limited access to some procedures. Coordinated efforts, and collaboration between individual countries and international agencies, may help to reduce OOP funding and thus improve access to critical procedures.
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McGowan, Chase. "Food Security and Climate Change in Sub-Saharan Africa." Potentia: Journal of International Affairs 7 (October 1, 2016): 31–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.18192/potentia.v7i0.4425.
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Climate change is predicted to have a detrimental impact on food security throughout the world, but the poorest regions are likely to be the most affected. The Food and Agriculture Organization identifies four aspects of food security: availability, access, stability and utilization. This literature review examines the predicted impacts of climate change on food security in Sub-Saharan Africa. First, an analysis of the scientific literature was undertaken to investigate the potential impact of climate change on each of these four aspects. Second, policies relating to food security and climate change of key UN bodies, international non-profit organizations, and national governments in Sub-Saharan Africa were examined. Overall, there is extensive evidence that climate change will negatively impact each of the four aspects of food security in Sub-Saharan Africa. Until now, international organizations and national governments have failed to adopt comprehensive policies to adapt to climate change. To be effective, efforts to address the problem should combine social and development aspects.
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Takele, Bayley Adane, Lemma Derseh Gezie, and Tesfa Sewunet Alamneh. "Pooled prevalence of stunting and associated factors among children aged 6–59 months in Sub-Saharan Africa countries: A Bayesian multilevel approach." PLOS ONE 17, no. 10 (October 13, 2022): e0275889. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0275889.
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Background Over 155 million children under five suffer from stunting, and it is responsible for over one million deaths and 54.9 million Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYS) of under-five children worldwide. These predominantly occurred in low-and middle-income countries like sub-Saharan Africa. Stunted children begin their lives at a marked disadvantage. Some of these are; poor cognition and educational performance, low adult wages, lost productivity and, when accompanied by excessive weight gain later in childhood, an increased risk of nutrition-related chronic diseases in adult life and the devastating effects of stunting can last a lifetime and even affect the next generation. Despite this, its magnitude rises in the past 25 years in sub-Saharan Africa. Studies that capture the pooled prevalence and associated factors of stunting among children aged 6–59 months in sub-Saharan Africa are limited. Therefore, this study was carried out on the basis of the Bayesian approach to determine the pooled prevalence and predictors of stunting among children aged 6–59 months in Sub-Saharan Africa. Objective To assess the pooled prevalence of stunting and associated factors among children aged 6–59 months in Sub-Saharan Africa Methods For this study a total of 173,483 weighted samples from the demography and health survey data set of 35 sub-Saharan African countries from 2008 to 2020 were used. After checking Variation between cluster by computing Intraclass Correlation Coefficient, binary logistic regression model was conducted based on hierarchical Bayesian statistical approach to account the hierarchical nature of demography and health survey data and to get reliable estimates by using additional information from the prior distribution. Adjusted odds ratio with 95% credible interval of the best fitted model was used to ascertain the predictors. Results The pooled prevalence of stunting in Sub-Saharan Africa was about 35% (95%CI: 34.87, 35.31). Of the sub-regions, the highest prevalence of stunting was in East Africa, 37% (95%, CI: 36.96, 37.63) followed by Central Africa, 35% (95%CI: (34.93, 35.94). Being male (AOR = 1.27, 95% CrI 1.25, 1.30), small birth size (AOR = 1.29, CrI 1.25, 1.32), home delivery (AOR = 1.17, CrI 1.14, 1.20), and no education of mothers (AOR = 3.07, CrI 2.79, 3.39) were some of the significant predictors of stunting of children. Conclusion and recommendation The prevalence of stunting of children in sub-Saharan Africa is among the highest in the world. Predictors such as being male, being small at birth, a child delivered at home, and, low level of maternal education were some of the predictors of childhood stunting. Stakeholders and non-governmental organizations should consider those contributing factors of stunting when they plan and design nutritional improvement programs.
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Umviligihozo, Gisele, Lucy Mupfumi, Nelson Sonela, Delon Naicker, Ekwaro A. Obuku, Catherine Koofhethile, Tuelo Mogashoa, et al. "Sub-Saharan Africa preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic: A perspective of early career African scientists." Wellcome Open Research 5 (July 8, 2020): 163. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16070.1.
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Emerging highly transmissible viral infections such as SARS-CoV-2 pose a significant global threat to human health and the economy. Since its first appearance in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, China, SARS-CoV-2 infection has quickly spread across the globe, with the first case reported on the African continent, in Egypt on February 14th, 2020. Although the global number of COVID-19 infections has increased exponentially since the beginning of the pandemic, the number of new infections and deaths recorded in African countries have been relatively modest, suggesting slower transmission dynamics of the virus on the continent, a lower case fatality rate, or simply a lack of testing or reliable data. Notably, there is no significant increase in unexplained pneumonias or deaths on the continent which could possibly indicate the effectiveness of interventions introduced by several African governments. However, there has not yet been a comprehensive assessment of sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic that may have contributed to prevent an uncontrolled outbreak so far. As a group of early career scientists and the next generation of African scientific leaders with experience of working in medical and diverse health research fields in both SSA and resource-rich countries, we present a unique perspective on the current public health interventions to fight COVID-19 in Africa. Our perspective is based on extensive review of the available scientific publications, official technical reports and announcements released by governmental and non-governmental health organizations as well as from our personal experiences as workers on the COVID-19 battlefield in SSA. We documented public health interventions implemented in seven SSA countries including Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Cameroon, Zambia, South Africa and Botswana, the existing gaps and the important components of disease control that may strengthen SSA response to future outbreaks.
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Umviligihozo, Gisele, Lucy Mupfumi, Nelson Sonela, Delon Naicker, Ekwaro A. Obuku, Catherine Koofhethile, Tuelo Mogashoa, et al. "Sub-Saharan Africa preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic: A perspective of early career African scientists." Wellcome Open Research 5 (September 16, 2020): 163. http://dx.doi.org/10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16070.2.
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Emerging highly transmissible viral infections such as SARS-CoV-2 pose a significant global threat to human health and the economy. Since its first appearance in December 2019 in the city of Wuhan, Hubei province, China, SARS-CoV-2 infection has quickly spread across the globe, with the first case reported on the African continent, in Egypt on February 14th, 2020. Although the global number of COVID-19 infections has increased exponentially since the beginning of the pandemic, the number of new infections and deaths recorded in African countries have been relatively modest, suggesting slower transmission dynamics of the virus on the continent, a lower case fatality rate, or simply a lack of testing or reliable data. Notably, there is no significant increase in unexplained pneumonias or deaths on the continent which could possibly indicate the effectiveness of interventions introduced by several African governments. However, there has not yet been a comprehensive assessment of sub-Saharan Africa’s (SSA) preparedness and response to the COVID-19 pandemic that may have contributed to prevent an uncontrolled outbreak so far. As a group of early career scientists and the next generation of African scientific leaders with experience of working in medical and diverse health research fields in both SSA and resource-rich countries, we present a unique perspective on the current public health interventions to fight COVID-19 in Africa. Our perspective is based on extensive review of the available scientific publications, official technical reports and announcements released by governmental and non-governmental health organizations as well as from our personal experiences as workers on the COVID-19 battlefield in SSA. We documented public health interventions implemented in seven SSA countries including Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda, Cameroon, Zambia, South Africa and Botswana, the existing gaps and the important components of disease control that may strengthen SSA response to future outbreaks.
Dissertations / Theses on the topic "Non-governmental organizations – Africa, Sub-Saharan"
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Whatley, Barry. "Improving Learning for Greater Effectiveness in Christian Non-government Development Organizations." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/19782.
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Becoming an effective agent of development in the challenging and complex context of the development NGO in Sub-Saharan Africa necessitates prioritizing learning and adaptation. But NGOs are often not characterized by such a strong learning culture and commitment; and Christian NGOs are no exception. Reforming both the commitment to learning and the structures that support it is a pressing challenge facing Christian NGOs committed to being effective agents of development. Such reform requires careful analysis of the context of Sub-Saharan Africa, special consideration of the complex broader socio-political structure of the NGO world, and systematic research into understanding organizational dynamics that facilitate learning. Data from this research contributes to building an integrated learning model. Applying this model through a case study of specific Christian NGO—World Vision Burundi—leads to both identifying factors that undermine learning and proposing a set of recommendations that will help this NGO become a more effective learning organization.
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Karlsson, Oskar. "Implementation of coping and adaptive measures by non-governmental organisations during drought : A case-study of the international federation of the red cross and crescent societies in Sub-Saharan Africa." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Statsvetenskapliga institutionen, 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-455254.
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This thesis focuses on cases of drought since it is one of the most common and disastrous natural hazards that we experience on earth. Non-governmental organisations have traditionally offered humanitarian aid directed to response and relief measures. However, research shows that more long-term adaptive measures are more effective in reducing vulnerability and decreasing disaster risk. This thesis investigates how the International federation of the red cross and crescent society (IFRC) engage in vulnerability reducing measures through short-term coping and long-term adaptive measures and if it is in line with what the research presented in the theory section of this thesis has shown is the most effective way. Through the use of qualitative content analysis and a case-study design, four reports from two cases of drought in Sub-Saharan Africa have been analysed. The results indicate that the IFRC are still more prone to implement coping measures, but that adaptive measures are visible throughout the entirety of their projects. This thesis will have nuanced the work of Non-governmental organisations in disaster-struck areas and to contribute to future studies by its generalisability.
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Nzadimana, Me-Christine. "Opérations de maintien de paix et interventions humanitaires en Centrafrique 1990-2015." Thesis, Lyon, 2016. http://www.theses.fr/2016LYSE2160.
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La République Centrafricaine (RCA) ou Centrafrique, comme beaucoup de pays d’Afrique noire, amorce la mise en place d’un régime démocratique en 1990. Elle organise les élections multipartites dont le premier président démocratiquement élu est Ange Félix Patassé. Le cap de l’entrée en régime démocratique semble passé avec succès. Mais les vieilles méthodesrefont surface, occasionnant la contestation. En 1996 éclate une crise politico-militaire ponctuée par trois mutineries, puis une série de coups d’État. Elle atteint son apogée en 2013-2015 avec un conflit opposant deux communautés. C’est à la suite de ces événements que se fait le déploiement, en 1997, d’une force militaire de paix conformément aux « accords de Bangui » de 1997 : la Mission Interafricaine du Suivi des Accords de Bangui (MISAB). Elle marque le début d’une succession d’opérations destinées à maintenir ou rétablir la paix. Elle s’accompagne d’interventions humanitaires où le CICR et MSF jouent un rôle majeur. Cette recherche analyse ces actions de 1990 à 2015. Elle étudie dans la première partie le rôle des acteurs africains dans la résolution de ce conflit et dans la deuxième partie la participation des acteurs internationauxThe Central African Republic (CAR) or Centrafrique, as many black African countries, begins the establishment of a democratic regime in 1990. It organized multi-party elections which the first democratically elected president is Ange Félix Patassé. The cap of the entrance to democratic regime seems past successfully. But the old methods resurface, causing protests. In 1996 bursts a politico-military crisis punctuated by three mutinies, then a succession of putsch. It reached its peaks in 2013-2015 with a conflict between two communities. It is following these events that are made the deployment in 1997, of a peacemilitary force according to the “agreements of Bangui” in 1997: The Inter-African of monitoring the agreements of Bangui (MISAB). It marks the beginning of a series of operations intended to maintain or to restore the peace. It goes along with humanitarian interventions where the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) and Doctors without borders (MSF) play a major role. This research analyzes these actions from 1990 to 2015. It studies in the first part the role of the African actors in the resolution of this conflict and in the second part the participation of the international actors
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Zielińska, Karolina. "Development aid to Sub-Saharan Africa countries as an element of Israeli soft power." Doctoral thesis, 2017. https://depotuw.ceon.pl/handle/item/2579.
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Przedmiotem pracy jest izraelska polityka pomocy rozwojowej i towarzysząca jej dyplomacja publiczna jako element opartej o zasoby miękkiej siły polityki zagranicznej Izraela wobec krajów Afryki Subsaharyjskiej (AS). Badania dotyczyły:- charakteru, kierunków i efektywności pomocy rozwojowej Izraela dla krajów AS w kontekście realizacji celów polityki zagranicznej;- izraelskiej pomocy rozwojowej dla tych krajów jako: samoistnego zasobu miękkiej siły; emanacji innych zasobów miękkiej siły; zasobu dla dyplomacji publicznej;- sposobów oddziaływania pomocy rozwojowej jako zasobu miękkiej siły Izraela w stosunkach z krajami AS w kontekście zmiennych warunków geopolitycznych, w tym poprzez przybliżenie sposobu postrzegania Izraela w krajach AS.Bardzo dobre relacje Izraela z krajami AS załamały się w 1973, a następnie zostały odbudowane w okresie post-zimnowojennym. Celem pracy jest weryfikacja hipotezy, iż efektywność oddziaływania izraelskiej pomocy rozwojowej jako elementu miękkiej siły Izraela w stosunkach z krajami AS jest warunkowana procesami zmian geopolitycznych w środowisku międzynarodowym, w którym Izrael realizuje cele swojej polityki zagranicznej. Praca weryfikuje również szereg hipotez pomocniczych.Praca obejmuje okres 1956-2016, koncentrując się na zjawiskach współczesnych. Istotnym źródłem są przeprowadzone przez autorkę wywiady z izraelskimi naukowcami, analitykami, ambasadorami, pracownikami rządu i jego agend, przedstawicielami organizacji pozarządowych i przedsiębiorstw, pracownikami ambasad krajów AS oraz afrykańskimi studentami w Izraelu.Ramę teoretyczną badań stanowi paradygmat neoliberalny oraz koncepcje miękkiej siły i nowej dyplomacji publicznej. W pracy potwierdzono szczególną przydatność pomocy technicznej w budowie pozytywnych relacji międzynarodowych opartych o zasoby miękkiej siły.Stwierdzono, że czynniki geopolityczne determinują relacje izraelsko-subsaharyjskie, ale wizerunek budowany przez pomoc ma długoterminowe oddziaływanie. Ewolucja pozycji i ról międzynarodowych państw arabskich i rosnąca niezależność i pragmatyzm polityk zagranicznych państw AS sprzyjają intensyfikacji bilateralnych i wielostronnych relacji AS z Izraelem, choć ich sposób głosowania na forach wielostronnych zmienia się na korzyść Izraela powoli. Pomoc rozwojowa Izraela coraz częściej jest wiązana z międzynarodowymi zachowaniami państw-biorców.W pracy dokonano analizy dotychczasowych doświadczeń Izraela, które mogą być przekazywane w formie pomocy, zaprezentowano perspektywy ich dalszej ewolucji oraz powiązania z tożsamością izraelską, analizowaną również jako przesłanka polityki zagranicznej. Uwypuklone zostały cechy izraelskiej pomocy rozwojowej, jak: dominacja pomocy technicznej i rozwoju kapitału ludzkiego; koncentracja na istotnych problemach biorców; promowanie poczucia własności; elastyczność w dostosowywaniu rozwiązań. Premier Benjamin Netanyahu definiuje rolę kraju poprzez wsparcie dla innych, jednak w praktyce tworzenia polityki zagranicznej pomoc rozwojowa i dyplomacja publiczna są rozdzielone. Ilość treści dotyczących pomocy w dyplomacji publicznej jest proporcjonalna do jej roli w stosunkach. Stwierdzono też między innymi, że: faktyczna (ogólnie niska) wartość pomocy izraelskiej jest trudna do oszacowania; intensyfikacja stosunków dwustronnych nie prowadzi do zwiększenia wolumenu pomocy; odbiorcy dostrzegają wzrost wkładu izraelskiego w ich rozwój; przy czym zaangażowanie firm i organizacji pozarządowych faktycznie rośnie.The subject of the study is Israeli development aid policy and accompanying public diplomacy as a part of foreign policy towards Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) countries based on soft-power resources. The research topics were:- characteristics, directions and effectiveness of Israel's development aid to SSA in the context of pursuing foreign policy objectives;- Israeli development aid for these countries as: a self-contained resource of soft power; emanation of other soft power resources; a resource for public diplomacy;- ways in which development aid acts as a resource for Israel's soft power in relations with SSA countries in the context of changing geopolitical circumstances, including through approximations of Sub-Saharan perceptions of Israel.Israel's very good relations with the SSA countries collapsed in 1973 and then were rebuilt during the post-Cold War period. The purpose of the thesis is to verify the hypothesis that the effectiveness of Israeli development aid as a component of Israeli soft power in relations with SSA countries is conditioned by the processes of geopolitical change in the international environment in which Israel pursues its foreign policy objectives. The work also verifies a number of auxiliary hypotheses.The work covers the period 1956-2016, focusing on contemporaneity. Author’s interviews with Israeli scientists, analysts, ambassadors, employees of the government and its agencies, representatives of NGOs and businesses, staff of the Embassies of Sub-Saharan African countries and African students in Israel are important sources.The theoretical framework for the research is the neoliberal paradigm and the concepts of soft power and new public diplomacy. Work confirms the special relevance of technical assistance in building positive international relationships based on soft-power resources.It was found that geopolitical factors determine Israeli-Sub-Saharan relations, but the image built through aid has a long-term impact. The evolution of position and international roles of the Arab states and the growing independence and pragmatism of SSA foreign policies are conducive to intensification of SSA-Israeli bilateral and multilateral relations, though their voting in multilateral forums is changing in favour of Israel slowly. Israeli aid is increasingly tied to international behaviour of recipient countries.In the study, the experiences of Israel, which can be transmitted in the form of aid, are analysed, as are the perspectives of their future development and the ways they are linked with Israeli identity, which is also analyzed as a basis for foreign policy. Features of Israeli development aid are highlighted, such as the dominance of technical assistance and support for human capital; focus on issues of significance for recipients; promotion of ownership; flexibility of solutions.Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu defines the role of the country through support for others, but in the practice of foreign policy-making, development aid and public diplomacy are separated. The amount of content related to aid in Israeli public diplomacy is proportional to its role in relations. It was also found that: the actual (generally low) value of Israeli aid is difficult to estimate; the intensification of bilateral relations doesn’t lead to rise in aid volume; recipients perceive Israeli contribution to their development as increasing; actual involvement of enterprises and non-governmental organizations in it is growing.
Books on the topic "Non-governmental organizations – Africa, Sub-Saharan"
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DeJong, Jocelyn. Nongovernmental organizations and health delivery in sub-Saharan Africa. Washington, DC (1818 H St., NW, Washington 20433): Population and Human Resources Dept., World Bank, 1991.
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Muir, C. Ann. UK NGOs and sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Edinburgh: Centre of African Studies, Edinburgh University, 1996.
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Muir, C. Ann. UK NGOs and sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Edinburgh: Centre of African Studies, Edinburgh University, 1996.
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1956-, Dibie Robert A., ed. Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and sustainable development in sub-Saharan Africa. Lanham, MD: Lexington Books, 2008.
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Associates, Nathan. Guide to WTO-related technical assistance resources for Sub-Saharan Africa. Washington, D.C.]: United States Agency for International Development, 1999.
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Regional Conference for Sub-Saharan Africa: Non-Governmental Organisations and Penal Reform (1994 Kampala, Uganda). Regional Conference for Sub-Saharan Africa: Non-Governmental Organisations and Penal Reform : 15-17 August 1994, Kampala, Uganda. [London, United Kingdom]: Penal Reform International, 1994.
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1948-, Thomas Alan, Carr Susan, and Humphreys David 1957-, eds. Environmental policies and NGO influence: Land degradation and sustainable resource management in sub-Saharan Africa. London: Routledge, 2001.
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Conference on NGO Partnerships for Reproductive Health in Africa "Strengthening NGO Partnerships through Governance and Leadership Development (2nd 2002 Nairobi, Kenya). Implementing ICPD in sub-Saharan Africa: 2nd Conference on NGO Partnerships for Reproductive Health in Africa "Strengthening NGO Partnerships through Governance and Leadership Development", Nairobi, 16-18 April 2002. Nairobi, Kenya: Centre for African Family Studies, 2002.
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1963-, Wellard Kate, and Copestake James G. 1960-, eds. Non-governmental organizations and the state in Africa: Rethinking roles in sustainable agricultural development. London: Routledge, 1993.
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1956-, Dibie Robert A., ed. Non-governmental organizations and sustainable development in Sub-Saharan Africa. Lanham: Lexington Books, a division of Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2007.
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Dumba, Hillary, Jones Abrefa Danquah, and Ari Pappinen. "Rural Farmers’ Approach to Drought Adaptation: Lessons from Crop Farmers in Ghana." In African Handbook of Climate Change Adaptation, 1033–51. Cham: Springer International Publishing, 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-45106-6_29.
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AbstractSub-Saharan Africa is considered to be highly vulnerable to climate change-related disasters particularly drought. Farmers in Ghana have learnt to co-exist with it by resorting to various approaches. This study sheds light on farmers’ adaptation to drought in Ghana. The cross-sectional survey design was used to collect data from a random sample of 326 farmers and six purposively selected lead farmers from six farming communities. Questionnaire and in-depth interviews were used for data collection. The data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The study revealed a significant variation between locations and use of drought adaptation approaches. The study showed that the most common drought adaptation measures comprise locating farms on riverine areas, drought monitoring, formation of farm-based organizations for dissemination of climate information, application of agro-chemicals, changing planting dates, cultivating different crops, integrating crop and livestock production, changing the location of crops, diversifying from farm to non-farm income-generating activities, and cultivation of early maturing crops. Therefore, it was recommended, among other things, that Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) should assist the government to construct small-scale irrigation facilities and provide drought-resistant crops to further boost the capacity of farming communities in Ghana.
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Gathii, James Thuo, and Harrison Otieno Mbori. "Reference Guide to Africa’s International Courts." In The Performance of Africa's International Courts, 300–344. Oxford University Press, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198868477.003.0009.
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This chapter is a general introduction to the eight active international courts in Africa, and the ninth inactive court, the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Judicial Organ. The international courts in Africa stem from two sources: from the sub-regional economic integration arrangements and the regional human rights system of the African Union. The African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights is the regional human rights court in Africa. The chapter presents an overview of the general characteristics of these courts. First, excluding the AMU Judicial Organ, they all allow, or have allowed, cases from individuals and non-governmental organizations (NGOs), in addition to states against states. Second, excluding the African Court for cases by individuals or NGOs, these courts have compulsory jurisdiction. Third, although all of these courts allow states to file cases against each other, bar one exception, there have been none. The guide starts with the human rights-oriented courts: East African Court of Justice (EACJ); Economic Community for West African States (ECOWAS) Community Court of Justice (ECCJ); South African Development Community (SADC) Tribunal; and the African Court and Commission. It then discusses the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) Court of Justice, and courts that focus on economic disputes: Organization for the Harmonization of Business Law in Africa Common Court Justice and Arbitration (OHADA CCJA); Court of Justice of the Central African Economic and Monetary Community (CEMAC) Court of Justice; the West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU) Court of Justice; and the least active of them, the AMU Judicial Organ.
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Ekong, Uyinomen O., Princely Ifinedo, Charles K. Ayo, and Airi Ifinedo. "E-commerce Adoption in Nigerian Businesses." In Leveraging Developing Economies with the Use of Information Technology, 156–78. IGI Global, 2012. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-4666-1637-0.ch009.
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Business organizations around the world engage in e-commerce (EC) and e-business to support business operations and enhance revenue generation from non-traditional sources. Studies focusing on EC adoption in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) are just beginning to emerge in the extant information systems (IS) literature. The objective of this current study is to investigate factors impacting the acceptance of EC in small businesses in SSA with Nigeria as an example. A research model based on the Diffusion of Innovation (DIT) and the Technology–Organization–Environment (TOE) frameworks were used to guide this discourse. Such factors as relative advantage, compatibility, complexity, management support, organizational readiness, external pressure, and IS vendor support were used to develop relevant hypotheses. Questionnaires were administered to respondents in Nigeria and data analysis was performed using the Partial Least Squares (PLS) technique. Predictions related to relative advantage, management support, and IS vendor support were confirmed; the other hypotheses were unsupported by the data. The study’s implications for research and practice are discussed in the chapter.
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Cassim, Bilkish, and Isabella Aboderin. "Population ageing in Sub-Saharan Africa." In Oxford Textbook of Geriatric Medicine, 35–42. Oxford University Press, 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/med/9780198701590.003.0005.
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Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the youngest and poorest region of the world, is facing an incipient ageing of its population. Its already considerable and rising population of older adults is exposed to a triple burden of disease from persisting communicable and rising non-communicable diseases (NCDs), as well as trauma and injury, while at the same time it lacks access to requisite care. Challenges in addressing this gap include pervasive economic strain and underresourced health systems with competing priorities, as well as insufficient robust data on the patterns of ill health, disability, and care access in older age. Strategies for, and action on adapting SSA’s health and care systems to its ageing populations are urgently needed, and may be forged within the context of a World Health Organization (WHO) decade on healthy ageing 2020–2030.
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Jumoke Alaran, Aishat, Fahd Adebola Khalid-Salako, Yusuff Adebisi Adebayo, Abubakar Olaitan Badmos, Oluwaseyifunmi Oladipo, Zainab Oluwatosin Onibon, and Don Eliseo Lucero-Prisno III. "Tobacco Control in Sub-Saharan Africa: Challenges and Recommendations." In Health Promotion [Working Title]. IntechOpen, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.102023.
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According to the World Health Organization, more than 80% of the world’s current smokers live in low- and middle- income countries. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the increase in tobacco smoking is facilitated by the fast-growing population, increase in purchasing power of the consumers and massive efforts by the tobacco industry to expand their reach in this region. Until the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC), many countries in SSA had weak or non-existent tobacco control policies, about 44 countries in the region are currently signatories to the treaty. Despite being signatories to the FCTC, many sub-Saharan African countries have not been able to implement and/or enforce comprehensive tobacco control policies. This chapter is intended to share the challenges facing existing public health advocacy and interventions against tobacco smoking in SSA countries and to make recommendations necessary to control tobacco smoking in the SSA countries.
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Diallo, Bakary, Sidiki Traoré, and Therrezinha Fernandes. "AVU's Experience in Increasing Access to Quality Higher Education through e-Learning in Sub-Saharan Africa." In Multiple Literacy and Science Education, 165–79. IGI Global, 2010. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-61520-690-2.ch010.
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Universities and other tertiary institutions in developing nations around the world are facing major challenges in meeting the demand for increasing access to higher education (HE): limitations imposed by inadequate funding, poor infrastructure and sometimes lack of political vision, added to the demographic explosion, make it almost impossible for some of these developing nations to ensure access to all to higher education solely through the conventional face-to-face mode. In this context, the Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) are providing an alternative to face-to-face education. Moreover, they have the potential to significantly increase access to quality higher education, improve management of tertiary institutions, increase access to educational resources through digital libraries and open education resources, foster collaboration and networking between universities, foster collaboration between the private sector and tertiary institutions, enhance sub-regional and regional integration and facilitate the mobility of teachers and graduates. In Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), the African Virtual University (AVU), a Pan African Inter-Governmental Organization initially launched in Washington in 1997 as a World Bank project, works with a number of countries toward reaching the goal of increasing access to quality higher education and training programmes through the use of ICTs. The AVU has been the first-of-itskind in this regard to serve the Sub-Saharan African countries. In this chapter, the AVU’s twelve years experience in delivering and improving access to quality higher distance education throughout Africa will be discussed. The AVU has trained more than 40,000 students since its inception; this is the proof that it is possible to achieve democratization of tertiary education in Africa despite many challenges.
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Jones, Ben. "‘Being in the spotlight is not something we are used to’." In New Mediums, Better Messages?, 151–72. Oxford University PressOxford, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198858751.003.0009.
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Abstract An important venture in the world of media and development is The Guardian’s ‘Katine’ project in Uganda. The newspaper, with funding from its readers and Barclays Bank, put more than £2.5 million into a Ugandan sub-county over the course of four years. The project was profiled on a dedicated Guardian microsite, with regular updates in the printed edition of the newspaper. In this chapter, I look at the relationship that developed between journalists and the non-governmental organization managing the project, and show that the experience of ‘being in the spotlight’ was both disorienting and reorienting. The scrutiny of the project disoriented the non-governmental organization, making its work the subject of public criticism. At the same time, particular issues explored by journalists in the project reoriented what the organization did on the ground. As the project progressed, the relationship between journalists and the organization grew more settled, part of a larger story about a non-governmental organization using media to become ‘the voice on health in Africa’, and getting used to ‘being in the spotlight’.
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Nthai, Mukovhe Maureen. "Funding Rural Development in Post-Apartheid South Africa's Land Reform Programme." In African Perspectives on Reshaping Rural Development, 118–39. IGI Global, 2020. http://dx.doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-2306-3.ch006.
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The development of Africa is not only a problem to the Africans alone but also to the world at large. This is because some regions of the world also depend on Africa for their livelihoods. In Sub Saharan Africa one of the rural development strategies identified is land reform. Post-colonial African governments have argued that land reform would alleviate the majority of the people in the region from poverty, create employment, and address inequality. This is the position adopted by the post-apartheid government in South Africa beyond 27 April 1994. However, the South African post-apartheid land reform has had some significant complexities in its implementation – especially with regard to funding. Funding was impeded by widespread corruption in government. In addition, there has been immense lack of interest in making funds available for land reform in South Africa from non-governmental entities and donors.
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"No. 1141. Common Fund for Commodities, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Inter-Governmental Sub-Committee on Fish Trade) and Intergovernmental Organization for Marketing Information and Cooperation Services for Fishery Products in Africa." In United Nations Treaty Series, 210–13. UN, 2000. http://dx.doi.org/10.18356/96c966f1-en-fr.
Full textConference papers on the topic "Non-governmental organizations – Africa, Sub-Saharan"
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Mutiku, Johannes Kioko, and Hannah Kiaritha. "Increasing the Enrolment of Women and Girls in TVET in Africa through the Women in Technical Education and Development (WITED)." In Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning. Commonwealth of Learning, 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.56059/pcf10.9725.
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This paper is for The PCF10 and on the sub theme “Promoting Equity and Inclusion” at the Tenth Pan-Commonwealth Forum on Open Learning (PCF10), Calgary, Canada. The author discusses how the enrollment of women and girls in TVETs in Africa is being increased through ‘’Women in Technical Education and Development (WITED)’’, a program of the Association of Technical Education and Development in Africa (ATUPA) and supported by the Commonwealth of Learning (COL). The paper gives: the background to the WITED program; the objective and strategies applied; revitalizing WITED through COL and ATUPA Women in STEM (CAWS) Project; the intended outcomes of the WITED Program and finally the conclusions. The methodology of this paper is desk research combined with interviews of the “WITED Champions”. The authors extensively examine available documents on WITED. The UN Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development aims to: “eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations” by 2030 (SDG target 4.5); and “achieve full and productive employment and decent work for all women and men, including for young people and persons with disabilities, and equal pay for work of equal value” (SDG target 8.5). Equality and non-discrimination are also reflected in the UN’s “Leaving no one behind” framework, endorsed by the United Nation System’s Chief Executives Board for Coordination. Women in Technical Education and Training (WITED) is a program which was initiated by Commonwealth Association of Polytechnics in Africa (CAPA), now Association of Technical Universities and Polytechnics in Africa (ATUPA), with the support of the International Labor Organization (ILO) and Commonwealth of Learning (COL) back in 1988. The author seek to evaluate the impact achieved by the programme, the challenges encountered and finally make a call to action by recommending ways by which the programe can reach more girls and women and bring them into TVET programmes.
Reports on the topic "Non-governmental organizations – Africa, Sub-Saharan"
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Eschen, Andrea. Community-based AIDS prevention and care in Africa: Workshop report. Population Council, 1993. http://dx.doi.org/10.31899/hiv1993.1000.
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Representatives from community-based AIDS prevention and care programs in five sub-Saharan African countries spoke about their programs’ strengths, shortcomings, and hopes for the future at a meeting organized by the Population Council that took place on June 5, 1993, in Berlin just prior to the IXth International Conference on AIDS. Participants’ experiences and insights demonstrated the ingenuity and imagination that communities have generated to prevent the spread of HIV and AIDS and how they have taken action where government activities have fallen short. The workshop brought representatives of these programs together with staff of governmental and nongovernmental organizations, funding institutions, technical assistance agencies, and national and international AIDS-prevention programs to present their experiences. Discussion focused on strategies to strengthen community-based AIDS prevention and care in Africa. The meeting was the culmination of the first year of a three-year project established by the Population Council as part of the Positive Action Program’s Developing Country Initiative. This report notes that the aim was to identify successful elements of community-based AIDS prevention and care programs and promote a global exchange of expertise.
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Shiihi, Solomon, U. G. Okafor, Zita Ekeocha, Stephen Robert Byrn, and Kari L. Clase. Improving the Outcome of GMP Inspections by Improving Proficiency of Inspectors through Consistent GMP Trainings. Purdue University, November 2021. http://dx.doi.org/10.5703/1288284317433.
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Approximately 90% of the pharmaceutical inspectors in a pharmacy practice regulatory agency in West Africa have not updated their training on Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) inspection in at least eight years. However, in the last two years the inspectors relied on learning-on-the job skills. During this time, the agency introduced about 17% of its inspectors to hands-on GMP trainings. GMP is the part of quality assurance that ensures the production or manufacture of medicinal products is consistent in order to control the quality standards appropriate for their intended use as required by the specification of the product. Inspection reports on the Agency’s GMP inspection format in-between 2013 to 2019 across the six geopolitical zones in the country were reviewed retrospectively for gap analysis. Sampling was done in two phases. During the first phase sampling of reports was done by random selection, using a stratified sampling method. In the second phase, inspectors from the Regulatory Agency from different regions were contacted on phone to send in four reports each by email. For those that forwarded four reports, two, were selected. However for those who forwarded one or two, all were considered. Also, the Agency’s inspection format/checklist was compared with the World Health Organization (WHO) GMP checklist and the GMP practice observed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the reporting skills and the ability of inspectors to interpret findings vis-à-vis their proficiency in inspection activities hence the efficiency of the system. Secondly, the study seeks to establish shortfalls or adequacies of the Agency’s checklist with the aim of reviewing and improving in-line with best global practices. It was observed that different inspectors have different styles and methods of writing reports from the same check-list/inspection format, leading to non-conformances. Interpretations of findings were found to be subjective. However, it was also observed that inspection reports from the few inspectors with the hands-on training in the last two year were more coherent. This indicates that pharmaceutical inspectors need to be trained regularly to increase their knowledge and skills in order to be kept on the same pace. It was also observed that there is a slight deviation in placing sub indicators under the GMP components in the Agency’s GMP inspection format, as compared to the WHO checklist.
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Humanitarian Ration Cuts: Impacts on Vulnerable Groups. Institute of Development Studies, June 2022. http://dx.doi.org/10.19088/k4d.2022.125.
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Humanitarian ration cuts have had a wide range of devastating impacts on individuals, households, groups, and communities, who rely on this aid for survival. Humanitarian rations can include in-kind transfers, food vouchers or cash transfers: the focus in this report is on in-kind food rations. This report discusses various impacts of humanitarian ration cuts on vulnerable groups, and on displaced persons as a whole—identified through a broad survey of academic, donor, and non-governmental organisation (NGO) literature and news reporting on different aspects of ration cuts. The focus is primarily on refugee populations and sub-groups of refugees, such as women and children. There was inadequate information on impacts on the elderly, persons with disabilities, LGBTQI+ communities, and ethnic or religious minorities. The elderly and persons with disabilities are often overlooked in the design and implementation of programming; and in data collection (Jote & Tekle, 2022; Nisbet et al., 2022). Much of the literature also centres on sub-Saharan Africa.