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The Journey to Self-Reliance starts with Community-led Development
USAID is undergoing a major transformation under the theme “Journey to Self Reliance.” Extensive field experience shows that this journey begins in communities, and that aid strategies should be designed from the community upwards. In the past 50 years, countries as diverse as Korea, Philippines, Brazil and most recently Kenya have achieved broad-based economic growth,…
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Locus Nairobi Workshop – Integration and Local Ownership: Pathways to Sustainable Development
By Ellie Price, Locus Coordinator Locus’s Nairobi Workshop, “Integration and Local Ownership: Pathways to Sustainable Development,” took place on April 27, 2018. Organized and hosted by Africa Capacity Alliance in partnership with AKDN East Africa and the Aga Khan University Graduate School of Media and Communications, participants enjoyed several presentations, work group sessions, and large…
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Promoting Community-Led Development In Nigeria
Tobi’s research on “Promoting Community-Led Development in Nigeria”, is extremely important in recognizing the need for outside actors; such as governmental, non-governmental, and multilateral organizations, to have sufficient amounts of knowledge of the needs and wants of the local community in order to be successful in developmental programs. Furthermore, local actors should be…
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Promoting Community-Led Development In Nigeria
Building a Chapter for the Movement of Community-led Development in Nigeria TOBI OLAIYA MAY 10, 2018 PROMOTING COMMUNITY-LED DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION Development programs have followed a top-down approach with majority of the inputs for projects coming from outsiders who do not have adequate knowledge of the problems faced by locals. Outside actors including governmental,…