http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/35154 2013-05-19T18:02:54Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/46649 Title: Building responsive law and policy : drawing on feminist frameworks of gender, sexuality and politics; programme report (March, 2010-December 31st, 2010) 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/46502 Title: Technical report : building capacity for feminist research in Africa; gender, sexuality and politics (January 2009-August 31, 2010) Authors: Bennett, Jane Abstract: The overarching context for this programme, first designed to take place over 2006-2008, involved three principal concerns: the complexity of issues of sexualities and gender in current African contexts; the need for excellent qualitatively-based research capable of addressing such issues in a way that is informed not only by all relevant knowledges but also by resilient, ethical, and context sensitive methodologies; and, the history of feminist activism, policy-making, and research in African contexts over the past two decades which has developed tools especially well suited to the creation of valuable knowledges on sexual violence, reproductive and sexual politics, culture and femininities/masculinities, HIV and AIDs, poverty and the body. The general objectives of the research were: - To stimulate strong, African-based, research which takes issues of sexuality and gender seriously. - To support current African research initiatives through offering in-depth opportunity to develop conceptual and methodological tools for African feminist writers and researchers relatively new to issues of sexuality. An underspend of the grant given by IRC to support the African Gender institute in implementing these objectives (accounted for in the Technical and Financial Reports of 2008) led to the possibility of supporting the production of a book which collated some of the work of those involved with the Training Seminars designed to reach the two objectives above. This technical report outlines the work done on the production of this book during the period of the Extension Grant. 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/43770 Title: Learning to live together : using distance education for community peacebuilding Editors: Baksh, Rawwida; Munro, Tanyss 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/36569 Title: Local government, gender and integrated development planning Authors: Todes, Alison; Sithole, Pearl; Williamson, Amanda 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/35619 Title: Impact of decentralization policies on women rights in Sudan : a case study on the impact of decentralization on health, education and use of natural resources; final research report Authors: Elkarib, Asha Khalil; Farah, Mohamed Salih; Ibrahim, Ilham Osman Abstract: This research aims at looking at the impact on decentralization polices and processes on women rights and gender relations in Sudan. Specifically the research looked into the different factors which may affect the degree of meeting women’s health and education needs and impact on distribution and access to resources, in order to identify certain sets of appropriate, measurable and adaptable gender sensitive monitoring indicators to be adopted by policy makers and practitioners in order to sharpen the gender analysis, audit and focus. The problem upon which the research was built was based on observing how women’s ability in Sudan to enjoy their rights has deteriorated and reflected in serious decline in girls' quality of education, health and access to resources. It was assumed that the adopted decentralized system in Sudan has not contributed to reducing the gender gap and hence did not improve the gender relations towards gender equality. The research capitalized on using the available literature and secondary information and qualitative data and statistics from different sources including government bodies, UN agencies and research institutions. However, that was complemented by participatory qualitative information generated through Participatory Tools such as group discussions, reflection workshops, selective interviews, and social exclusion analysis. Participants in these discussions included government officials, community leaders, women committees and groups, students, Parents/teachers committees, water committees, policy makers, and civil society members. 2007-01-01T00:00:00Z