http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/35458 Fri, 24 May 2013 05:22:58 GMT 2013-05-24T05:22:58Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/49478 Title: Reaching the Unreached: Community Based Village Knowledge Centres and Village Resources Centres Authors: Nanda, Suchit; Arunachalam, Subbiah Editors: Nanda, Suchit; Arunachalam, Subbiah Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/49478 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/48034 Title: Report of Writeshop : a Writeshop to enhance the capacities of IDRC post Tsunami project partner in India on documentation, 29 September 2009 – 02 October 2009 Authors: Association for Stimulating Know How (ASK) Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/48034 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/46962 Title: Strengthening resilience in tsunami-affected communities : coastal bioshields, livelihood development, and village knowledge centres in India and Sri Lanka; final report (April 2006 to March 2009) Authors: M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation Abstract: The project on Strengthening Resilience of Tsunami affected Communities in India and Sri Lanka was implemented from April 2006 to March 2009. The project components include community mobilization and organization, establishment of mangrove and non-mangrove bioshield, establishment of Village Resource and Village Knowledge Centres, strengthening livelihood and community based disaster risk reduction. In India project was implemented in 10 villages in Tamil Nadu (including 2 Village Resource Centres) and 8 villages in Andhra Pradesh. In order to enhance the capacity of the grassroots organizations in designing and implementing developmental projects in the coastal areas grassroots NGOs were taken as project implementers at the village level. Informal relationship was established with various strategic partners such as local elected government (Panchayat Raj), government institutions, research organizations, developmental NGOs for participation in the implementation of different project components. A science-based, community-centered and process-oriented approach, which was developed and tested earlier, was followed in the implementation of this project with suitable modifications wherever necessary. In each of the project village activities were planned and implemented by a village level institution, which is having more or less equal number of women and men in the decision making and planning and implementation bodies. With participation of community and strategic partners mangrove bioshield has been established in about 280 ha and non-mangrove bioshield in 27 ha, which are about 1 to 2 years old. Presently, except in about 30 ha in Keezhavaipar region in Tamil Nadu, in all other places bioshield are showing promising results. In order to sustain these bioshields long term management plan needs to be prepared and pilot tested. In Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh, 4 VRCs and 10 VKCs have been established with the support of community and strategic partners… Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/46962 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/46652 Title: Global Communications Newsletter, October 2010 Editors: Bregni, Stefano Fri, 01 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/46652 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/46651 Title: How iREACH has contributed to local communities Authors: Grunfeld, Helena; Hak, Sokleap; Pin, Tara Abstract: The research on iREACH presented in this paper is the first wave of a longitudinal study, aimed at testing a framework for evaluating how information and communication technologies can contribute to capabilities, empowerment and sustainability. The framework is informed by Amartya Sen’s capability approach (CA), uses a participatory methodology, considers the micro-, meso-, and macro- levels in understanding the role of ICT in development, and adopts a forward-looking longitudinal perspective. Key findings of this research are that iREACH has contributed to livelihoods and other aspects of well-being in diverse ways, primarily in education, health, and farming. Participants also valued iREACH because of its contribution to empowerment, particularly gender empowerment. This intrinsic value of iREACH also manifested itself in a general appreciation of just being part of the world and knowing what goes on in other parts of Cambodia and beyond. These findings are consistent with the CA’s emphasis on development as being about more than economic growth. They also support the importance of considering external factors, conceptualised here as the meso- and macro-levels. Description: Also available at: http://ireachkh.org/ireacheng/files/2011/09/Prato-2009-Paper.pdf Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT http://idl-bnc.idrc.ca:80/dspace/handle/10625/46651 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z