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INTRAC Newsletter February 2017

With a guest contribution by Linda Lönnqvist on Chiapas' vibrant civil society, and a viewpoint on sustainable training by INTRAC Training Manager Aline Filiot.

INTRAC Newsletter October 2016

Our new bi-monthly newsletter provides updates on all the latest INTRAC news, publications and events.

ONTRAC 61. Post-closure evaluation: an indulgence or a valuable exercise?

ONTRAC 61 brings together three different perspectives regarding post- closure evaluation: that of an organisation commissioning a post-closure evaluation; that of a consultant who carried out a post-closure evaluation using his own resources; and that of a research team that was commissioned to do a large study.

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Janet Clark, Chris Wardle , Nazgul Zakiriaeva, Dr. Sara Kinsbergen and Christine Plaisier, and Sarah Lewis.

Praxis Note 71. From Action Research to Advocacy. Promoting Women’s Political Participation in North Africa

INTRAC Principal Consultant Rod MacLeod shares key lessons learned from the vantage point of a facilitator in the British Council project Women Participating in Public Life and reflects on the challenges and opportunities of using an action research approach.

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Praxis Note 69. Making Consortia Work. An example of competing consulting firms in Ethiopia

In this Praxis Note, INTRAC Principal Consultant Rick James explores the reasons why the consortia funded by the Civil Society Support Programme (CSSP) in Ethiopia proved him wrong.

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Praxis Note 67. Survival is not enough: Building capacity of a thriving civil society in West Africa

This paper summarises lessons about capacity building in the region learnt by WACSI, including questions both funders and CSOs should ask themselves and each other before embarking on any capacity building programme.

Praxis Note 61. The Jigsaw of Mayor Clement Stories and lessons from an action learning programme in West Africa

Authors:

Pieterbas Buijs, Arja Aarnoudse (PSO), Cindy Geers, Eunice Agbenyadzi, Alfred Kuma (VSO) and Anna Maria Doppenberg