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ONTRAC 49. NGO funding and private philanthropy

This issue of ONTRAC explores issues around private donors' work in development. Foundations and new private donors are now significant actors in development – in terms of both the funds they provide and also their influence on approaches to development and the way that official aid agencies operate and think.

Authors:

John Hailey, Connell Foley, Blain Teketel, Suman Sureshbabu, Susanne Kirk Christensen

Ethiopia Civil Society Support Programme. Gender and Social Inclusion Success Stories

A compilation of stories about initiatives perceived as highly successful and effective by gender, diversity and quality specialists within UK aid agencies

Praxis Note 59. Leadership, gender and youth: Reviewing the old and experimenting with the new

Authors:

Anara Moldosheva, Botogoz Bagyshbaeva and Kazbek Abraliev

Praxis Paper 24. Looking After Number One: Donor support for HIV and AIDS in the workplace

This paper synthesises the findings from a six-country research project looking at the workplace responses to HIV of 50 international agencies – bilateral, multilateral and NGOs – working in India, Malawi, Uganda, Kenya, Burundi and Ghana.

Authors:

Rachel Smith-Phiri with Alice Wainaina, Anastasia Navele, Diane Mpinganzima, Doreen Kwarimpa-Atim, Jonathan Mbuna, Leonard Satali and Meera Pillai

M&E Paper 5: The Challenges of Monitoring and Evaluating Programmes

This paper first attempts to present some clarity in understanding the different uses of the term ‘programme’, and then uses the different types of programme to demonstrate the issues that are thrown up for monitoring and evaluation (M&E).

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