On “getting out” and “staying in”: thoughts from Central Asia
In this newsletter extract, Charlie Buxton looks at the present situation for CSOs in Kyrgyzstan.
Moving on and moving forward
As she moves on, Helen Mealins reflects on her time as INTRAC’s Chief Executive.
Research in Action: Civil society working for conflict prevention in the Fergana Valley
By Arantxa Mandiola Lopez and Michael Hammer. While closely connected to the wider political turmoil in Kyrgyzstan in 2010, the […]
Donetsk, Charlie Hebdo, Fergana Valley… and civil society
By Charles Buxton. At INTRAC’s November 2014 conference on civil society sustainability, I began my presentation with the deterioration in […]
Praxis Note 53. Using Action Learning Sets methodology in an NGO capacity building programme
This note describes how the use of Action Learning Sets (ALS) methodology in Central Asia has enabled NGO leaders and staff to become effective in addressing organisational and operational challenges. This approach has contributed to the overall strengthening of their organisations.
Praxis Paper 21. Participatory Monitoring and Evaluation in Practice: Lessons learnt from Central Asia
This paper records an attempt to develop a fully participative M&E system, drawing on the experience of a team of INTRAC staff working on a civil society strengthening programme in close collaboration with their partners in the five countries of Central Asia
ONTRAC 30. Millennium Development Goals: More Global Targets- Have we been here before?
We are seeing, and sometimes feeling, an increased pressure to help achieve the Millennium Development Goals; with a wide range […]
ONTRAC 28. Moral and Practical Challenges to NGO Neutrality
Traditional humanitarian principles, such as the neutrality of humanitarian aid, are being undermined within complex humanitarian emergencies and with the […]
ONTRAC 22. Measurement, management and accountability
Much attention has been given recently in development circles to combining quantitative and qualitative methods. This attention has focused on […]
ONTRAC 18. Civil Society Strengthening
Since the end of the Cold War and the reduction in the use of aid to support regimes according to […]