The Feinstein International Center has been developing and adapting participatory approaches to measure the impact of livelihoods based interventions since the early nineties. Originally released in 2009, this updated version of our PIA guide takes account of the continuing need to include local people in defining and measuring impact, while also using a systematic approach […]
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Desde principios de los años 90, el Centro Internacional Feinstein ha venido desarrollando y adaptando enfoques participativos para medir el impacto de las intervenciones efectuadas en función de los medios de sustento. Con base enesta experiencia, esta guía busca ofrecer un amplio marco a los profesionales en este campo con el propósito de llevar a cabo evaluaciones participativas del impacto (EPI) a
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Le Centre international Feinstein développe et adapte des approches participatives visant à mesurer l’impact des interventions relatives aux moyens de subsistance depuis le début des années 1990. Mettant cette expérience à profit, ce guide est destiné à fournir aux praticiens un vaste cadre de référence pour réaliser des Évaluations d’impact participatives (ÉIP) au niveau des
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As part of a project to enrich and advance the library of case studies showing good practices in disaster preparedness and disaster risk reduction that are available to practitioners worldwide, the GDPC supported the development of a guidance tool on how to best construct and capture case studies that define the challenges facing disaster preparedness
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An NGO and consortium of cement producers that works to improve supply chain management for cement production. is looking to help builders reach a goal of 3,000 PSI cement rather than the 1,200 PSI cement that can typically be achieved with hand-mixing with a shovel. Cement Trust website, Interview with Bruce Christensen, general manager of
Given the size of the urban poor population, a major challenge confronting development agencies, policymakers and social actors concerned with addressing poverty is how to provide better access to secure tenure and housing. tools and strategies to increase the poor’s access to secure land and housing tenure need to be devised. the overall aim of this study is to contribute to the
This issue of Urban World (published by UNHABITAT) covers innovative cities. It examines why learning is the key to smarter urban development. It is also available in Español, русский, 中文 at the UNHABITAT link below. UNHABITAT (online home) http://www.unhabitat.org/pmss/listItemDetails.aspx?publicationID=2784
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This research report draws on the experience of the TRP CBDRR programmes and current literature in order to identify the ‘characteristics of safe and resilientcommunities; to understand how these characteristics changed over time and howRCRC interventions have contributed to this change’.It is intended that the characteristics arising from this research will be used in the design, monitoring
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Many national climate change adaptation plans consider the need to plan over various timescales and acknowledge the essential role of local communities in addressing the changing risks. The Minimum Standards for local climate‐smart disaster risk reduction were developed as a practical checklist to help local community leaders and DRR practitioners ensure their risk reduction efforts are climate‐smart and contribute to
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Games encourage empowered action and they generate shared experiences and discussions that are truly participatory. For humanitarian organizations and local volunteers it is an active learning experience; a playful dialogue about situated action rather than an abstract discussion or exercise.Despite their usefulness, many people view games as a child’s pastime, as a medium that is not serious, and is