The innovative use of mobile applications in east Africa (BAIFA Resources)
An overview of the current state of mobile phone use and services in East Africa,...
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mobile telecommunication services, health services, developing countries, kenya, tanzania, rwanda, uganda
Mobile phone text messaging for promoting adherence to antiretroviral therapy in patients with HIV infection (review) (BAIFA Resources)
Antiretroviral therapy (ART) helps people living with AIDS to live longer, but adherence to ART...
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disease control, aids, therapeutics, mobile telecommunication services, kenya
Leveraging mobile technologies to promote maternal & newborn health : the current landscape & opportunities for advancement in low-resource settings (BAIFA Resources)
In maternal and newborn health, combining mobile technologies with existing health system resources may provide...
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maternal and child health, mobile telecommunication services, health care delivery, maternal health services, asia, latin america, africa, bangladesh, india, philippines, brazil, mexico, peru, ghana, kenya, liberia, south africa, rwanda, tanzania, uganda
When does rigorous impact evaluation make a difference? : the case of the Millennium villages (BAIFA Resources)
Rigorous evaluation of the Millennium Villages Project (MVP) shows that estimates of the project’s effects...
Keywords :
local government, economic development, development strategies, evaluation, evaluation research, ghana, kenya, nigeria
The challenges of decentralization (BAIFA Resources)
This paper examines the mixed motivations for decentralization, the practical constraints of both performance and...
Keywords :
decentralization in government, accountability, civil society, popular participation, uganda, kenya
Fostering social accountability : from principle to practice : guidance note (BAIFA Resources)
This note provides an overview of the principles of social accountability and provides guidance on...
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institution building, popular participation, elections, democracy, corrupt practices, governance, local government, public administration, accountability, mongolia, yemen, kenya, benin, rwanda, philippines, albania
Decentralization and democratic governance : lessons and challenges (BAIFA Resources)
Concluding chapter in “Decentralization, democratic governance, and civil society in comparative perspective”, which looks at...
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decentralization in government, civil society, governance, africa, asia, latin america, mexico, kenya, south africa, philippines, indonesia
Does gender influence forest management? : exploring cases from East Africa and Latin America : paper (BAIFA Resources)
A comparative study of varying proportions of women in forest user groups across 4 countries...
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decentralization in government, public administration, forest management, popular participation, women, uganda, kenya, bolivia, mexico
Innovation in seed potato systems in eastern Africa (BAIFA Resources)
To contribute to innovation, researchers need room to manoeuvre and opportunity to immerse in practical...
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agricultural production, agricultural innovations, potatoes, seeds, farming systems, crop yields, plant breeding, agricultural research, agriculture, east africa, kenya, africa
Does research reduce poverty? : assessing the welfare impacts of policy-oriented research in agriculture (BAIFA Resources)
The paper surveys the different types of ‘policy-oriented’ research (POR); the literature on the ‘theories...
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agricultural research, development research, policy sciences, social welfare, evaluation, project evaluation, productivity, poverty, bangladesh, indonesia, jordan, kenya, malawi, mexico, philippines, syria, uganda, vietnam