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Peer reviewedZetter, Roger – Community Development Journal, 1996
Nongovernmental projects intended to assist Mozambican refugees in Malawi are limited by unresponsiveness to local conditions, inadequate resources, constraints on production and marketing, lack of sustainability, limited participation, and gender inequities. Such projects are likely to increase refugee dependency. (SK)
Descriptors: Economic Development, Foreign Countries, Nongovernmental Organizations, Refugees
State Initiatives for the Empowerment of Women of Rural Communities: Experiences from Eastern India.
Peer reviewedLahiri-Dutt, Kuntala; Samanta, Gopa – Community Development Journal, 2002
Discussions with women in rural areas of India analyzed government-initiated development programs regarding availability of information, suitability to women's needs, and perception of problems. Most programs were top down with little input form women; self-help approaches problematized the "self" and did not consider the realities of…
Descriptors: Economic Development, Empowerment, Federal Programs, Females
