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Impact of Agricultural Trade and Related Policy Reforms on Food Security in Kenya
(2004)
Kenya’s agricultural sector has undergone various changes emanating from
policy reforms over the years. These reforms, which occurred from the late
1980s to the early 1990s, were aimed at reducing government involvement ...
Rights-based approaches and beyond: challenges of linking rights and participation
(University of Nairobi, 2004-11)
As more and more development and human rights organisations critically assess their impact and
strategies, there is growing convergence in the questions they raise about how to be most effective in
addressing structural, ...
Lost and reclaimed: A case study of gully rehabilitation in central Kenya highlands using low-cost measures
(2004)
Gully control and reclamation activities using low-cost measures were carried out in early March 2001 at Gatanga division, Kenya. The study area was selected on the basis of previous work carried out in farmers fields by ...
Kenyan civil society perspectives on rights, rights-based approaches to development, and participation
(University of Nairobi,, 2004-12)
This paper goes beyond conceptual debates to explore country level practice around emergent rightsbased
approaches to development, and their relationship with more established practices of participatory
development. ...
What is the "rights-based approach" all about? Perspectives from international development agencies
(University of Nairobi,, 2004-11)
In the last few years, there has been growing talk amongst development actors and agencIes about a
"rights-based approach" to development. Yet what exactly this consists of remains unclear. For some, its
grounding in ...
Corporate accountability to the poor? Assessingthe effectiveness of community-based strategies
(University of Nairobi,, 2004-10)
This paper investigates how, when and why community-based strategies are effective in promoting corporate
accountability to the poor. It argues that mainstream approaches to corporate social responsibility (CSR)
underestimate ...
Provision and Use of Family Planning in the Context of HIV/AIDS in Kenya
(2004-02)
This report from the POLICY Project documents a study which explored how family planning is being implemented in Kenya in the context of high HIV prevalence. The study involved discussions with providers, family planning ...