http://www.khanya-aicdd.org daily 1 2008-08-26T08:44:09Z http://www.khanya-aicdd.org/publications/ISRDP_URP_Urban%20synthesis_report.pdf This report is a synthesis of the eight Urban Renewal Programme (URP) nodal reports, namely: Alexandra, Galeshewe, Inanda, Khayelitsha, KwaMashu, Mdantsane, Mitchell’s Plain and Motherwell. Two critical changes that have affected all nodes since the first evaluation (early 2008), include the separation of the South African Social Security Agency (SASSA) and the consequent changes in the Department of Social Development’s (DSD) role regarding service delivery; and the development of the 10 Year Integrated Service Delivery Model (ISDM) plan with which DSD services are now being aligned. However, lack of appropriate structures and systems, lack of staff and staff capacity, limited resources and strategic guidance, and weak alignment and integration across departments has made the transition to the new ISDM approach very challenging. DSD is moving towards a more developmental role in delivering projects and services, with increasing outsourcing of services. The Poverty Relief Programme (PRP) is more focused on food security and income security in line with provincial thinking and directives, and services are confined to crisis situations and clients considered most vulnerable and at risk. Only a limited number of new projects are planned. From this research, five key issues emerged across all nodes: integration, co-ordination, planning and communication; institutional capacity; staffing and staff retention; training; and access to, and quality of, DSD services. No publisher Rahel Rethinking Governance Research Report Action Research South Africa 2009-04-24T14:36:13Z publicationFile http://www.khanya-aicdd.org/publications/ISRDP_Rural_synthesis_report.pdf The Integrated Sustainable Rural Development Programme (ISRDP) was launched in 2001 to focus attention on 13 rural nodes identified as areas facing extreme poverty. These nodes were selected because of the deep poverty in which many of their citizens live. In 2006 the Department of Social Development (DSD) commissioned quantitative and qualitative studies to evaluate the department’s performance in the URP nodes and in the eight related Urban Renewal Programme (URP) nodes. An evaluation of DSD services and projects in the nodes was carried out in 2006. This report provides a synthesis of findings from a follow-up evaluation held in early 2008. The objectives of the second evaluation was to update information on the functioning of DSD-supported projects, and to identify whether and how issues that were raised during the first baseline research were dealt with. The evaluation also sought to identify changes to DSD services in the nodes since the first evaluation. Despite being the whole point of the ISRDP, lack of co-ordination and integration was top of the list of key issues from the first evaluation carried out in 2006. Lack of staff and resources, problems with business plans and the need for an expansion of DSD interventions also featured strongly. All these issues reappeared strongly in the second evaluation in 2008. No publisher Rahel Rethinking Governance Research Report Action Research South Africa 2009-04-24T14:43:13Z publicationFile http://www.khanya-aicdd.org/publications/CBW%204%20country%20final%20report%2007200916.pdf This report is a synthesis of the final country reports produced by the four countries that participated in the 4-Country Community-based Worker Systems project. Chapter 1 explains the project’s rationale and process. Chapter 2 gives contextual background. Chapter 3 presents the case study reviews and findings on selection procedures, financing, training, roles and responsibilities, support and supervision, accountability, coordination and linkages to other stakeholders. Chapter 4 presents the pilot projects and chapter 5 findings as to impact and cost-effectiveness. Chapter 6 examines the implications for policy and legislation. In addition to this report, recommendations that emerged from the project have been captured in a set of Guidelines for practitioners for implementing a CBW system No publisher Alex Workshop Report Rethinking Governance Community Based Management 2008-10-02T10:47:03Z publicationFile http://www.khanya-aicdd.org/publications/Action_Learning_final_report_30Nov07.pdf This report aims to identify where and how action learning has influenced improvements in practice and had policy and other impacts, and to synthesise the key lessons from a comparative analysis of five case studies. the Learning about Action Learning (LAL) project aimed to improve our understanding of how to use action learning in the region to improve the development and implementation of policies and practices that actually benefit the poor. No publisher Alex Rethinking Governance Research Report Action Research Action Learning 2008-08-26T11:01:46Z publicationFile http://www.khanya-aicdd.org/publications/CBW%2020Newsletter%20207.pdf This newsletter profiles CHoiCe Trust and the role played by its Community-based Health Workers (CBHWs) in providing home-based care in Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa. It gives an insight into the programme responsible for recruiting CBHWs, with details of their remuneration, training and incentives offered. No publisher Alex Newsletter Rethinking Governance Learning and Sharing 2008-10-15T10:52:42Z publicationFile http://www.khanya-aicdd.org/publications/dplg_submission_website.pdf This document presents Khanya-aicdd's submission to South Africa's policy process on provincial and local government. No publisher Alex Rethinking Governance Development Planning Research Report Community Based Management South Africa 2008-11-18T12:42:02Z publicationFile http://www.khanya-aicdd.org/publications/Policy%2020Forum%2020Report%202007.11.06.pdf This policy forum workshop concluded the 45 months work of the four country partners involved in the Community-based Worker (CBW) action-research project – Kenya, Lesotho, South African and Uganda. These countries have been exploring how services can be widened using a community-based worker approaches on a sustainable basis, and strengthening of the linkages between communities, local government and service providers both in terms improving participatory governance and improving service delivery. No publisher Alex Workshop Report South Africa Action Learning Lesotho Uganda Kenya Rethinking Governance 2008-11-18T12:18:37Z publicationFile http://www.khanya-aicdd.org/publications/LAL_4Country_CBW_Casestudy.pdf This case study looks at an action-research project implemented by partner organisations in South Africa, Lesotho, Kenya and Uganda seeking to strengthen the delivery and impact of local services in the natural resource (NR) and HIV/AIDS sectors. The action learning operated at both national and regional levels; in-country and between countries. This made for a challenging and dynamic project environment with a significant breadth and depth to the sharing and learning No publisher Alex Research Report Action Research Action Learning South Africa Water Lesotho Zimbabwe Uganda Kenya Rethinking Governance 2008-11-18T12:56:59Z publicationFile http://www.khanya-aicdd.org/publications/Watercourse%20newsletter%2020September%20202007%2020final.pdf An introduction to the Watercourse which has been designed to support the implementation of South Africa's National Water Resources Strategy in Kwa-Zulu Natal No publisher Alex Developing Capacity Water Newsletter Rethinking Governance Food Security, Agriculture and Natural Resources 2008-10-15T09:58:35Z publicationFile http://www.khanya-aicdd.org/publications/Lesotho%20final%20country%20report%202007.09.17.pdf This report summarises the development and results of the Community-based Worker (CBW) Systems project in Lesotho between 2004 - 2007 and highlights some of the key learnings from this project. No publisher Alex Rethinking Governance Community-based Services Research Report Action Research 2008-10-02T18:35:36Z publicationFile http://www.khanya-aicdd.org/publications/Kenya_CBW_report_of%202007.09.14.pdf This report aims to document the action-research process of the Community-based Worker (CBW) Project in Kenya from the inception of the project in January 2004 to its end in March 2007. The report: - gives the background and explains the project purpose. - provides a situational analysis prior to the project. - explains what happened during the project, - and discusses the recommendations and the way forward. No publisher Alex Rethinking Governance Research Report Action Research Community-based workers 2008-10-06T17:50:55Z publicationFile http://www.khanya-aicdd.org/publications/CBW_systems_ODI_Oct2007.pdf Lessons from Uganda, South Africa, Lesotho and Kenya suggest that Community-based Worker (CBW) models can be applied at large scale and can have a major impact on livelihoods. These lessons are drawn from several sectors including natural resources. To scale up such approaches successfully requires rethinking service provision, and a major investment in the capacity of civil society. No publisher Alex Briefing Policy Briefing Rethinking Governance Community-based workers 2008-10-08T13:18:35Z publicationFile http://www.khanya-aicdd.org/publications/Uganda%20final%20report%202007.08.09.pdf This report summarises the development and results of the CBW project which was running in Uganda from 2004 to 2007. It aims to inform organisations in Uganda of the CBW context and to highlight key lessons learnt by the partners involved in its implementation. Part A explains the goal of the project, Part B gives a contextual analysis, Part C gives the results of the case study analyses and learnings from the pilot organisations involved, Part D is a summary and recommendations for the way forward. No publisher Alex Rethinking Governance Community-based Services Research Report 2008-10-06T17:02:23Z publicationFile http://www.khanya-aicdd.org/publications/CBWGuidelinesWeb.pdf These guidelines aim to assist practitioners and implementing partners to run Community-based Worker (CBW) systems more effectively, to maximise impacts for clients of the service, and to empower communities, the CBWs themselves, and to assist governments to ensure that services are provided at scale to enhance livelihoods. The guidelines focus on how to run the CBW system rather than technicalities around HIV/AIDS or natural resources issues. The guidelines are generic and draw primarily from work in South Africa, Uganda, Kenya and Lesotho. No publisher Alex Toolkits and Manuals South Africa Lesotho Community Based Management Uganda Kenya Rethinking Governance Community-based workers 2008-11-18T12:40:41Z publicationFile http://www.khanya-aicdd.org/publications/CBW_Newsletter_6.pdf Community-based Worker (CBW) Systems Newsletter 6: This newsletter focuses on the role of Community Forestry Advisors (CFAs) working to enhance livelihoods in Uganda's Luweero District. It gives some insight into how community-based approaches can facilitate improved use and management of forests to improve livelihood opportunities. No publisher Alex Newsletter Rethinking Governance Learning and Sharing Food Security, Agriculture and Natural Resources 2008-10-15T10:54:28Z publicationFile