Publications

This publication shares the experiences and knowledge generated in the context of the West Africa Gender Inclusive Citizenship (WAGIC) programme. Women’s and human rights organisations in Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger were strengthened and enabled to facilitate local women organising themselves to investigate rights violations, build voice, undertake collective action and claim their rights as citizens. Participatory action research was the main method utilised.

Capacity-building is key to sustainable development efforts. For all the right reasons, over the past decades it has also enjoyed considerable attention in the field of health and development. However, perspectives on what capacity-building means, what it intends to achieve and which strategies are most effective differ, depending on the context and the perspectives of a variety of stakeholders. This book aims to contribute to conceptual reflection but mostly to share experiences regarding a range of capacity-building approaches in different contexts that have in common that they are situated outside formal lecture hall settings and intend to contribute to knowledge generation.

In 2004 a Multi-Country Programme aimed at establishing and strengthening networks to undertake social science research into HIV and AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa was launched.