Investing in women’s employment is key to unlocking growth in emerging and developing economies. It makes business sense to support better employment opportunities for women beyond minimum statutory compliance. This report has been developed as a guide for companies operating in emerging and developing economies and is intended to inform and encourage further progress on ...» more
Library
This e-library contains more than 4500 external publications on governance, social development, conflict and humanitarian issues. It includes academic and grey literature selected for its basis in good quality research and coverage of a range of perspectives. Policy-oriented summaries of each document are provided, plus links to the full text.
Delivering good aid in hard places: The Yemen Social Fund for Development approach
This paper draws on first-hand experience with the Yemen Social Fund for Development (SFD) and on a review of results from rigorous impact evaluations to examine the four factors behind SFD’s success in delivering good aid in hard places. The factors include: 1) stakeholder ownership over projects due to its close work relationship with local communities following a ...» more
Within and Without the State: Governance and Fragility: What we know about effective governance programming in fragile contexts
This paper reflects much of the programme experience gathered from Within and Without the State (WWS) over the last two years.WWS is a programme piloting approaches to working with civil society to promote more accountable governance in fragile contexts. WWS is working in four countries – South Sudan, Yemen, Afghanistan, and the Occupied Palestinian Territory and Israel (OPTI) ...» more
DFID’s Empowerment and Accountability Programming in Ghana and Malawi
This review assesses one of DFIDs empowerment and accountability programmes that aims to strengthen citizen engagement with government. It looks at two contrasting African countries, Ghana and Malawi.The review examines two grant-making funds for civil society organisations (CSOs) and a project that supports community monitoring of local services. These programmes support a ...» more
Thinking and Acting Politically: Supporting citizen engagement in governance: The experience of the State Accountability and Voice Initiative in Nigeria
Building on lessons learned in programmes funded by DFID Nigeria over the past decade, the State Accountability and Voice Initiative (SAVI) is succeeding in supporting more responsive state governance. A sustained pattern of constructive engagement between citizens and state governments is beginning to emerge. This paper has been written to share some of the working methods, ...» more