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Voices from the ground : landmine and explosive remnants of war survivors speak out on victim assistance

HANDICAP INTERNATIONAL
September 2009

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This report surveys landmine survivors’ opinions on assistance. The survey includes questionnaires and data from 1,645 survivors in 25 affected countries. The report finds that survivors are rarely included in decisions and activities destined to benefit them and subsequently more than two-thirds think that their needs are not taken into account when their governments makes plans to assist them. This document is useful for people interested in landmine survivor's opinions about governments supporting and reintegrating landmine survivors into society

"More of the same and try something new" : evaluation of the community based rehabilitation programme in Eritrea

GRUT, Lisbet
HJORT, Peter
EIDE, Arne H
December 2004

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"This evaluation of the CBR Program in Eritrea was carried out by SINTEF Health Research in August - September 2004. The methods applied are qualitative; interviews, group interviews, focus group discussions and observations, and utilisation of existing documentation. The objectives of the evaluation has been to i) assess the effectiveness, impact and relevance of the program, ii) examine and draw conclusions regarding the program's strengths and weaknesses, and iii) to propose recommendations that can strengthen the program. The evaluation has shown that the program is highly relevant, that it has been effective in achieving its goals to a certain extent, and that impact is demonstrated in certain areas. The strength of the program is its relevance for the country and for the population and its integration in local communities. The challenges are largely linked to lack of resources and need for capacity to be built"

Understanding the indigenous knowledge and information systems of pastoralists in Eritrea

DINUCCI, Alessandro
FRE, Zeremariam
2003

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This case study explores pastoralists' traditional natural resources mangement practices and their sources and channels of information. It aims to contribute to the development of demand-led extension and advisory services for nomadic herders in Eritrea, on the premise that sustainable development programming builds on indigenous systems of communication and information diffusion

Applied research on disability in Africa : the East Africa report

WADDELL, Mary Ann

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“This literature review concerns the achievements of a project which started in 2014 and will last three years. The aim of this project is the dissemination and promotion of applied research results and disability to researchers and field stakeholders of the African continent (particularly to Disabled People Organizations), in order to increase knowledge on the situation of people with disabilities and the recommendations made to improve their social participation… The goal of this literary review is to report on existing knowledge about applied research on East Africa, regarding physical disability, mental health and less on learning disabilities, the concerns of people with disabilities and their carers’, adults and children, medical aspects of disability, identification of disability, experiences of disability, policy and policy implementation”

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