The partnership with local government in Iran
This partnership grew from one of our post graduate’s action plans. This year a number of workshops were held in Iran exploring community development and community participation in local government planning. These were attended by approximately100 planning officials, 50 community liason workers, consultants and students. The sessions in Iran were followed up with a visit to Scotland by a delegation from Tehran, lead by the city’s head of planning, and including a number of her staff, consultants and community workers. The programme in Scotland included visits to Glasgow City Council, Clydebank Rebuilt and East End renewal programmes, as well as workshops and lectures at the University of Glasgow.
Legal advice and information in Ethiopia
This DFID funded project is a collaboration with the Centre for Human Rights in Addis Ababa University and offers a legal advice and information service to the poorest groups: women, people with disabilities, people living with HIV/AIDS and the elderly. Under the programme law students and community activists have been trained as paralegals. This year the project expanded it’s services into rural areas. From August 2010 and to July 2011 the centres dealt with 1600 cases. In addition radio programmes have raised awareness of rights and advertised the advice services.
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Legal advice and information in three regions of Ethiopia
a practical guide Ethiopia, September 2011 PDF Format |
Rights advice and information in Malawi
A sister project in Malawi, a collaboration with Malawi Centre for Research and Education on Rights and the British Council, has published legal guides and training modules. In December 2010 a training of trainers developed the skills of the 60 paralegals enabling them to carry out advice work in the two advice centres in Dedza and Mangochi. These volunteers have dealt with 450 cases since January 2011.
Women’s Rights and Advocacy in Malawi
March saw the end of this 3 year programme and a detailed evaluation of it’s work. The programme aim was to increase understanding and strengthen the capacity of NGOs to advocate women’s rights. The project used a variety of methodologies; training local groups, developing radio broadcasts and publishing written information. An estimated 5,700 people attended community events which used music, drama and talks to illustrate specific issues. Positive outcomes included chiefs and community leaders who play powerful roles in community decisions, being much better informed.
Publications
This paper is a study of joint work between two groups of learners, one group from University of Glasgow the other from the Active Learning Centre . This research records the process of working together from January to March in 2007 and in the same period in 2009 and the understandings which participants took from their interaction.
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Making Banners And Bridges: Working Together On Global Themes
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Fact Sheets
Fact sheets written at the time of G8 meeting in Scotland in July 2005 when 225,000 demonstrators encircled Edinburgh to demand the cancellation of the debts of the poorest countries and more and better aid.
The fact sheets were written in conjunction with Jubilee 2000 for use by the organisations invoved in the campaign. They record the promises made and what happened to them once the meeting was over.
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G8 Handout 1
Keeping promises
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G8 Handout 2
Aid
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G8 Handout 3
Trade Justice
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G8 Handout 4
Poverty Reduction not debt
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G8 Handout 5
Good Governance PDF Format |