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Stemming the Tide: Relief, Reconstruction and Development in Coastal Andhra Pradesh
In the wake of the December 2004 tsunami in the Indian Ocean, Canadians rallied to the assistance of those who had been affected. Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) and Focus Canada (FOCUS), with support from the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA), mobilized funds to support relief and to create a sustainable base for rehabilitation among 15 particularly vulnerable communities in coastal Andhra Pradesh, India. This report provides a overview of the three-year intervention, highlighting the progress made by communities in becoming self-reliant in times of disaster and better advocates for their long-term development needs. The Andhra Pradesh Relief to Development project (APR2D) was implemented by AKF-India, FOCUS and Aga Khan Planning and Building Services, India.
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Supporting Rural Development in Mozambique
This paper draws upon the example of the CIDA/AKFC-funded Coastal Rural Support Program (CRSP) in northern Mozambique to demonstrate how certain civil society-led interventions are complementing the government’s efforts and making important contributions towards achieving poverty reduction targets within the context of program-based approaches (PBAs). While there are a series of reasons why and how civil society should be supported by donors and government more generally, this paper argues that targeted and sustained support through civil society organizations can indeed add value to PBAs and thereby enrich the aid-effectiveness agenda -- as shown by the evidence-based experience of CRSP.
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A balanced approach to aid delivery
A paper Prepared by Aga Khan Foundation Canada
Aga Khan Foundation Canada believes the increased involvement of non-state actors in program-based approaches will contribute significantly to achieving education-related Millennium Development Goals and Education for All objectives. This paper argues for an approach to Canadian aid delivery in the education sector that leverages the unique advantages of program-based approaches while overcoming some of their most significant shortcomings, particularly with respect to the role of non-state actors.
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Testimony to Senate of Canada Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs
Study on "The development and security challenges facing Africa; the response of the international community to enhance that continent's development and political stability; Canadian foreign policy as it relates to Africa"
Ottawa, June 20, 2006
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Reconstruction, Development and State Building in Afghanistan:
Laying the Foundation for Sustainable Peace
AKFC Roundtable Discussion
December 7, 2005
The people of Afghanistan have high expectations for the newly elected government to provide increased security while bringing gains in livelihoods to all regions of the country. As security concerns increasingly dominate public discourse on foreign assistance, the need to generate understanding of and continued support for the full array of Canadian assistance to Afghanistan has never been more important. This half-day event held December 7, 2005 at the Canadian War Museum in Ottawa, provided an opportunity to highlight how Canadians – the Government of Canada, Canadian organizations and individuals – are assisting the people of Afghanistan to rebuild their lives.
Aga Khan Foundation Canada (AKFC) brought together several parties engaged in Afghanistan’s reconstruction process to discuss issues of state-building and human development in Afghanistan since 2001. Speakers and panelists representing government, civil society and donors, reflected on the problems and the challenges Afghanistan faces, offering suggestions from their experience on ways to move the country towards increased security, stability and prosperity.
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