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Using the internet and mobile phones as part of the advocacy cycle
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Key insights from the response of self-help groups to the Covid-19 pandemic in Rwanda
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by David Bainbridge For many years, the word ‘accountability’ was used mainly in connection with the relationship between organisations and donors. Donors wanted to ensure that organisations spent their money wisely, and organisations wanted to account for how funds were spent and impress donors to ensure future funding. However, the focus on accountability is also beginning to move towards the relationship between the organisation and people it serves. This means that the organisation takes ...
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Mapalo is an urban community on the outskirts of Ndola in Zambia. It is a community known for its economic poverty. The roads are unpaved, which prevents the movement of goods to market. Many people in the community do not have official titles to the land they live on. Twenty per cent of the people in Mapalo are living with HIV and do not have access to antiretroviral treatment. This article looks at how a group of church leaders turned their passion for community transformation into action by ...
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When dealing with money on behalf of others, accountability is crucial. The people given responsibility to manage the money need to be able to show that they are being good stewards of what is entrusted to them. It is important that they are protected from being tempted to use the money for their own purposes.
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by Armel Kabré and Michel Sawadogo
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by José Vidal Lanza
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The earthquake in Kashmir in 2005 provided an opportunity for Tearfund to develop its understanding and practice of accountability to the people it serves. The earthquake struck the Kashmir region of Pakistan, killing approximately 73,000 people and leaving and estimated 3.3 million homeless. Tearfund set up a programme to supply emergency shelter as well as meet the water and sanitation needs fo the affected communities.
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by Prince David Read Ezra 8:28-34 Twelve men were selected by Ezra to carry gold, silver and bronze articles to Jerusalem. The articles were weighed beforehand and accounted for at the time of delivery. They were given instructions: ‘You as well as these articles are consecrated … Guard them carefully until you weigh them out in the chambers of the house of the Lord.’ Ezra 8:28-29
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A pilot project in Zimbabwe
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by Revd Emmanuel Isaya The church in Mwamadilanha village in Tanzania used to be considered by most community members as meaningless and irresponsible in terms of its relationship with the community. Many church members believed that the church’s mission to the community was the responsibility of the evangelist and pastor. The growth of the church therefore depended on the commitment of these chosen and trained church ministers. All this changed when the Diocese of Shinyanga introduced a ...
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