The Empowerment Guide brings together a range of tools, methods and experience that can inspire and give new ideas to people who engage with political empowerment processes in the Global South. The

This year’s annual AidWatch Report comes at a critical moment in the complex and ever changing struggle to eradicate poverty and inequality worldwide. In September this year, a UN Summit will be held

Over the past decade, over 40 million more children, may of them girls, have attended school worldwide (EFA GMR 2010).  While this has been cause for celebration in many countries, there are

Understanding what is happening with teachers' availability, training and quality is one of the most pressing issues facing education in Africa today.  Over the past decade many African countries have

The Improved Learning Outcomes in Primary Schools research explores the different ways in which parents participate in school, including their interaction with teachers and within communities. 

The ILOPS research explores the different ways in which parents participate in school, including their interaction with teachers and within communities. Research teams also examined how parents

This issue starts with an article on the UN Conference on Adult Education, CONFINTEA VI, which was held in Brazil in late 2009. David Archer sat on the drafting committee for the Belem Framework for

This booklet tells the inspiring stories of women involved in ActionAid's 2 year Reducing Violence Against Women project, implemented in Burundi, DRC and Sierra Leone between 2008-2010.  These

The Accountability Sourcebook provides the reader with an analytical framework for understanding accountability relationships between the state and its citizens, and an action focus on how NGOs and

Empowering local farmers to produce more food for local markets is the bedrock of global food security. Small farmers, the majority of whom are women, are responsible for 90 per cent of the food grown