Through opening up a dialogue with religious scholars, Helvetas was able to gain their support for basic literacy, English and computer courses taught by the local madrassa teachers.
What do horse racing on a frozen lake and a knowledge management workshop have in common? At first glance, not a lot. But over the past few days I was a curious observer of one and a facilitator of the other, and they both sparked similar thoughts as I was remembering the experiences.
Without qualitative as well as quantitative measures of project achievement, we fail to see the full picture – particularly in matters of women’s empowerment.
In the early 2000s, there were less than 10 community forests in the country. Now there are well over 600 thanks to local people being handed over responsibility for managing State forest.
