Community participation in Jamaican conservation Projects

Community Patricia Lundy participation in Jamaican conservation projects

International aid for conservation currently favours assisting projects promoting local-level solutions derived from 'community' initiatives. Nongovernmental organisations (NGOs) are fast becoming the preferred infrastructure through which such funding is channelled. This paper examines the role of environmental NGOs in 'community-based' conservation projects in Jamaica. Concepts of participati...

Methodological Issues in the Evaluation of International Community Participation Projects

International donor agencies and governments of developing countries are seeking ways to increase the involvement of project beneficiaries in the design and management of development projects. However, very little systematic evidence is available on the potential costs and benefits of community participation (CP). The evaluation of CP is complicated by a division between advocates of efficiency...

Community participation in externally funded health projects: lessons from Cambodia.

This article provides lessons learned on establishing effective community participation in two externally funded, NGO-implemented health projects working at district level in Cambodia. The first project was implemented in accordance with the Cambodian national guidelines on community participation. The second - using lessons and experiences gained as a result of the first project - worked with ...

A Survey on Firms' Participation in Open Source Community Projects

The role of firms in commercial Open Source projects (e.g., former MySQL, EnterpriseDB, SugarCRM) is a consolidated and generally accepted fact. On other hand, community Open Source projects, which are built upon communities and not directly associated with firms, are commonly perceived to be based mainly on the work of volunteers. Up to now, firms’ role in these projects has been poorly invest...

Childrearing and child participation in Jamaican families