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Using evaluative approaches in design
(01-Sep-16)
This presentation, originally given at an evaluation conference, argues that evaluators and the process of evaluation should be central to c... |
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Engendering Accountability: Upholding commitments to maternal and child health
(01-Dec-15)
To better understand the landscape of
MNH accountability programs, this report
reviews key global and regional programs
and processes and... |
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Systems science and systems thinking for public health: a systematic review of the field
(11-Nov-15)
This paper reports on findings from a systematic review designed to investigate the state of systems science research in public health. The ... |
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Systems Thinking and Institutional Performance: Retrospect and Prospect on USAID Policy and Practice
(01-Apr-15)
This paper examines how the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) has applied complex adaptive systems thinking to strategy and ... |
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A causal loop analysis of the sustainability of integrated community case management in Rwanda
(07-Mar-15)
Expansion of community health services in Rwanda has come with the national scale up of integrated Community Case Management (iCCM) of malar... |
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General Relativity Comes to Global Health—thinking about sustain-scale in whole health systems’ interventions
(30-Jan-15)
This Discussion Paper by Eric Sarriot, Director of the CEDARS Center at ICF International discusses the linkages between sustainability and ... |
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What factors affect sustained adoption of safe water, hygiene, and sanitation technologies?
(20-Nov-14)
This chapter from the ePPI Centre (University of London) discusses the main findings of a literature review as well as the strengths and lim... |
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The Importance of Context in Implementation Research
(01-Nov-14)
This article describes the pertinence of context in HIV/ AIDS implementation research. Without attending to context and how it interacts wit... |
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Navigating Complexity: Adaptive Management at the Northern Karamoja Growth, Health, and Governance Program
(01-Oct-14)
The attached paper by Engineers Without Borders Canada under contract with Mercy Corps (MC) is a case-study regarding adaptive management pr... |
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Systems Thinking – what it is and how we incorporate it in to MEASURE Phase IV
(10-Sep-14)
The recorded webinar showcases the MEASURE Technical Exchange Meeting that was held in September 2014. Guest speaker Jim Thomas discusses Sy... |
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Cost-Effectiveness Measurement in Development: Accounting for Local Costs and Noisy Impacts
(01-Sep-14)
This policy research working paper from the World Bank Group, Africa Region, can help individuals think about cost-effectiveness within thei... |
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Advancing the application of systems thinking in health
(26-Aug-14)
Systems thinking provides an understanding of the complexity of health systems, which is fundamental for strengthening the design, implement... |
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Community Health Systems as Complex Adaptive Systems: Ontology and Praxis Lessons from an Urban Health Experience with Demonstrated Sustainability
(01-Aug-14)
The global health and development field, which has been reasonably dominated
by linear models of planning, is witnessing increased interest... |
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Evaluating Systems and Systemic Change for Inclusive Market Development
(01-Jun-14)
This report summarizes key findings from a review of selected literature on evaluating systems and systems change. The purpose of the review... |
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Sustaining Ability
(15-Nov-13)
This website enables interested individuals to learn more about sustainability and the Sustainability Analysis Process through new and up-to... |
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The Sustainability Analysis Process: A Case of Physical Rehabilitation
(15-Nov-13)
This is a link to a guide on the Sustainability Analysis Process. Also included is a sustainability framework facilitator's guide, and a wor... |
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Localization of Health Systems - Globalization & Health Journal
(07-Oct-13)
Interesting paper by Sarah Dalglish, Melissa Poulsen, and Peter Winch -- we sometimes think of the environment's impact on health, and less ... |
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The dynamic sustainability framework: addressing the paradox of sustainment amid ongoing change
(02-Oct-13)
The authors examine the development of concepts of sustainability, and respond to two frequent assumptions— ‘voltage drop,’ whereby interven... |
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Presentation - Dynamic Sustainability Framework: addressing the paradox of ‘sustainment’ amid ongoing change
(02-Oct-13)
This presentation reviews the recent paper "The dynamic sustainability framework: addressing the paradox of sustainment amid ongoing change"... |
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Using case studies to explore the external validity of ‘complex’ development interventions
(01-Oct-13)
Rising standards for accurately inferring the impact of development projects has not been
matched by equivalently rigorous procedures for g... |
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Summary Note from Discussion 3: Organizational Capacity Development: How do we measure impact?
(17-Jun-13)
On March 13, 2013, USAID and the AIDSTAR-Two project launched a four-part discussion series under the theme, “Capacity Development and Count... |
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Capacity Development and Country Ownership Discussion series webcast: Organizational Capacity Development: How Do We Measure Impact?
(30-May-13)
As part of the USAID Office of HIV/AIDS and AIDSTAR-Two Project’s Capacity Development and Country Ownership Discussion Series, Eric Sarriot... |
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Modeling Impact of a Pro-Sustainability Investment Strategy in a Child Survival Project in Guinea
(23-Apr-13)
Presentation on Modeling Impact of a Pro-Sustainability Investment Strategy in a Child Survival Project in Guinea— Lessons for sustainabilit... |
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Introduction and overview on program sustainability
(23-Apr-13)
Introduction presentation for the symposium “Building Evidence for Sustainability of Food and Nutrition Intervention Programs in Developing ... |
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But We Will Always Be Here: Ensuring Sustainable Benefits of Food Aid Programs
(23-Apr-13)
Presentation on the Bolivia findings and conclusions of a study of sustainability of activities and impacts of Title II food aid programs by... |
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Building Evidence for Sustainability of Food and Nutrition Intervention Programs in Developing Countries
(23-Apr-13)
Presentation on sustainability of impact in terms of adoption and consumption of a biofortified orange sweet potato in Uganda by Daniel Gill... |
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Systems Approaches to Development Planning and Evaluation: Fad, Reinvention of the Wheel, or Necessity? A Discussion Paper
(26-Mar-13)
Everywhere you turn these days, there are discussions of ‘systems approaches’, ‘complexity’, ‘holism’ and ‘holistic approaches’. And that’s... |
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Food Security Revisited: Opportunities and Challenges for Monitoring Systems
(04-Feb-13)
This particular note attempts to describe what the elements of this complex challenge are, and what will be required to successfully monitor... |
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Sustainability---from Global Health to Integrated Programming
(23-Jan-13)
Presentation by Eric Sarriot at a USAID brown bag seminar series, titled "Sustainability-From Global Health to Integrated Programming: What ... |
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Sustainability of CBOs for HIV/AIDS in Zambia
(01-Dec-12)
Walsh, Muambia, Brugha et Hanefeld use the Sustainability Framework to evaluate whether the World Bank MAP program contributed to the sustai... |
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Selection of sustainability indicators for health services in challenging environments: Balancing scientific approach with political engagement
(24-Nov-12)
Sustainability evaluation has become a key component of international health. However, evaluators have faced a number of challenges linked t... |
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Sustainability in Development Cooperation: Preliminary Findings on the Carbon Footprint of Development Aid Organizations
(22-Nov-12)
This study assesses for the first time the environmental sustainability of development organizations involved in North–South cooperation by ... |
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Peak Oil and Health in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Impacts and Potential Responses (Winch, 2011)
(21-Sep-12)
Peak oil refers to the predicted peak and subsequent decline in global production of petroleum products over the coming decades. We describe... |
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Expecting the unexpected: applying the Develop-Distort Dilemma to maximize positive market impacts in health
(17-Aug-12)
Although health interventions start with good intentions to develop services for
disadvantaged populations, they often distort the health m... |
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Family Planning Sustainability Checklist
(01-Aug-12)
This document is designed to assist community-based family planning project
planners and implementers to identify key elements to incorpora... |
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Systems Concepts and Tools
(01-May-12)
Bob Williams provides training and consultancy support in the use of systems concepts in evaluation. This includes workshops, evaluation des... |
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Facilitator’s Manual for Sustainability Planning Workshop for Co-ops
(22-Mar-12)
Technical Assistance on Sustainability Planning to HealthPartners Uganda - CEDARS developed this manual in collaboration with the HealthPartners Uganda team as a supplemental ... |
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Sustainability Planning Training of Trainers Manual
(22-Mar-12)
Technical Assistance on Sustainability Planning to HealthPartners Uganda - CEDARS developed this manual for use by the HealthPartners’ USAID-supported Health Collaborations Pr... |
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Sustainability Planning Training of Trainers Handouts
(22-Mar-12)
Technical Assistance on Sustainability Planning to HealthPartners Uganda - These handouts are a supplemental resource to the Sustainability Training of Trainers Manual. This m... |
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The Bark! Newsletter, January - March 2012
(21-Mar-12)
Periodic updates on CEDARS work and topics relevant to our focus on health and human development.... |
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Global Fund-Supported Community Systems Programs in Cambodia: Evaluation Report
(01-Mar-12)
By providing support for Heath Systems Strengthening and Community Systems Strengthening, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Ma... |
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Community Systems Strengthening Programs in Cambodia: Findings from a Recent Evaluation for the Global Fund
(01-Mar-12)
By providing support for Heath Systems Strengthening and Community Systems Strengthening, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Ma... |
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OCVAT Implementation Guide
(15-Feb-12)
This implementation guide provides external facilitators with the tools and background necessary to lead the OCVAT capacity assessment proce... |
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Excellent publication on 'Capacity, Change and Performance.'
(12-Feb-12)
Link to one of the most thorough and forward looking document on Capacity, its nature and its development, including--but not exclusively--t... |
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Sustainability Focused Organizational Development: Tools and Resources for Foundation Affiliates
(01-Feb-12)
The Foundation supports efforts to eliminate pediatric AIDS by supporting independent organizations positioned to assist national government... |
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The Business of NGO Leadership
(01-Feb-12)
Reflections on leadership from NGO CEOs by the Centre for Development and Emergency Practice Faculty of Technology, Design and Environment (... |
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Emergence of Sustainability in a Complex System - Microlinks Presentation with Audio
(26-Jan-12)
CEDARS facilitated a dialogue with Microlinks on the relationship between complex health systems and food security. The informative presenta... |
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Capacity Building: The Proactive Dimension of Organizational Change
(01-Jan-12)
This is a link to a white paper, which presents information on the importance of being intentional and proactive in designing and implementi... |
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Assessment of Existing Food Security and Vulnerability Mapping Systems and the Adverse Effects of Rising Food Prices on Children and Women in the Middle East and North African Region: Morocco Country Report
(23-Nov-11)
UNICEF-MENA recognizes the seriousness of the recent food crisis and the paucity of
information on its impact on vulnerable populations in ... |
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Vulnerability Mapping Systems and the Adverse Effects of Rising Food Prices on Children and Women in the Middle East and North African Region: Djibouti Country Report
(23-Nov-11)
UNICEF-MENA recognizes the seriousness of the recent food crisis and the paucity of
information on its impact on vulnerable populations in ... |
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Assessment of Existing Food Security and Vulnerability Mapping Systems and the Adverse Effects of Rising Food Prices on Children and Women in the Middle East and North African Region: Final Summary Report
(23-Nov-11)
The food price crisis in the Middle East and Northern Africa region particularly affected populations who were already food insecure and dep... |
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AId on the edge of chaos
(18-Nov-11)
Looking at development assistance and development project as complex adaptive systems, where both donors or recipients adapt to each other a... |
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Publication by our FHI360 Colleagues in Zambia "From project aid to sustainable HIV services: a case study from Zambia."
(04-Oct-11)
This paper presents the experiences in operational sustainability of Family Health International's
Zambia Prevention, Care and Treatment Pa... |
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2009 Index of African Governance and Ranking
(21-Sep-11)
You cannot deal with sustainability without a thorough look at the "environment". This is an attempt to do just that and create metrics--an ... |
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The Bark! Newsletter - August/September 2011
(20-Sep-11)
Monthly updates on CEDARS work and topics relevant to our focus on health and human development.... |
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EGPAF Project Zingatia Maisha: Working Towards Sustainability of PLHIV Groups
(13-Jul-11)
EGPAF Project Zingatia Maisha: Working Towards Sustainability of PLHIV Groups - This is a brief presentation made by EGPAF on one of their projects in Kenya that focuses on improvi... |
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The Bark! Newsletter--June/July 2011
(01-Jun-11)
A one-pager sharing key updates and new resources on CEDARS.... |
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ICARUS II Conference: Social Capital and Adaptation to GCC
(06-May-11)
Presentations from the University of Michigan’s School of Natural Resources and Environment's ICARUS II conference (May 5 to 8, 2011). We le... |
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State of Sustainability Planning & Evaluation in Community Health (RECORDING)
(21-Apr-11)
IntraHealth hosted a “brown bag” event on Thursday, April 21st in collaboration with SHOUT. Eric Sarriot presented a 1.5 hour session in 3 s... |
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State of Sustainability Planning & Evaluation in Community Health (SLIDES)
(20-Apr-11)
Slides from the IntraHealth / SHOUT Group presentation. Full recording with audio is available at http://www.cedarscenter.com/resdetail.cfm?... |
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Organizational Capacity and Viability Assessment Tool (OCVAT)
(13-Feb-11)
This tool is designed as an assessment of NGO organizational capacity and viability across thirteen capacity areas covering technical and op... |
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Building local learning systems in community development efforts (health, food security, livelihood, risk mitigation) to support social capital formation and local resilience
(01-Jan-11)
Discussion paper: Whether development projects focus on health, food security, livelihood or risk mitigation against environmental threats s... |
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Assessing Provincial and District Health System Capacity to Sustain HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Services—A Literature Review
(31-Dec-10)
This literature review supports the effort to strengthen analytical approaches to assess provincial and district health system capacities to... |
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Global Health in Transition
(12-Nov-10)
K. Srinath Reddy, president of the Public Health Foundation of India gives an insightful look at the profound changes which Global Health wi... |
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IFPRI Global Hunger Index - Focus on Child Undernutrition
(05-Nov-10)
As the world approaches the 2015 deadline for achieving the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) – which include a goal of reducing the propo... |
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CORE Meeting Presentation 09/2010 - CEDARS intro and Climate Change Discussion
(10-Sep-10)
First presentation of CEDARS to the CORE Group. Overview of the Center and its resources, followed by presentation of the Climate Change Ada... |
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Pro-Sustainability Investments Maximize Children Lives Saved Per Dollar Spent
(09-Sep-10)
Health Policy and Planning publication: Based on benchmarks from the child survival project of Save the Children US in Guinea, this paper as... |
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Pro-Sustainability Choices and Child Deaths Averted
(08-Sep-10)
Health Policy and Planning publication: Based on benchmarks from the child survival project of Save the Children US in Guinea, this paper as... |
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Human Development and Sustainability
(06-Aug-10)
UNDP Human Development Research paper by Eric Neumayer, Professor of Economics and Political Science in London. Neumayer presents a proposal... |
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Social Infrastructure and Sustainable Adaptation to Climate Change
(19-Jul-10)
Discussion paper on the necessity of building social capital to address enduring development challenges as well as the future threats on the... |
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Social Infrastructure and Sustainable Adaptation to Climate Change - Discussion Summary
(18-Jul-10)
A brief 1 pager introducing the discussion on our first 'critical issues' discussion forum.... |
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Literature Review
(28-May-10)
Assessing Provincial and District Health System Capacity to Sustain HIV/AIDS Care and Treatment Services - This literature review supports the effort to strengthen analytical approaches to provincial and dis... |
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Les pressions exercées par l’abolition du paiement des soins sur les systèmes de santé
(01-Jan-10)
The abolition of User Fees in the health sector removes a critical barrier to health care for the recipient population and this is laudable.... |
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A Facilitator's Guide to Developing OVC Program Sustainability and Transition Plans
(01-Jan-10)
The CRS Facilitator’s Guide to Developing OVC Program Sustainability and Transition Plans is a practical, participatory tool for program man... |
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Post-Project Sustainability Evaluation (Concern Bangladesh) at 5 Years
(02-Dec-09)
A 5 years post-project evaluation of the Concern project which first tested the approach.... |
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A pensive afterthought about the 5-year post project evaluation of Concern Bangladesh
(01-Dec-09)
This postface was scratched from the final report of the 5 year post-project evaluation, but we have Michelle Kouletio and Shamim Jahan's bl... |
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Mapping of Vulnerability in the Middle East & North Africa During the 2007-2008 Food Crisis
(11-Nov-09)
Presentation of a study (publication pending) reviewing the mapping systems to identify vulnerable communities and respond to the food price... |
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Taking the Long View: A Practical Guide for Sustainability Planning and Measurement in Community-Oriented Health Programming
(01-Aug-09)
This is a manual designed to assist project managers, planners, and evaluators in their efforts to improve their approaches to planning for ... |
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Taking the Long View: A Practical Guide for Sustainability Planning and Measurement in Community-Oriented Health Programming
(01-Aug-09)
Technical Assistance on Sustainability Planning to HealthPartners Uganda - ... |
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Capacity Development Results Framework
(01-Jun-09)
"A strategic and results-oriented approach to learning for capacity development"--World Bank... |
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Assessing Progress Toward Sustainable Mother & Child Health at District Level in Nepal (USAID)
(01-Apr-09)
Describes a unique pilot of the systematic use of the SF (Sustainability Framework) in five districts of Nepal supported by USAID through di... |
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Black Swans, Grey Swans, Sustainability
(07-Mar-09)
A first foray into the linkages between Complexity and sustainability planning, based on the NYT Best Seller "The Black Swan. The Impact of ... |
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Measurement Annex to Black Swan, Grey Swan, Sustainability
(06-Mar-09)
If you are into the nitty gritty of measurement, index construction and predictive values of indicator and indices, this provides a starting... |
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Sustainability science: an integrated approach for health-programme planning
(01-Nov-08)
Conceptual and empirical review of experiences about sustainability by Gruen et al., who propose that "sustainable health programmes are reg... |
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Assessing a Community's Capacity to Manage Change: A Resilience Approach to Social Assessment
(01-May-08)
By Maguire and Cartwright of the Austrailian Government Bureau of Rural Services. This document discusses the relationships between vulnerab... |
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The Role of Values in Assessing Child Survival Sustainability
(01-Jan-08)
As part of a technical assistance grant from the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Child Survival Technical Support ... |
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Taking the Long View: A Practical Guide for Sustainability Planning and Measurement in Community-Oriented Health Programming - Manual Only
(01-Jan-08)
Taking the Long View: A Practical Guide for Sustainability Planning and Measurement in Community-Oriented Health Programming... |
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Taking the Long View: A Practical Guide for Sustainability Planning and Measurement in Community-Oriented Health Programming - Annexes Only
(01-Jan-08)
Taking the Long View: A Practical Guide for Sustainability Planning and Measurement in Community-Oriented Health Programming... |
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A simple guide to chaos and complexity
(01-Nov-07)
The concepts of complexity and chaos are being invoked with increasing frequency in the health sciences literature. However, the concepts un... |
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Sustainability Framework Workshop for the Malaria Communities Program
(01-Jan-07)
This workshop was designed to help the Christian Reformed World Relief Committee (CRWRC) and Nkhoma Relief and Development (NRD) apply the S... |
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USAID/CSHGP Technical Reference Materials
(01-Jan-07)
MCHIP offers Technical Reference Materials to CSHGP Grantees, on technical issues but as well on cross-cutting issues, including here Sustai... |
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SF Implementation in Kenya (PLAN Int.)
(01-Jan-07)
Plan Kenya Child Survival - Comparison of baseline, mid-term and final values using the Sustainability Framework (SF)... |
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Planning for Sustainability in Malaria Projects
(01-Jan-06)
This is an online training that uses the Elluminate program. There are two separate sessions. Click on the link and then scroll down the p... |
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Maternal Social Capital and Child Nutritional Status in Four Developing Countries
(01-Jan-06)
By M. Da Silva et al. Abstract: Social capital has been shown to be positively associated with a range of health outcomes, yet no studies ha... |
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Psychometric and Cognitive Validation of a Social Capital Measurement Tool in Peru and Vietnam
(01-Aug-05)
By M. De Silva et al. Abstract: Social capital is a relatively new concept which has attracted significant attention in recent years. No con... |
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Global Complexity - Web Site of Samir Rihani
(01-Jun-05)
Dr Samir Rihani is probably the leading thinker of how complex systems theory applies to global development. His site links to a number of p... |
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Strengthening the HIV/AIDS Service Delivery System in Liberia: An International Research Cpacity-building Strategy
(01-Jan-05)
Based on a study to identify research gaps and the need to propose changes for improving the health care delivery system in Liberia, this pa... |
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SF Implementation in Sierra Leone (CARE)
(01-Jan-05)
CARE Sierra Leone Child Survival - Baseline, endline, target comparison of scores in six components... |
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Lessons Learned from Implementation of the Sust Framework with 7 NGO projects
(01-Jun-04)
Lessons learned from applying the child survival sustainability assessment (CSSA) framework to seven maternal and child health projects
pre... |
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Final Evaluation Report (2004) of Concern Worldwide Bangladesh Urban Health Project in Saidpur and Parbatipur
(01-Jan-04)
Concern Worldwide Bangladesh Urban Health Project in Saidpur and Parbatipur - The final evaluation of CWI urban health project, in 2004, which details its approach and achievemen... |
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Building Capacity and Sustainable Prevention Innovations: A Sustainabiliyt Planning Model
(01-Jan-04)
This article present an informed definition of sustainability and an associated planning model for sustaining innovations within organizatio... |
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Qualitative Research to Make Practical Sense of Sustainability (Int J Health Plan and Mgt)
(01-Jan-02)
The Sustainability Initiative 2000-2001 initial research in peer publication... |
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Sustainability assessment in NGO-implemented primary health care programs (IJHPM)
(01-Jan-02)
The peer journal version of the CSSA document(before it became the Sustainability Framework). Describes the first implementation of the Sust... |
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Sustained positive deviant child care practices and their effects on child growth in Vietnam
(01-Jan-02)
This paper from Mackintosh et al. makes a strong case that the community/household level is a key place for the sustainable production of he... |
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Measuring Social Capital within Health Surveys: Key Issues
(01-Jan-02)
By T. Harpham et al. Abstract: With growing recognition of the social determinants of health, social capital is an increasingly important co... |
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Measuring Social Capital: Towards a Theoretically Informed Measurement Framework for Researching Social Capital in Family and Community Life
(01-Feb-01)
By Wendy Stone. Abstract: In Australia, as in other nations, ‘social capital’ is being looked to as a means of
stemming the tide of perceiv... |
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The Child Survival Sustainability Assessment (CSSA)
(01-Jan-01)
Presents the CSSA tool in some detail. It also starts with a quick overview of the background volume, and can serve as a "fast read" on the ... |
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Sustaining Child Survival: Many roads to choose, but do we have a map?
(01-Jan-01)
This original research will provide you with a detailed description of the original Sustainability Initiative, which served as a base to dev... |
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IPPF/USAID Sustainability Initiative
(01-Jan-01)
Around the time CSTS and CORE started the "Sustainability Initiative" which led to the Sustainability Framework, IPPF and USAID had another ... |
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Case Studies of Project Sustainability
(01-Jan-00)
World Bank's Economic Development Institute series of case studies on sustainability (1990)... |
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Measuring Capacity Building in Health and Population Programs
(01-Jan-00)
A reference in terms of thinking through the conceptualization and systematic measurement of capacity building in the health sector from our... |
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International short course on Making agricullture work for food and nutrition security
(01-Jan-00)
Making agricullture work for food and nutrition security - This course focus on how agricultural programs and policies can become nutrition sensitive to achiev... |
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International short course on Making agricullture work for food and nutrition security
(01-Jan-00)
Making agricullture work for food and nutrition security - ... |