In the past two decades, Kenya has witnessed the rapid and unprecedented growth of local,
non-governmental organizations (NGOs) within its borders. This trend reflects similar NGO …

Non-governmental organisations have since the colonial period played a major role in socio-
economic development in Africa. This role has increased in the post independence period …

The Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) was adopted by the United Nations
General Assembly in 1989. As UNICEF (2000) r eiterates, the Convention is the first …

Local peacebuilding practices require a systematic and reflective analysis in order for them
to bring an impact. Successful peacebuilding pivots on the development of a set of skills to …

By demonstrating that Western conceptions of'civil society'have provided the framework for
interpreting societies in the Global South, Decolonizing Civil Society in Mozambique argues …

Religious organizations are key structural components of Kenyan civil society that have
played or continue to play a critical role in socio-political developments. In the last two and …

This paper contributes to the discourse on grassroots organizations by providing details of
research on traditional Harambee Self Help Groups (SHG) in Kenya in the light of social …

This thesis examines the relationship between the state and civil society in Zimbabwe. The
relationship between the state and civil society is discussed under the categories of the …

An assumption prevails within the international development community that direct exposure
to democracy within civil society is a necessary condition for democratic political culture and …

This paper seeks to problematize the dominant discourse and practice around civil society
from a Southern perspective. We first critically examine the way in which the concept of civil …