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Development practice in eastern and southern Africa : lived experiences from the trenches
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- Creator
- edited by Tshilidzi Madzivhandila [and five others]
- Format
- Books
- Language
- English
- Contributors
- Publication
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- Cham, Switzerland : Springer, [2022]
- ©2022
- Physical Details
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- 1 online resource (172 pages)
- ISBNs
- 3030911314, 9783030911324, 9783030911331, 9783030911300, 9783030911317
- OCLC
- on1306522038
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Intro -- Preface -- Introduction -- Contents -- Editors and Contributors -- Part I Navigating Research in Development Practices -- 1 Navigating Multiple Identities and Vulnerabilities when Conducting Fieldwork -- Introduction -- Navigating Culture Dynamics -- Household Surveys for HIV/AIDS Studies -- Vulnerability of Female Researchers when Conducting Household Surveys -- Conclusion -- 2 Just Imagine Okavango: An Account of a Rural Development Researcher in Botswana -- Introduction -- Enter the Okavango Delta -- The Research Expeditions that Almost Went Awry -- They Only Come Here to Collect Information! -- We Really Cannot Quantify What You Have Done for Us -- The Plot Lies on a Flood Plain -- Conclusion -- References -- 3 Ubuntu Social Values-Collecting Research Data -- Introduction -- Where is the Headlight? -- Car Keys in a Pit Latrine -- Fitting into the Cultural Context -- Identify the Real Leaders and Verification is Imperative -- Conclusion -- 4 Eking Out a Living from the Valley of Death: A Photo Novella of Lake Ngami in Botswana -- Introduction -- Concealed Occupational Risks, Affirmative Anticipation -- Thorny Encounters, Dwindling Bounties -- Hostile Social Relations -- Conclusion -- 5 Farming Systems: A Research Practitioner's Viewpoint -- Introduction -- Loss of Community Traditions and Values -- Action Research On-Farm and Loss of Experimental Designs -- Conclusion -- Part II In the Front Line of Development Practice -- 6 Tales from the Border -- Introduction -- My Pathway Toward a Community Development Practitioner -- Values and Ethics When Managing Development Projects -- Never Take Communities for Granted! -- How Authentic is That Status Quo Report You Are Reading? -- Conclusion -- 7 Life as a Humanitarian Practitioner -- Introduction -- Language and Culture Barriers -- Road Infrastructure and Rural Development
- A Case of the Ebola Crisis Stigma -- Conclusion -- 8 Supporting Small Scale Farmers in Zambia -- Introduction -- Information is not Free -- Tricked into Offering Free Ride -- Researcher Turned Business Advisor -- The Young Walking Institutional Memory -- Conclusion -- 9 Community-and Self-Empowerment Through Experiential Learning -- Introduction -- Staring at Death on the Call of Duty -- Developing Skills Through Note Taking and Writing Reports -- Leading from Behind: Communities in the Lead -- Conclusion -- 10 Empowering Local Institutions/Communities Through Development Practices -- Introduction -- Mobile Technology Easing Engagement with Farmers -- Weak Funder, Implementer and National Government Linkages -- Resentment of Expatriates -- Conclusion -- Part III Culture Dynamics, Skills Development and Science Communication -- 11 Gender and Power Dynamics -- Introduction -- Being 'Other' -- The Subtleties and Scales of Gender Power Dynamics -- Discomforts and Development -- "I Want to Marry You" -- Invisibilities 1: Work and Rest -- Invisibilities 2: Resource Scarcities and Commodification -- Women's Rights-Individual or Communal? -- Conclusion -- 12 From Calling to Collaboration: God Calls, God Empowers and God Teaches -- Learning to Respect Local Customs in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa -- Giving Gifts in Ethiopia -- Learning Humility and Gratitude in Zimbabwe -- Learning to Appreciate Other Cultures in the Butana Region of Sudan -- Realising Ones Contribution Impacts Many Lives Near Monze, Southern Province, Zambia -- Conclusion -- References -- 13 Journalism and Communication in Development Practice -- Introduction -- Effective Communication Could Have Saved Us from Conflict -- Sometimes You Get Caught in the Crossfire -- Sometimes You Get Confronted by Realities You Never Assumed When Doing Field Work -- Conclusion
- 14 Situating Self in Socially and Politically Contested Spaces -- Introduction -- Situating Self in Socially and Politically Contested Spaces -- Protocol First or Else don't Talk to Me! -- I Am Scared to Publish What I Saw During Data Collection -- Don't Rush Us: Seeking Permission to Undertake Research at a Local Municipality -- Conclusion -- 15 Exhuming Lived Experiential Past in Rural Development Research and Practice -- Introduction -- The 'Novice' or 'Naïve' Take-Off? -- Food Aid as a Research Intermediary -- Can Rural Development Research Be Value-Free? -- Moral Compass or Blank Signpost? -- Mid-Wives of Rural Peripheralization -- Conclusions -- References -- 16 Centrality of Experience in Shaping Rural Development Praxis -- Introduction -- Navigating Confidentiality and Ethical Consideration in Development Research -- Like Hens, Women Wait for Cocks to Crow Announcing the Arrival of Daylight -- An Interviewee Crying from Hunger in a Room is Hard to Shut Out -- It Pins Responsibility and Skill on Interviewers to Collect Reliable Data -- Data Collection Dishonesty is not About Good Versus Bad People -- It is About Conflict of Interest and Motivated Reasoning -- Researchers' Views of the Poor as Indolent, Fatalistic, Spendthrift and Answerable for Their Poverty Are Incorrect -- Conclusion -- Part IV Navigating Social and Political Dimensions -- 17 Agriculture Research, Extension, Policy and Development Practitioners -- Introduction -- Professional Development Programmes -- Rural Development Participatory Approaches-What Have I Learned? -- How I Learned to Influence Policy -- Theatre for Policy Advocacy Guarantees Community Participation and Inclusion -- Conclusion -- 18 From Aid Recipient to Aid Manager-Living Life Full Circle -- Introduction -- Memories from Developmental Aid Programs -- National Service in Botswana-An Experience of a Lifetime
- Professional Growth in the Era of HIV/AIDS -- Conclusion -- 19 A Cocktail of Sorrows and Joys from the Trenches of my Development Practice -- Introduction -- Grandmother's Perspectives on Love -- Seniority in that Development-Oriented Organization does not Translate to Knowing it All -- What a Conspiracy of Silence by Smallholder Dairy Farmers! -- Her Kick Below the Belt that Almost Felled my Appetite for Development Work -- Engaging Men at Drinking Havens to Secure Support for Development Work -- Two Minutes that Unlocked Respect for Our Engaged Work -- Conclusion -- 20 Early Career Experiences and Lessons in Rural and Urban Development -- Introduction -- Accessibility of and Mobility in Rural Areas -- Setting Off on the Wrong Side of the Compass -- Principles Matter -- Facilitating Training Workshops -- That Is not The Way to Hold a Gun! -- Conclusion -- 21 Experiences of a Young Academic Development Practitioner -- Introduction -- What Have You Brought Us? -- We Just Want Beef -- Resilience in Developments Practice -- The Wrong Data Collection Tool -- The Mighty Marker -- The Discovery of the "Swidhakwa Group" -- The Inopportune Engagement -- The Leader Who Failed to Deliver -- You Should Have a Budget… -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Challenges and Opportunities in Development Practice -- Policy Issues