Passing on the gift as an approach to sustainable development programmes

Author(s)
De Vries, James
Publication date
2012-05-01
Subject
Aid
Approach and methodology
Keywords
Development methods
Community building
Aid effectiveness
Development in Practice Journal
DiP

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Publisher(s)
Oxfam GB
Routledge
Journal
Development in Practice
URI
http://hdl.handle.net/10546/270080
DOI
10.1080/09614524.2012.664626
Document type
Journal article
Language
English
Description
Impact and sustainability of programmes are critical issues facing the development community. Heifer International has honed its approach over more than 60 years. Heifer's approach includes: use of holistic, values-based, and affirmative community development process; Heifer's Cornerstones – values and principles to guide work, including ‘passing on the gift’; and measurement of impact at three levels – values, attitudes and knowledge; living conditions; and policy and systems change. The present article shares the experiences of Heifer International in addressing the key questions of assuring programme impact, sustainability, and the spread of benefits through Heifer's unique practice of ‘passing on the gift’.<p>This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.</p>
Pages
11
ISSN
0961-4524
EISSN
1364-9213
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