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Journal of Community Mobilization and Sustainable Development
2013, Volume : 8, Issue : 1
Development and Assessment of a Need Based and Interactive ICT Based Self Learning Tool for Livestock Owners
Tiwari Rupasi, Sharma M.C., Singh B.P.
Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly-243122, UP
Online published on 15 February, 2014.
http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:jcmsd&volume=8&issue=1&article=009

Abstract
In recent years educational technology, empowered by multimedia and internet has opened a new vista for technology transfer. Multimedia enabled interactive educational systems have been able to cross the barriers of poor educational and socio-economic status for providing locale specific necessary information in various aspects. The present paper provides a detailed account of a new need based and interactive ICT based self-learning tool for the livestock owners in India, the “Pashudhan avum kukkut rog suchna pranali” (PAKRSP). For development of this learning tool, information needs of livestock owners of India was assessed by analyzing the secondary data of Kisan Call Centre situated at the Indian Veterinary research Institute (one of the nodes of a national facility for providing toll free tele consultancies to livestock owners). Based on the need assessment and prioritization an ICT based self-earning tool was designed using multimedia tools for the livestock owners of the country in Hindi language (Official language of India). The tool is fully equipped to cater to even the illiterate audience as it is backed with visuals, animations and voice backup. It is fully interactive and the learners have freedom to explore any part of the information provided, in any order. The field assessment of PAKRSP has also revealed that livestock owners have rated this learning tool very effective and interesting to enhance their knowledge and maintain interest. Further the study revealed that the livestock owners are ready to pay a sum of INR 50 to INR 2000 for purchasing the learning tool.

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Women Empowerment through Self Employment in Dairying Activities: Motivating Factors and Constraints
Shukla Chhaya1, Dayal Rekha2,  Poonam1
1Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, G.B.P.U.A. & T., Pantnagar
2Department of Family Resource Management, College of Home Science, C.S.A.U.A. & T., Kanpur
Online published on 15 February, 2014.

Abstract
Motivation in general is an important determinant of entrepreneurial growth through self-employment. Motivators related to initiation, growth and development of enterprise run by rural women can be categorized as work, social, personal and economic core. Pertaining to work core, “to get complete satisfaction of being productive member of family” was found the as the major motivating factor. The analysis pertaining to social core revealed that “Want to be an economically independent person” emerged as first motive that accelerated women for self-employment. Among individual core motives, it was found that women started their enterprise because they wanted to utilize their available time” followed by “Want to provide comfortable life to family members”. Want to save for marriage of children and for education of the children were found to be the main economic core motives for starting their own enterprise by rural women entrepreneurs. The self-motivation has always been a dominating source because women even in ordinary families have started feeling an increased financial burden, great awareness towards their potentialities, standard of living and better education of their children etc. Most of the respondents were morally boosted by their spouses. Relatives and friend also played a significant role in encouraging them morally. Lack of knowledge about agencies/institutions working for women entrepreneurs was reported to be the major constraint by all the women entrepreneurs. Lack of information about governmental schemes for women entrepreneurs and lack of knowledge regarding machinery and equipment to be used in dairying were the major financial and resource constraints. Lack of social contacts, multiple responsibilities, and male dominance were the major socio – psychological constraints. The major technical constraint reported by all the women entrepreneurs was lack of technical know-how.

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Engagement of crisis-affected people in humanitarian action – BACKGROUND PAPER
ALNAP 29th Annual Meeting11-12 March 2014, Addis Ababa
Brown, D., Donini, A. and Knox Clarke, P.
Box 2: Inter-Agency Standing Committee commitments on accountability to affected populations

1. LEADERSHIP AND GOVERNANCE: Demonstrate their commitment to accountability to affected populations by ensuring feedback and accountability mechanisms are integrated into country strategies, programme proposals, monitoring and evaluation, recruitment, staff inductions, trainings and performance management, and partnership agreements, and are highlighted in reporting.

2. TRANSPARENCY: Provide accessible and timely information to affected populations on organizational procedures, structures and processes that affect them to ensure that they can make informed decisions, and facilitate a dialogue between an organisation and its affected populations over information provision.

3. FEEDBACK AND COMPLAINTS: Actively seek the views of affected populations to improve policy and practice in programming, ensuring that feedback and complaint mechanisms are streamlined, appropriate and robust enough to deal with (communicate, receive, process, respond to and learn from) complaints about breaches in policy and stakeholder dissatisfaction.

4. PARTICIPATION: Enable affected populations to play an active role in the decision-making processes that affect them through the establishment of clear guidelines and practices to engage them appropriately and ensure that the most marginalised and affected are represented and have influence.

5. DESIGN, MONITORING AND EVALUATION: Design, monitor and evaluate the goals and objectives of programmes with the involvement of affected populations, feeding learning back into the organisation on an ongoing basis and reporting on the results of the process.
http://www.humanitarianinfo.org/iasc/pageloader.aspx?page=content-subsidi-common-default&sb=89

Health Policy and Planning
(2014) doi: 10.1093/heapol/czu001  First published online: February 14, 2014
‘One health’ and development priorities in resource-constrained countries: policy lessons from avian and pandemic influenza preparedness in Zambia
Kennedy Kapala Mwacalimba1,* and  Judith Green2
Author Affiliations
1Beit Scholar, Independent Health Researcher, Indianapolis, Indiana 46268, USA and 2Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London, WC1H 9SH, UK
Accepted January 5, 2014.
http://heapol.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2014/02/14/heapol.czu001.abstract

Abstract
‘One World, One Health’ has become a key rallying theme for the integration of public health and animal health priorities, particularly in the governance of pandemic-scale zoonotic infectious disease threats. However, the policy challenges of integrating public health and animal health priorities in the context of trade and development issues remain relatively unexamined, and few studies to date have explored the implications of global disease governance for resource-constrained countries outside the main centres of zoonotic outbreaks. This article draws on a policy study of national level avian and pandemic influenza preparedness between 2005 and 2009 across the sectors of trade, health and agriculture in Zambia. We highlight the challenges of integrating disease control interventions amidst trade and developmental realities in resource-poor environments. One Health prioritizes disease risk mitigation, sidelining those trade and development narratives which speak to broader public health concerns. We show how locally important trade and development imperatives were marginalized in Zambia, limiting the effectiveness of pandemic preparedness. Our findings are likely to be generalizable to other resource-constrained countries, and suggest that effective disease governance requires alignment with trade and development sectors, as well as integration of veterinary and public health sectors.

Production and Operations Management, 2014
Introduction to the Special Issue on Humanitarian Operations and Crisis Management
MK Starr, LN Wassenhove –
http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/poms.12229/abstract

Abstract
The Genesis of this Special Issue came from the Board of the POMS College on Humanitarian Operations and Crisis Management (HO&CM). It was seen as a necessary initiative to define the field and examine research opportunities. This Special Issue shows that humanitarian operations pose challenges for P/OM researchers and practitioners that differ markedly from those of conventional supply chains associated with profitable enterprises. Based on the eight articles in this Special Issue we have described and demonstrated the unique characteristics of the POM/HO&CM interaction. We have also identified those attributes that tend to overlap with conventional aspects of POM. In addition to wanting to be cost effective, the issue of equity fairness is pervasive in humanitarian operations, and so is the need to always base considerations on “last-mile logistics,” i.e., getting aid to those in most need. Research is essential to determine how to train researchers to scout out and map the territory of the real problems. One of the most vexing problems is the lack of robust data in the humanitarian domain which is as richly varied as the types of disasters that can occur

[PDF] Representative sampling in humanitarian evaluation
by Jessica Alexander and John Cosgrave
ALNAP Discussion Series Improving the quality of EHA evidence
Method Note 1 – February 2014
Evaluations are meant to provide trustworthy feedback on a program – for real-time evaluations this feedback is crucial to being able to make course corrections, for ex-post evaluations this feedback can demonstrate effectiveness and accountability to both donors and affected people, and inform future programs. As evaluation professionals, we aim to collect data that is representative of a population at a certain time, and which can be used to compare with other snapshots in time (for impact assessment or trend analysis). If the information is to be used for advocacy purposes, this is especially important as entire studies have been discounted because the sampling framework was not deemed to be representative.