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Developing Indigenous Knowledge in Francophone Africa : A Four Nation Overview

dc.contributor.authorEaston, Peter
dc.contributor.authorNikiema, Emmanuel
dc.contributor.authorEssama, Suzanne
dc.date.accessioned2012-08-13T13:08:44Z
dc.date.available2012-08-13T13:08:44Z
dc.date.issued2002-03
dc.description.abstractThe note looks at the results of a Bank mission for the development of indigenous knowledge (IK) in Francophone Africa, namely in Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, and Cameroon, which was based on consultations with private-public counterparts involved in promoting its development. Although there is an abundance of initiatives, and activities occurring to develop IK - in health, agriculture, education, natural resource management, and cultural affairs - it is nonetheless, unevenly distributed throughout the four countries: seldom is IK promotion, part of public policy; there is a marked divergence among sectors of development; most IK initiatives have been undertaken in social sectors, much fewer in agriculture, and far lesser initiatives in technology, finance, and engineering; and, practices in the use of African languages are mostly conditioned by a host of other policy concerns. On recognizing the value of IK, suggestions indicate variants, such as taking IK as a heritage of accumulated wisdom, as an embodiment of specific African modes of thought, and, as a means of articulating local know-how. On building the challenge for increased IK, the note recommends the inclusion of IK in development projects, by explicitly involving local actors in the design of intervention methods; by disseminating the methodology for a participatory local development; by identifying centers to become the collective focus of IK; and, by designing pre- and in-service methods for professional training of development.en
dc.identifierhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/03/1715973/developing-indigenous-knowledge-francophone-africa-four-nation-overview
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/10796
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseriesIndigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 42
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectPUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
dc.subjectSECTORAL TRADEOFFS
dc.subjectSECTORAL ALLOCATION
dc.subjectPUBLIC POLICY
dc.subjectTECHNOLOGICAL CHANGE
dc.subjectFINANCIAL ACTIVITIES
dc.subjectENGINEERING
dc.subjectLOCAL LANGUAGES
dc.subjectCULTURAL HERITAGE
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE
dc.subjectLOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subjectPROJECT DESIGN
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY PROCESS
dc.subjectCOLLECTIVE ACTIONS
dc.subjectTRAINING METHODS AFRICAN LANGUAGES
dc.subjectAGRICULTURE
dc.subjectART
dc.subjectCRAFTS
dc.subjectCULTURAL HERITAGE
dc.subjectDECENTRALIZATION
dc.subjectDECISION-MAKING
dc.subjectDEVELOPMENT PROJECTS
dc.subjectFARMERS
dc.subjectINDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
dc.subjectINTERVENTION
dc.subjectKNOWLEDGE STRATEGIES
dc.subjectLEARNING
dc.subjectMEDICINE
dc.subjectMEDICINES
dc.subjectMINISTRIES OF CULTURE
dc.subjectMUSEUMS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
dc.subjectNGOS
dc.subjectPARTICIPATORY APPROACH
dc.subjectPARTNERSHIP
dc.subjectPRESERVATION
dc.subjectPRIVATE SECTOR
dc.subjectPROFESSIONAL TRAINING
dc.subjectPROGRAMS
dc.subjectPUBLIC SECTOR
dc.subjectSCHOOLS
dc.subjectSOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTRADITIONS
dc.subjectVOLUNTARY SECTOR
dc.subjectWORKERS
dc.titleDeveloping Indigenous Knowledge in Francophone Africa : A Four Nation Overviewen
dspace.entity.typePublication
okr.date.disclosure2002-03-15
okr.doctypePublications & Research::Brief
okr.doctypePublications & Research
okr.docurlhttp://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/03/1715973/developing-indigenous-knowledge-francophone-africa-four-nation-overview
okr.globalpracticeSocial, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpracticeAgriculture
okr.globalpracticeTransport and ICT
okr.globalpracticeHealth, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum090224b08568aa93_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum1715973
okr.identifier.report23656
okr.language.supporteden
okr.pdfurlhttp://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/2002/03/15/000094946_02030504043229/Rendered/PDF/multi0page.pdfen
okr.region.administrativeAfrica
okr.region.countryCameroon
okr.region.countryMali
okr.region.countryBurkina Faso
okr.region.countrySenegal
okr.sectorOther Education
okr.sectorEducation
okr.topicAgricultural Knowledge and Information Systems
okr.topicInformation and Communication Technologies::ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topicHealth Economics and Finance
okr.topicCultural Heritage and Preservation
okr.topicHealth Monitoring and Evaluation
okr.topicHealth, Nutrition and Population
okr.topicCulture and Development
okr.topicAgriculture
okr.unitAFT: Knowledge & Learning (AFTKL)
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