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Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa : An Overview

dc.contributor.author Donnelly-Roark, Paula
dc.date.accessioned 2012-08-13T13:14:46Z
dc.date.available 2012-08-13T13:14:46Z
dc.date.issued 1998-10
dc.description.abstract Recent reports document that the failure of projects in Africa over the past twenty years happened because local people's involvement and control were thought to be part of the goal of development, rather than the process of development. Many people and groups throughout Africa strongly believe that positive new development can happen, but only if the people themselves stay in control of their resources, economies, and culture. This capacity for local control only happens, however, when people are allowed to internally work from, expand, and change their own institutions and knowledge systems. Thus, the opportunities surrounding initiatives to bring together indigenous knowledge systems and natural resource conservation are immense - however, so are the dangers. It is the intent of this article to briefly define some of the dangers so that they may be avoided, and define some of the opportunities so that they may be more thoroughly and solidly developed. To accomplish this, the article briefly outlines some issues which seem to contain strong elements of both danger and opportunity. en
dc.identifier http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/10/439639/indigenous-knowledge-systems-sub-saharan-africa-overview
dc.identifier.uri http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10837
dc.language English
dc.publisher World Bank, Washington, DC
dc.relation.ispartofseries Indigenous Knowledge (IK) Notes; No. 1
dc.rights CC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holder World Bank
dc.rights.uri http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/
dc.subject INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
dc.subject COMMUNITY PARTICIPATION
dc.subject PARTICIPATION OF LOCAL COMMUNITIES
dc.subject DONORS
dc.subject PROJECT FAILURES
dc.subject RISKS
dc.subject INSTITUTION BUILDING
dc.subject GRASS-ROOTS ORGANIZATIONS
dc.subject COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject PARTICIPATIONS COMMUNITIES
dc.subject COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject CONSULTATION
dc.subject INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS
dc.subject INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT
dc.subject KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS
dc.subject LEADERSHIP
dc.subject LOCAL CONTROL
dc.subject LOCAL GROUPS
dc.subject MARGINALIZED GROUPS
dc.subject PARTICIPATORY APPROACHES
dc.subject PARTICIPATORY PROCESS
dc.subject PARTICIPATORY PROCESSES
dc.subject PARTICIPATORY STRATEGIES
dc.subject PARTICIPATORY TECHNIQUES
dc.subject PROGRAMS
dc.subject RECOGNITION
dc.subject WATER SUPPLY
dc.title Indigenous Knowledge Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa : An Overview en
dspace.entity.type Publication
okr.date.disclosure 1999-12-09
okr.doctype Publications & Research :: Brief
okr.doctype Publications & Research
okr.docurl http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/1998/10/439639/indigenous-knowledge-systems-sub-saharan-africa-overview
okr.globalpractice Social, Urban, Rural and Resilience
okr.globalpractice Education
okr.globalpractice Governance
okr.globalpractice Transport and ICT
okr.globalpractice Governance
okr.globalpractice Health, Nutrition, and Population
okr.identifier.externaldocumentum 090224b08547b01d_2_0
okr.identifier.internaldocumentum 439639
okr.identifier.report 18903
okr.language.supported en
okr.pdfurl http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/WDSContentServer/WDSP/IB/1999/12/09/000094946_9903191057536/Rendered/PDF/multi_page.pdf en
okr.region.administrative Africa
okr.topic Information and Communication Technologies :: ICT Policy and Strategies
okr.topic Social Development :: Community Development and Empowerment
okr.topic Education :: Educational Sciences
okr.topic Health Economics and Finance
okr.topic Governance :: Governance Indicators
okr.topic Health, Nutrition and Population
okr.unit Africa Technical Families
okr.volume 1 of 1
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