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Composing a New Song - Stories of Empowerment from Africa (Paperback)
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Composing a New Song - Stories of Empowerment from Africa (Paperback)
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Independent African countries have faced many challenges on the
road to economic and social development. The heritage of
colonialism has weighed heavy on their shoulders, and the promises
of post-colonialism have not always been fulfilled.The nature and
trajectory of the development project is determined, in large part,
by governments. Where they have been limited in - or neglectful of
- their capacity to improve the lives of their people,
non-government organizations have been quick to respond."Composing
a New Song" comprises portraits of five such NGOs, from Nigeria,
Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Each was spurred by a moral
concern for those sectors of society that were marginalized or
ignored completely, by the march of mainstream development, but
each has chosen its own route, its own tactics and its own
methods.These stories, told by founders and senior managers of the
organizations, offer a rare insight into personal motivations,
social reactions and political choices - indeed, the real world of
development, one that is too often glossed over by more orthodox
texts.
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