International Library Development in Africa: Benefits, Challenges, and Sustainability
Through interviews with the two leaders, site visits, and analysis of documentation, this dissertation presents both the benefits and potential negative consequences of book aid, as well as issues relating to the viability of creating sustainable international library programs in Africa. This research addresses the following two research questions: How do the leaders of international library development programs balance the benefits of ILD programs with the possible negative effects of supplying foreign aid; and, is sustainability an achievable goal in international library development?
International institutions, Global Health Initiatives and the challenge of sustainability: lessons from the Brazilian AIDS programme
The sustainability of successful public health programmes remains a challenge in low and middle income settings. These programmes are often subjected to mobilization–demobilization cycle. Indeed, political and organizational factors are of major importance to ensure this sustainability. The cooperation between the World Bank and the Brazilian AIDS programme highlights the role of international institutions and global health initiatives (GHI), not only to scale up programmes but also to guarantee their stability and sustainability, at a time when advocacy is diminishing and vertical programmes are integrated within health systems. This role is critical at the local level, particularly when economic crisis may hamper the future of public health programmes. Political and organizational evolution should be monitored and warnings should trigger interventions of GHI before the decline of these programmes.
Oral Culture and Libraries
La bibliotheque est le lieu de depot des ecrits: comment pourrait-elle alors consigner la culture traditionnelle africaine qui est orale? Apres une revue des differents systemes d'ecriture africains, les relations entre culture orale et fonction sociale et historique des bibliotheques sont posees: la bibliotheque, chambre d'enregistrement culturel, se doit de conserver la tradition orale africaine