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For decades, Somalia has been one of the world’s most fragile countries. However, in recent years it has been emerging from more than 20 years of conflict and humanitarian disasters towards a more stable, peaceful and increasingly democratic state. Denmark’s activities in Somalia have aimed to support different aspects of this transition. Seefar is pleased to be a …

Designing the 2015-2018 Somalia Country Programme Read More »

Seefar had the privilege of travelling to Georgia as part of the HERA (Her Equality, Rights and Autonomy) International Grants Programme team for 2014. HERA is a UK-based charity that works to prevent trafficking by empowering women to become economically independent through a number of programs, one being the annual International Grants Competition, which awards small grants …

Women’s Empowerment in Georgia: Financial Inclusion from Below Read More »

Approaches to effective security are increasingly involving communities and civil society in law enforcement. Saferworld’s EU funded project in Central Asia made great contributions with a focus on this approach. Seefar jumped at the chance to work with Saferworld and to evaluate the project. The project has aimed to democratize police and security issues through supporting civil society engagement …

Evaluating Saferworld’s EU Funded Project in Central Asia Read More »

Good migration policy for destination countries certainly requires an understanding of domestic needs, but it also depends on the harder challenge of understanding the perspectives and practices of migrants. As Europe struggles to deal with tens of thousands of migrants crossing the Mediterranean by boat, the Migration Policy Institute has asked Seefar to contribute experience and insights …

What Happens Before Migrants Get on Boats to Europe? Read More »

The year 2014 has been the subject of a lot of commentary and expectation in Afghanistan and in the development community interested in Afghanistan. Now that the year is here, life goes on and preparations need to be made for continuing support to the country and its people with a much-reduced foreign military presence. As a small contribution …

Designing Development Assistance for Afghanistan Beyond 2014 Read More »

Humanity’s tragedy in Syria, the humanitarian burden on Syria’s neighbors and human smuggling across the Mediterranean towards Europe represent physical, social and conceptual links in a chain of displacement. The last four years of Syria’s conflict have resulted in more refugees and internally displaced persons (IDPs) than comparable countries have experienced on comparable timelines. By …

Syrian Refugees: A Rare Intensity of Displacement Read More »

Social Exclusion – An Introduction The purpose of development in a society is to improve the quality of life of its people. This is confirmed by some of the main ways used to measure development, for example the UNDP Human Development Index, which was created to emphasize that people and their capabilities should be the ultimate criteria …

Towards Inclusion: Reflecting on the Elements of Social Exclusion Read More »

PNPM Peduli is Indonesia’s national development program focused on addressing social exclusion. Run in a pilot phase over recent years by the World Bank, in 2014 Peduli will transition to management by The Asia Foundation, in close cooperation with Indonesia’s Kemenko Kesra or Coordinating Ministry of Welfare (in November 2014 changed to Kemenko PMK or Coordinating Ministry for Human …

Supporting The Asia Foundation and PNPM Peduli in Indonesia Read More »

Seefar is excited to be working with Social Science Dimensions on an evaluation of the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation (JCLEC). Indonesian and Australian inspiration to create JCLEC grew out of the Bali bombings in 2002, which demonstrated a shared threat and showcased a positive experience of cooperation in response. Established in 2004, JCLEC is approaching its 10th …

Evaluating the Jakarta Centre for Law Enforcement Cooperation Read More »

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