Revitalizing Relief Capacity as Part of the General Reconstruction Program in Uganda
Book Title
Eroding Local Capacity: International Humanitarian Action in Africa
Document Type
Book Chapter
ISBN
978-9171065025
Publication Date
2002
Editors
Monica Kathina Juma and Astri Suhrke
Description
Book Description: A critical examination of the interplay between international and local actors operating in the humanitarian arena in Africa. All sides emphasise the need to build local capacity for humanitarian action, yet the results have not been substantial. Even long-term, semi-permanent emergencies have generated little local capacity to assist and protect the victims of violence, displacement and related deprivations. In some cases, whatever local capacity did exist has been overwhelmed by the international aid presence. Why is this so? What is the case for a more even division of labour between North and South in this area, and why is it so difficult to bring about? The book focuses on cases from East Africa and the Horn. It considers institutional capacity in the public and private sector, as well as legal and social norms of humanitarian action.
Publisher
Nordiska AfrikaInstitutet
City
Uppsala, Sweden
First Page
116
Last Page
133
Disciplines
African Studies | Social and Behavioral Sciences
NSUWorks Citation
Amisi, Bertha K. and Monica Kathina Juma. (2002). Revitalizing Relief Capacity as Part of the General Reconstruction Program in Uganda. In Monica Kathina Juma and Astri Suhrke (Eds.), Eroding Local Capacity: International Humanitarian Action in Africa .