Financing Post-Conflict Recovery in Africa: The Role of International Development Assistance

Availability of essential health services in post-conflict Liberia

“…13 The participation of a large number of donors in health sector reconstruction can present challenges of coordination, reporting and management of competing priorities for the ministry. 14 The aim of this paper is to describe the availability of essential health services in rural Liberia five years after the end of the civil war. The services examined here -integrated management of childhood illness, basic emergency obstetric care, artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) for malaria, HIV counselling and testing and mental health care -are part of the basic package of health services and address priority health conditions in Liberia.…”

Through community eyes: the transition of international organizations from community aid to development in postconflict Sierra Leone

“…For the purposes herein, the definition of international organizations refers to those organizations whose headquarters are located in a country outside of Sierra Leone. These are both bilateral and multilateral organizations; those that receive funding from one country or multiple countries, respectively (Mlambo, Kamara, & Nyende, 2009). International organizations provide aid to Sierra Leone in terms of financing and/or programming to assist in postconflict community development.…”

“…In postconflict countries, international organizations often provide aid, resources, and policy advice at both local and national levels (Chenge, 2002;Mlambo et. al, 2009, Rogers, 2006UNDP, 2006 USAID, n.d.).…”

Application of the theories that explain the causes of civil conflicts in Zimbabwean conflicts

“…It is also important to understand the causes of conflicts in order to be able to resolve them (Michailof et al, 2002;Mlambo et al, 2009). Since these conflicts result in civil wars and the episode, there is a need to define them before the theories are discussed.…”