DEMOCRACY PROCESS

The Politics of Transition in Kenya: From KANU to NARC, 2003

Publication: The book is an essential reading for all those who seek to understand the transition, its effects and implications. It provides a timely synthesis of the core issues involved in the politics of transition. The book discusses one of the rare cases of peaceful transfer of power that has been witnessed in Africa, and draws some valuable lessons for the country, Kenya and other developing countries as well.
-- [ pdf; 217 pages; 2.20 MB]

NEPAD: A New Path?, 2002

Publication: NEPAD: A New Path?: The African Forum for Envisioning Africa critically examined the NEPAD concept and proposals and the book is essential reading for proponents and critics of the initiative. It also provides a useful review and discussion of several issues that are central to the development debates in Africa today
-- [ pdf; 359 pages; 3.90 Mb]

African Social Scientists Reflections

• Part 3: The Study of African Politics: A Critical Appreciation of a Heritage by Prof. Anyang' Nyong'o, 2002
-- [ pdf; 114 pages; 693 Kb ]

• Part 2: Law, the Social Sciences and the Crisis of Relevance: A Personal Account by Prof. Dani Nabudere, 2001
-- [ pdf; 137 pages; 321 Kb ]

• Part 1: Anthropology in Post-Independence Africa: End of an Era and the Problem of Self-Redefination by Prof. Archie Mafeje, 2001
-- [ pdf; 79 pages; 183 Kb ]

ENVIRONMENT / ECOLOGY

HBF Publication

Publication: Protectors of Environment: Mapping and Profiling Environmental Organisations in Kenya. 2006. -- [ pdf; 120 pages; 1,302Kb]

AFREPREN Occasional Paper No. 27: Renewables in Tanzania

Publication: Status and Prospects of Biomass-based Cogeneration and Geothermal Technologies, AFREPREN and HBF, 2005

AFREPREN Occasional Paper No. 27: Renewables in Tanzania

Publication: Status and Prospects of Biomass-based Cogeneration and Geothermal Technologies, AFREPREN and HBF, 2005

AFREPREN Occasional Paper No. 26: Renewables in Kenya's Electricity Industry

Publication: A Review of Geothermal and Cogeneration Technologies, AFREPREN and HBF, 2005

An African Civil Society Action toward WTO 2003

Publication: An African Civil Society Action toward WTO 2003: Report on the collaboration on the activities between HBF, EcoNews Africa, Oxfam Gb and ActionAid Kenya towards the Fifth Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) held in Cancun, Mexico from September 10 -14, 2003.
-- [ pdf; 72 pages; 1.73 Mb ]

WTO: Trading Away Africa

Publication: WTO: Trading away Africa, 7 Briefing Papers on the World Trade Organisation (WTO), August 2003

• WTO - A powerful player in the global economy
• WTO Agreement on Agriculture: Dumping on the poor in Africa
• WTO Negotiations on Industrial Tariffs: Collapse of Local Industries result of Trade Liberalisation
• Singapore Issues: Corporate Rights over Right to Development
• Trips: A threat to Affordable Medicines and Biodiversity
• Decision making process in WTO
• GATS: Trading Away Basic Rights

WTO - Agreement on Agriculture

Publication: WTO - Agreement on Agriculture: Impact of Liberalisation and Globalisation of Agricultural World Trade upon Sustainable Agriculture and Development in Kenya
-- [ pdf;  15 pages; 54kb ]

Water Privatisation in Kenya

Publication: Global Issues Paper No. 8, March 2004, Titled, Water Privatisation in Kenya, published by Heinrich Boll Foundation, Bonn Office.

The Potential Contribution of Renewables to Africa's Energy Sector

Publication: The Potential Contribution of Renewables to Africa's Energy Sector: Summary for Policymakers, AFREPREN and HBF, 2004
-- [ pdf; 23 pages; 521 Kb ]

AFREPREN Occasional Paper No. 24:The Potential Contribution of Renewables in Ethiopia's Energy sector

Publication: An analysis of Geothermal and Cogeneration Technologies, 2004 -- [ pdf; 44 pages; 1.27 MB]

Enabling Initiatives in Africa Towards WSSD

Publication: Enabling Initiatives in Africa Towards WSSD: This report highlights the role of civil society organisations (CSOs) in the East and Horn of Africa region specifically, but also in Africa as a whole which are touted as reaching the grassroots, and particularly effective in mobilising citizens for public pressure -- [ pdf; 24 pages; 994 Kb ]

Sustainable Development, Governance, Globalisation: African Perspective

Publication: African Forum for Envisioning Africa #1: The publication consists of papers presented which focused on an African perspective on sustainable development and the need for Africans to have an impact at the World Summit on Sustainable Development; April 2002 -- [ pdf; 188 pages; 781 Kb ]

Overview Of The Changes, Trends And Initiatives Undertaken In Africa: 1992-2001

Publication: Review Of Implementation Of The Outputs Of The United Nations Conference On Environment And Development; Overview Of The Changes, Trends And Initiatives Undertaken In Africa: 1992-2001; Background paper by Wagaki Mwangi; September 2001 -- [ rtf; 29 pages; 150 Kb ]

Towards Rio + 10 Publications

Publication:

• Ethiopian Civil Society Preparation for Rio + 10. The Forum for Environment sponsored by HBF Nairobi, 2001

• Ethiopian Civil Society Preparation for Rio + 10. The Forum for Environment, Book Two sponsored by HBF Nairobi, 2001

• Sustainable Development in Sudan, Ten years after Rio Summit, A Civil Society perspective, proceedings of the national civil society preparatory conference, 2-4 October 2001

GENDER

Perspectives on Gender Discourse Publications, Kenya

Perspectives on Gender Discourse is a bi-annual publication of the Foundation which documents the deliberations and proceedings of the Gender Foras in Nairobi, Kenya.

• Mapping Best Practices: Promoting Gender Equality and the Advancement of Kenyan Women (2006)
-- [ pdf; 118 pages; 4.04 MB ]

• Gender and International Agricultural Trade Agreements: A Kenyan Synopsis, 5/05 -- [ pdf; 118 pages; 4.04 MB ]

• Transitional Justice in Kenya: The Gender Question, 4/04

• Women in politics: Challenges of democratic transition in Kenya, 3/03 -- [ pdf; 118 pages; 4.04 MB ]

• Gender dimensions of NEPAD, 2/03

• Gender and Constitution-Making in Kenya, 1/02

• Gender Gaps in Our Constitutions: Women's concerns in selected African Countries; April 2002
-- [ pdf; 119 pages; 469 Kb ]

Reflections: Documentation of the Forum on Gender, Ethiopia

Reflections is a bi-annual publication of the Foundation's partner PANOS, which documents the deliberations and proceedings of the Gender Foras in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

• Reflections: No. 12, Gender and Politics; January 2005
• Reflections: No. 11, Gender Dimensions of HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia;August 2004
• Reflections: No. 10, Gender and Law; March 2004
• Reflections: No. 9, Understanding Gender; August 2003
• Reflections: No. 8, The Environment and Gender; February 2003
• Reflections: No. 7, Violence against Women; June 2002
• Reflections: No. 6, The role of women in development; December 2001
• Reflections: No. 5, Gender and Conflict; July 2001
• Reflections: No. 4, Intergenerational panel on Gender; December 2000
• Reflections: No. 3, Gender and HIV/AIDS; September 2000
• Reflections: No. 2, Electoral Programmes and Gender; May 2000.
• Reflections: No. 1, Empowerment of Women; December 1999

Who is Doing What on Gender Issues

Publication: Who is Doing What on Gender Issues, A Directory of Organizations Working on Gender in Ethiopia by Panos Ethiopia. December 2001

PEACE & CONFLICT

Publication: Rethinking Global Security: An African Perspective?
-- [ pdf; 301 pages; 2,204 Kb]

Publication: In Quest for a Culture of Peace in the IGAD Region: The Role of Intellectuals and Scholars. 2006.

Winning the Peace and Starting Reconstruction in Southern Sudan

Publication: Winning the Peace and Starting Reconstruction in Southern Sudan was the theme of the conference that brought together major political actors, CSOs, and NGOs from Sudan and Kenya to discuss how more peace could be sustained and institutionalised by development after the silencing of the guns. October 2004.

African Regional Security in the Age of Globalisation

Publication: African Regional Security in the Age of Globalisation publication addresses various aspects of the processes of globalisation, especially as they interact with regional security issues in the IGAD region, 2004.

Civil Society Dialogue on Peace, Democracy and Development

Publication: Civil Society Dialogue on Peace, Democracy and Development by EDGE for consultancy and research, 2003

Civics in Reconstruction: Beyond IGAD and the Peace Dividend

Civics in Reconstruction: Beyond IGAD and the Peace Dividend was a lecture given by Prof. Abdi Ismail Samatar, 2003.

Networking with a view to Promoting Peace

Publications:
• Towards Sustainable Peace - Civil Society Dialogue Forum for the Horn of Africa, Nairobi, December 10-13, 2000 by HBF Nairobi.

• Conflict in the Horn of Africa: What can Civil society do to bring about solidarity and cooperation in the Region, March 15-17, 1999 by HBF Addis Ababa.

ARTS & CULTURE

We, the women ........ for peace: art exhibition, 2003

An art exhibition on the subject of women and peace-making was held by Hawa Women Artists in order to celebrate the International Women's day on March 8th, 2003. A catalogue and a video were produced.

• "We, the women ....... for peace", art exhibition catalogue -- [ pdf; 30 pages; 2.20 MB]

• Video, "Peace could be the colour that people choose to wear .."

Meftel art exhibition, 2000

An art exhibition titled Women Artists defining our new Millennium was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

Bridges art exhibition, 1999

An art exhibition titled Bridges was held on the official launch of the Regional Office in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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