Capitalisation documents
Each year, our teams and partners produce numerous documents (written reports, videos, theses, dissertations, etc.) to capitalise on the work carried out in the field. These publications are useful internally to share lessons learned and positive experiences in order to reproduce them by adapting them to other contexts. However, they are also intended to be shared with as many people as possible so that our achievements can be used for other projects. As a university NGO, it is essential for Louvain Coopération to transmit the knowledge we produce, always with the aim of building a fairer and more sustainable world.
The role of local deities and traditional beliefs in promoting the sustainable use of mangrove ecosystems
Il s’agit du premier chapitre de thèse d’un doctorant à l’UNamur, en collaboration avec Uni4Coop, publié dans la revue Forest Policy and economics. Ce travail est consacré à l’évaluation des croyances traditionnelles et des divinités locales dans la réduction des pressions sur les mangroves au Bénin.
Environmental integration tool approach: Self-determined commitment and the adoption of pro-environmental behaviors
ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRATION TOOL (EIT) APPROACH, Construction, Dissemination, Ownership and Impact, Executive summary
This document presents the executive summary in English of the capitalization report (document 237) describing the process of construction, dissemination, ownership and impact of the Environmental Integration Tool (EIT) Approach, a methodology developed by Louvain Coopération and composed of two tools (EIT-Programme and EIT-Producer), registered under a Creative Commons Licence and available on the Louvain Coopération website https://www.louvaincooperation.org/en/environment in French (original), English and Spanish (there are also some versions in Kirundi, Khmer or Malagasy, available on request).
Other documents on the Louvain Cooperation website refer to the EIT Approach (see documents 236 to 247).
EIT Approach, Environmental Integration Tool (presentation)
This presentation is the English translation of the one used in the framework of the UCLouvain conference "Transition and Sustainable Development" of November 2021 https://www.lptransition.be/news-events/conf-nov-2021 and presents the results of the documentary research on the construction, dissemination, appropriation and impact of the Environmental Integration Tool (EIT) Approach (https://www.louvaincooperation.org/en/environment), developed by Louvain Coopération (NGO of the Catholic University of Louvain) and, in particular, the link between the EIT Approach and inter- and trans-disciplinary research oriented towards sustainable development. It is a complement to document 243.
Other documents on the Louvain Cooperation website refer to the EIT Approach (see documents 236 to 247).
ENVIRONMENTAL INTEGRATION TOOL (EIT) APPROACH, Innovations, impacts and perspectives (abstract)
This document presents the abstract in English of the article (document 242) published in the framework of the UCLouvain conference "Transition and Sustainable Development" of November 2021 https://www.lptransition.be/news-events/conf-nov-2021 and presenting the results of the documentary research on the construction, dissemination, ownership and impact of the Environmental Integration Tool (EIT) Approach (https://www.louvaincooperation.org/en/environment), developed by Louvain Cooperation (NGO of the Catholic University of Louvain) and, in particular, the link between the EIT Approach and inter- and transdisciplinary research oriented towards sustainable development.
Other documents on the Louvain Cooperation website refer to the EIT Approach (see documents 236 to 247).
Inclusion for transformation (síntesis)
What do we understand by inclusion? Who is to be included? What are the links between inclusion and empowerment? Under what conditions can inclusion be transformative? How is inclusion to be adopted in practice?
Inclusion for Transformations investigates the integration of inclusive practices, as vehicles for equitable and sustainable social change. In this work, F3E has brought together stakeholders from the field of research, consultants and practitioners working for the promotion of social justice, both in France and internationally. It includes a contribution from Louvain Coopération on the empowerment on which the Environmental Integration Tool Approach (EIT, see https://www.louvaincooperation.org/en/environment) is built and which it facilitates at the same time.
Other documents on the Louvain Cooperation website refer to the EIT Approach (see documents 236 to 247).
A Qualitative Study on Community Social Workers: Motivation of Community Social Workers and Sustainability of Social Work in Cambodia
The study explored the work of community social workers (CSWs) and their motivation and the sustainability of community social work programs in Cambodia. The results from the semistructure interview with 21 CSWs revealed that the work of social workers is in itself is a process of self-development and empowerment. On one hand, the targeted clients, women and children, showed improvement in their situation and mental wellbeing. On the other hand, remarkable changes in self-development and self-empowerment was noticeably evident among CSWs. The personal interest, incentive, and social support played a major role in job motivation while constraints to balance work and livelihood strategies, clients’ problems, limited skills and technical supports, absence of collaborative responses from local authorities, and lack of effective referral system are considered to be the main and indirect barriers to motivation of CSWs. Comprehensive intervention is required for future programs to better assist the work of social workers in the community and to ensure sustainability of social work in the rural community in Cambodia. On top of that, community awareness raising, and a well-structured referral system must be established.
The link between microcredit and rural household economy. A case study in Kampong Thom province, Cambodia.
Microfinance has known an impression expansion in Cambodia over the past two decades, causing the saturation of the microfinance sector. This is not without consequences for rural households. Besides commercial microfinance institutions, other sources of microcredit exist such as Self-Help Groups facilitated by NGOs such as Louvain Cooperation (LC). These groups allow rural households to make savings and take out credits among themselves and in a way that is more adapted to their needs. These different sources of credit are used alongside with other more traditional sources of credit. Most rural households use more than one source of credit. The use of these different credit sources may cause non-performing loans, leading a number of borrowers become indebted or even over-indebted. That is in this context that this research was completed. It was carried out as part of an internship with the NGO LC in Cambodia. A field research was conducted in the South of the province of Kampong Thom in Cambodia. The objective was to analyze the link between microcredit and the rural household economy.
The research on Migration and its Impact on Cambodian Children and Families (MHICCAF)
Migration is an increasingly important economic lifeline and a factor driving social mobility for
families in Cambodia. Over the last fifteen years, internal and international/cross-border migration
has been one of the most significant transformational changes in Cambodian society and the trend is
set to continue. Rural-rural migration accounts for 13 percent, rural-urban 57 percent and cross border
for 31 percent of total migration. Migration poses both opportunities and challenges for migrants and
their families, especially children. Globally the separation of families due to labor migration is a
well-established practice. There is an observable socio-economic gradient in the patterns of family
separation and the practices of maintaining relationships over space and time. Migrants from and
within less developed countries (LDCs) are considered to be at greater risk of poor wellbeing outcomes
(health and psychological) than those with greater economic and social advantage. Migration may have
health impacts for the migrants as well as for their families left behind. The current study focuses on
the families left behind, primarily children and their caregivers.
Despite the large flow of internal and international/cross-border labor migration and its importance
to economic development and poverty alleviation, little is known of the health and social consequences
to migrants and their families in Cambodia. The link between migration and institutionalization
of children of migrant workers is also poorly understood. This study addresses the significant
health and social consequences to left behind children and family members of migrant workers in
Cambodia and how migration lead to institutionalization or fostering of children of migrant workers.
This study adopted a mixed-methods approach, including a quantitative household survey (n=1,459)
and 115 qualitative interviews with family members of the migrant households. Key informant interviews
with local authorities, management, case-workers and children living in residential care institutions
(RCIs) were also conducted to complete eight extended case studies of RCIs. The household survey
covers 56 districts across 13 provinces aiming to understand impacts of migration on Cambodian children
and families left behind. The survey sample design includes two cohorts: the Younger Child Cohort
(aged 0 to 3 years) and the Older Child Cohort (aged 12 to 17 years). Households with no history of parental
migration were also included for comparison.
This study engaged government, non-governmental actors, international organizations including
IOM, Louvain Cooperation, Plan International Cambodia, Family Care First, The University of Hong Kong,
civil society actors, and research organizations (both national and international) across all phases of the
research – from conception to formulation of policy recommendations. Therefore, the relevant policy context
and reports on consultation with local experts about the research were mapped out to inform an intervention
framework reflecting culturally and contextually relevant interventions for the Cambodian setting.
WORKING PAPER, The impact of psychosocial challenges at home on primary school performance: the case of Cambodia, Final Research Report 2020
Toolbox for Measuring the Effectiveness of Programs Working on behavioral change (summary)
Despite their varying objectives, the programs of Belgian organisations and institutions active in Cambodia all have in common the aim of changing human behaviours that are affecting the environment, health, education, or labour rights. These organisations wanted to learn from one another on different tools and evaluation methods that can be used to analyse the effectiveness of behavioral change programming. This summary presents the study on common behavioral change model.
The complete study and the associated toolbox are also available on Louvain Cooperation website (see document 218).
Caesarean section (in conditions of limited resources)
In areas with limited resources, caesarean section is still the most common surgical procedure.
However, even with strict adherence to surgical indications (caesarean sections for convenience are excluded), the maternal morbidity and mortality rate remains high.
The objective of this manual is to reduce the perinatal and infant morbidity and mortality rate in Caesarean section, by presenting a rigorous anaesthetic and surgical practice of Caesarean section adapted to conditions with limited resources.
Cambodian primary school children with learning difficulties: psychosocial and environmental aspects of children, parents, teachers and school authorities. A qualitative case study in Battambang and Kampong Cham province.
Zero Energy Cooling Chamber-ZECC (Fieldwork Report of Ingenieux-Sud project)
Community-Based Health Insurance in Burundi
Toolbox for Measuring the Effectiveness of Programs Working on behavioral change (final report pdf)
The deinstitutionalization of children in Cambodgia : Intended and unintended consequences
Dissemination of Sustainable Technical Innovations among Smallholder Farmers in the South of Kampong Thom, Cambodia
This conference report produced in collaboration with the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium) and Royal University of Agriculture (Cambodia) discusses the way sustainable technical innovations are transferred among small farmers in the South of Kampong Thon, Cambodia. On the one hand, it considers the different factors that intervene in the transmission of the technical innovations and distinguishes those which help and those which delay the transmission. Moreover, it considers the most convenient types of support for the transmission. On the other hand, it argues how a social organization of farmers helps the transfer.
Cambodian agricultural policies: renewing the role of smallholder farmers, 6th French Network for Asian Studies International Conference
Multidimensional benefits of smallholder farmers’good practices, A case study in Kampong Thom, Cambodia
This article produced in collaboration with the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium) and Royal University of Agriculture (Cambodia) deals with the advantages of sustainable farming practices. It presents the way a non-governmental organization (MODE) spreads organic agricultural good practices to local vulnerable farmers in the central province of Kampong Thom, Cambodia. It finds significant differences between traditional agricultural practices and organic good practices. The latter leads to sustainability, increases income, food production diversity and number of risk mitigation planned or already taken action. Nevertheless, the article mentions that the global level of sustainability remains low given the local farmers’ lack of knowledge and the prominence of traditional agricultural practices.
Spreading agricultural good practices: multidimensional benefits observed in Kampong Thom, Cambodia
This paper was produced in collaboration with the Université catholique de Louvain (Belgium) and Royal University of Agriculture (Cambodia) and presented in 2017 at the 19th Organic World Congress in New Delhi (India). It presents the results of a survey to assess the benefits of spreading organic agricultural good practices to local vulnerable farmers, encouraging them to develop environmentally friendly crop production systems and to diversify their income.
Addressing the Challenges of Access to Health Care for the Rural Population of the Informal Sector in Northern Provinces of Burundi from 2010 to 2017
The psychological distress and positive mental health of people with physical impairments & their families: Kampong Cham province in Cambodia 2015
Master Thesis: Perceptions of power. The case of the NGO Esperanza Bolivia and its influence in the production and commercialization of quinoa in Yunchará
This 2015 Master thesis submitted to obtain a Master’s degree in Culture and Development Studies from the Katholiek Universiteit Leuven (KUL-Belgium) analyses power relations in the re-introduction of quinoa as a food security solution and economic crop in Yunchará (South Bolivia). Farmers’ main reason to cultivate it is the high selling value.
Of course, quinoa is starting to become part of the diet of the producer’s family and is consumed for lunch at schools; but it remains positioned as a commodity and niche food, due to its high selling price and limited availability to buy locally produced quinoa.
The impact of the NGO Esperanza Bolivia on Yunchara’s quinoa production and commercialisation could be set in three main axes: the lead and execution of the Esperanza Bolivia project for “Food Security and Sustainable Economic Security in the Highlands and Central Valley in Tarija”, the introduction of a new economic activity and the influence on the beneficiaries lifestyle and personal development.
Video on How to adapt the website of MODE : 3 homepage
This technical video shows how to modify the home page of the website of a Cambodian partner. It has two sections: first the slideshow and then the content. The slideshow consists of images sliding one by one. You can see images that emerge on the website. If you want to add a new one, it can be nice to explain what the image refers to. The content is not a simple article, it is located on the homepage.
Video on How to adapt the website of MODE : 2 photogalleries
This technical video explains how to use the photo gallery on the website of a Cambodian partner. If you want to remove a gallery, you can use different points. You can create a new photo gallery and once it’s done, just select it and apply. To do this, you must find the images on your computer/desktop. The objective is to know more about adding these images to a photo gallery within the different folders.
Video on How to adapt the website of MODE : 1how add new page
This technical video explains how to add a new article in the website of a Cambodian partner. Here we will see how it appears on the website. To do this, there are different menus. It is based on the administrator’s window. Behind the home page of the website, Chris defines the two things that must be done: first, to add what is named “an article”. After, the objective is to know more about the menus. These menus are linked to the articles.
How to search for useful data in MODE-LD Database?
This technical booklet for a Cambodian partner is particularly interesting for people who want to include useful data in their reports. In section 9, you should understand what happens when data is added in the database, especially for follow-ups and self-help groups. In what follows, it depends on what you wish. If you understand section 3.7 of the first report, you will be able to search data in the database without making mistakes.
How to add data in MODE-LD Database?
This technical booklet focuses on how to add data unfailingly in the database of a Cambodian partner. A database will sustain the information. The mechanism cannot work entirely on its own: it needs a user to know what to perform.
The first aspect will explain at length what a form is. Depending on the nature of the information, it can be interesting to learn where the data is stored.
A local database is very easy to append new information in the database. This device was created to make it faster for you to complete the follow-up forms, but please be careful: do not forget to update the data that may have changed since the previous aftercare.
Leaflets: 3. Anger Management: A Self-Help Guide
Leaflets: 2. Anti-Depressant Medication: Facts & Information
A Resource Guide for the Development of Cost-effective Microenterprises for Poor People
This resource guide contains information for organizations, government, associations and other development actors that want to support low-income households in setting up small-scale enterprises in Cambodian rural areas. It contains a collection of resources and examples of successful cases of small entrepreneurs. It aims to help organizations or institutions to learn more about development of cost-effective support of microenterprises for the poor.
The impact of Local Farmers Participation
The purpose of this 2012 study, realized as part of a Master of Arts Degree in Sustainable International Development at the Brandeis University (USA), is to analyse the impact that the participation of local farmers has had on the effectiveness of the design and implementation of “Fight against Food security and Malnutrition” project in northern Burundi. T
his study also addresses more specific questions:
- What is the level and nature of local farmers’ participation in food security projects in general and in Louvain Development Cooperation/Fight against Food Security and Malnutrition in particular?
- What is the influence of local farmers’ participation on Fight against Food security and Malnutrition project targeting (pro-poor)?
- How has beneficiary participation influenced the responsiveness of the Fight against Food security and Malnutrition project to their needs as well as lay the ground for project sustainability?
- How has involving local farmers influenced the success of capacity building and skills transfer within the Fight against Food security and Malnutrition project?