2006 Fiscal Year Final Research Report Summary
Study on the impact of external aid to local residents associations in West Africa
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17611005
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
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| Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
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| Section | 一般 |
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| Research Field |
社会開発と文化
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| Research Institution | Kyoto Prefectural University |
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Principal Investigator |
AKASAKA Masaru Kyoto Prefectural University, Faculty of Letters, Professor (60099231)
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| Co-Investigator(Kenkyū-buntansha) |
MITSUHASHI Toshio Kyoto Prefectural University, Faculty of Human Environment, Professor (60239291)
TAKEUCHI Kiyoshi Toyama University, Faculty of Humanities, Assistant Professor (40212021)
OUSSOUBY Sacko Kyoto Seika University, Faculty of Humanities, Lecturer (70340510)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2005 – 2006
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| Keywords | decentralization / local resident's associations / participatory development plan / endogamous develonment / craftsman groups / self-help organizations |
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| Research Abstract |
This study was carried out by an interdisciplinary method. Four researchers majored in the different field of study that is cultural anthropology, environmental design studies, and house plan study. First we have tried to collect some documents about development of local resident's groups and private voluntary organizations in some countries of West Africa such as Mali, Guinea, Guinean Bissau, Cape Verde. Also, data on activity of particularly domestic and foreign NGOs were collected. As a result, it was recognized that the structure of inhabitants organization have been prosperous under introduction of democratization in African societies. We collected some information in international support organizations and research organizations such as ECOFAC or CUREFAC in France, and evaluated the impact of political opposition in the core the cultural accessement of local needs. Second we have carried out field work in several places of the Republic of Mali. In a village area of the southern Mali, local resident's group of various forms have been born under recent decentralization policy. Those organizations aimed at improving basic education, adult education, hygiene, medical care, environmental safeguard, etc. While there are many woman organizations aiming to develop self-act efforts, we could pay attention to new types of organization : organization of handicapped persons, an organization for sustaining culture and local traditional. By investigation of historical city Djenne, it was cleared that there were problems such as environmental degradationand inflection of culture resources. We proposed aid package rooted of local activation from result of study in East Asia such as Taiwan and Japan. By investigation of the capital Bamako where modern buildings has been increasing, it became clear that an organization by traditional craftsman coped with drastic change.
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