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Mapping synergy and antagony in North–South partnerships for health: a case study of the Tanzanian women's NGO KIWAKKUKI
North–South partnerships for health aim to link resources, expertise and local knowledge to create synergy. The literature on such partnerships presents an optimistic view of the promise of partnership on one hand, contrasted by pessimistic depictions of practice on the other. Case studies are calle...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3566659/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22180447 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dar092 |
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author | Corbin, J. Hope Mittelmark, Maurice B. Lie, Gro Th. |
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description | North–South partnerships for health aim to link resources, expertise and local knowledge to create synergy. The literature on such partnerships presents an optimistic view of the promise of partnership on one hand, contrasted by pessimistic depictions of practice on the other. Case studies are called for to provide a more intricate understanding of partnership functioning, especially viewed from the Southern perspective. This case study examined the experience of the Tanzanian women's NGO, KIWAKKUKI, based on its long history of partnerships with Northern organizations, all addressing HIV/AIDS in the Kilimanjaro region. KIWAKKUKI has provided education and other services since its inception in 1990 and has grown to include a grassroots network of >6000 local members. Using the Bergen Model of Collaborative Functioning, the experience of KIWAKKUKI's partnership successes and failures was mapped. The findings demonstrate that even in effective partnerships, both positive and negative processes are evident. It was also observed that KIWAKKUKI's partnership breakdowns were not strictly negative, as they provided lessons which the organization took into account when entering subsequent partnerships. The study highlights the importance of acknowledging and reporting on both positive and negative processes to maximize learning in North–South partnerships. |
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spelling | pubmed-35666592013-02-07 Mapping synergy and antagony in North–South partnerships for health: a case study of the Tanzanian women's NGO KIWAKKUKI Corbin, J. Hope Mittelmark, Maurice B. Lie, Gro Th. Health Promot Int Original Papers North–South partnerships for health aim to link resources, expertise and local knowledge to create synergy. The literature on such partnerships presents an optimistic view of the promise of partnership on one hand, contrasted by pessimistic depictions of practice on the other. Case studies are called for to provide a more intricate understanding of partnership functioning, especially viewed from the Southern perspective. This case study examined the experience of the Tanzanian women's NGO, KIWAKKUKI, based on its long history of partnerships with Northern organizations, all addressing HIV/AIDS in the Kilimanjaro region. KIWAKKUKI has provided education and other services since its inception in 1990 and has grown to include a grassroots network of >6000 local members. Using the Bergen Model of Collaborative Functioning, the experience of KIWAKKUKI's partnership successes and failures was mapped. The findings demonstrate that even in effective partnerships, both positive and negative processes are evident. It was also observed that KIWAKKUKI's partnership breakdowns were not strictly negative, as they provided lessons which the organization took into account when entering subsequent partnerships. The study highlights the importance of acknowledging and reporting on both positive and negative processes to maximize learning in North–South partnerships. Oxford University Press 2013-03 2011-12-15 /pmc/articles/PMC3566659/ /pubmed/22180447 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dar092 Text en © The Author (2011). Published by Oxford University Press. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5 This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/2.5), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Original Papers Corbin, J. Hope Mittelmark, Maurice B. Lie, Gro Th. Mapping synergy and antagony in North–South partnerships for health: a case study of the Tanzanian women's NGO KIWAKKUKI |
title | Mapping synergy and antagony in North–South partnerships for health: a case study of the Tanzanian women's NGO KIWAKKUKI |
title_full | Mapping synergy and antagony in North–South partnerships for health: a case study of the Tanzanian women's NGO KIWAKKUKI |
title_fullStr | Mapping synergy and antagony in North–South partnerships for health: a case study of the Tanzanian women's NGO KIWAKKUKI |
title_full_unstemmed | Mapping synergy and antagony in North–South partnerships for health: a case study of the Tanzanian women's NGO KIWAKKUKI |
title_short | Mapping synergy and antagony in North–South partnerships for health: a case study of the Tanzanian women's NGO KIWAKKUKI |
title_sort | mapping synergy and antagony in north–south partnerships for health: a case study of the tanzanian women's ngo kiwakkuki |
topic | Original Papers |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3566659/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22180447 http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/heapro/dar092 |
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