Publication Date
February 2006
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IK Notes report on indigenous knowledge initiatives in sub-Saharan Africa and occasionally on such initiatives outside the region. It is published by the World Bank Africa region's Knowledge and Learning Centre as part of an evolving partnership between the World Bank, communities, NGOs, development institutions and multilateral organisations. This edition outlines the role of grandmothers as 'managers' of indigenous knowledge systems that deal with the development, care and well being of women and their children. The paper outlines a rationale for involving grandmothers in community programmes based around child and maternal health, and nutrition
Serial Title:IK Notes Serial Part:No 89
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Keywords
Disability and community; family & caregivers; Disability and social diversity; elderly; Global picture; disability and gender; Health; alternative medicines and traditonal practices; issues: malnutrition; issues: maternal and child health; Inclusion; culture; Information & knowledge; knowledge development