Publisher's Synopsis
Maintaining the Momentum of Beijing provides an overview of gender NGO activity in Africa in the run up to and post-Beijing. The development and contents of this African Platform for Action is examined and specific elements commented upon by six African female authors. The book also advises NGOs on how to maintain the momentum of Beijing. The strength of this book lies in the fact that it gives a hearing to African women?s perceptions of the development process coupled with a valuable overview of NGOs and development agencies, and how they are to create successful organization structures and strategies to empower them to move forward post-Beijing.
