AAWORD

Association of African Women for Research and Development

AIDS

acquired immune deficiency syndrome

ATRCW

African Training and Research Centre for Women

BHSS

Nigerian Basic Health Services Scheme

CAAS

Canadian Association of African Studies

CCIC

Canadian Council for International Cooperation

CDPA

Centre for Development and Population Activities

CDR

Centre for Development Research (Denmark)

CIDA

Canadian International Development Agency

CWS/cf

Canadian Woman Studies/les Cahiers de la femme

DANIDA

Danish International Development Agency

DAWN

group Development Alternatives with Women for a New Era

DHF

Dag Hammarskjöld Foundation

ECA

Economic Commission for Africa

FAO

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

HUP

household unit of production

IBRD

International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (World Bank)

IDRC

International Development Research Centre

IDWSSD

International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation Decade

IFAA

Institute for African Alternatives

IFAD

International Fund for Agricultural Development

ILO

International Labour Organisation

IMF

International Monetary Fund

INSTRAW

International Research and Training Institute for the Advancement of Women

KAP

knowledge, attitude, and practice (a survey methodology)

KES

Kenyan shilling

KRP

Kano River Irrigation Project

NGO

nongovernmental organization

OAU

Organization of African Unity

RCCDC

Research Centre for Cooperation with Developing Countries (Yugoslavia)

RFR/DRF

Resources for Feminist Research/Documentation sur la recherche féministe

ROAPE

Review of African Political Economy

SEEDS

Sarvodaya Economic Enterprises Development Services

SID

Society for International Development

SIDA

Swedish International Development Agency

SLL

Sierra Leone leone

UN

United Nations

UNDP

United Nations Development Programme

Unesco

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation

UNFPA

United Nations Fund for Population Activities

UNICEF

United Nations Children’s Fund

UNIFEM

United Nations Development Fund for Women

UNITAR

United Nations Institute for Training and Research

USAID

United States Agency for International Development

USD

United States dollar

USDA

United States Department of Agriculture

WAG

Women’s Action Group (Zimbabwe)

WHES

World Hunger Education Service

WHO

World Health Organization

WID

women in development

WIN

Women in Nigeria

WRDP

Women’s Research and Documentation Project (Tanzania)

YWCA

World Alliance of Young Women’s Christian Associations

ZARD

Zambia Association for Research and Development