whythawk ratings: measuring effective development

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Your analysis is spot-on, it made the Editor\'s Pick on AfricanLoft. http://www.africanloft.com/whythawk-on-zimbabwe-the-war-of-informal-markets-against-central-states-a-bellwether-of-support/

2. Scrogues Converse: Open-space, Identity and the Missing Web
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Scrogues Converse is a feature presented at Scholars & Rogues, a political analysis blog.  In this conversation Martin Bosworth and Gavin Chait discuss the nature of Open-source vs Open-stand

3. Zimbabwe: the Hollow State
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...nvestment are high. The market is perilously poor and there is little to attract exiled Zimbabweans home. Whythawk has been benchmarking the Zimbabwean informal economy precisely with this in mind. ...

4. The war of informal markets against central states; a bellwether of support
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...l collapse?" asked Tama Muru, from the BBC's HARDtalk. "It has already collapsed," said Whythawk. Zimbabwe, for all the posturing by Robert Mugabe - their increasingly detached ty...

5. After Enron: the Corporate Governance of Corporate Social Investment
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...ays it is doing. Number two, the validation of the work that the company claims is being performed." Whythawk has long held that companies outsource their reputational risk when they choose to ...

6. Getting Home in Zimbabwe: The impossibility of public transport
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... and expected to rise to 1.5 million % by the end of the year, the current fuel price is mere speculation. Whythawk Ratings, which investigates regional development needs as well as emerging market b...

7. Suburbanise! How aid and trade obliterate unique cultures
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...ay not like any of these new forms of capitalism but they do offer what capitalism is so good at: choice. Whythawk was started in 1998, not so much to end poverty, but to assist poor communities to...

8. Start your business in Johannesburg but hire your advisor in Cape Town
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...a crucial part of government's strategy to reduce unemployment and increase black economic empowerment. Whythawk has recently completed rating individual small business development consultants in ...

9. Do you hate the poor enough to be charitable?
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...a (and the world) people stand by the side of the road waiting for you to park. Then they guard your car. Whythawk Ratings is busy researching the car-guarding industry. Working entirely for tips (...

10. Demonstration Enterprise Development Consultant B
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... on in future reviews. Copyright and Terms of Use If you are not viewing this document live at http://www.whythawk.com/ then you are not viewing the latest version of this document. You do this enti...

11. Demonstration Enterprise Development Consultant A
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... on in future reviews. Copyright and Terms of Use If you are not viewing this document live at http://www.whythawk.com/ then you are not viewing the latest version of this document. You do this enti...

12. Demonstration Health HIV / AIDS Orphanage B
(Ratings Demonstration/Demonstration)

...ort is being put into recruitment. Ongoing Disclosure Demonstration is making information available to Whythawk and has been more than willing to participate in ongoing disclosure. Copyright...

13. Demonstration Health HIV / AIDS Orphanage A
(Ratings Demonstration/Demonstration)

... on in future reviews. Copyright and Terms of Use If you are not viewing this document live at http://www.whythawk.com/ then you are not viewing the latest version of this document. You do this enti...

14. Demonstration Table of Ratings
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...ated BB Copyright and Terms of Use If you are not viewing this document live at http://www.whythawk.com/ then you are not viewing the latest version of this document. You do this enti...

15. While no-one was watching
(Analysis/Analysis)

... had seen fit to go and take a look in the first place, nothing would have changed.  In this, unasked, Whythawk serves a vital roll.  We are watching....

16. Rating to create a market; questions and answers
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The Whythawk team is going through an exciting period of growth; rolling out enterprise development ratings in Gauteng, and developing a new model for rating HIV/AIDS organisations, is pushing us hard

17. The best bridge out of poverty is over the future of cash
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...systems are in place to track that investment. In this they will be cheered on by ratings agencies such as Whythawk.  Transparency allows for direct and meaningful analysis and comparison. ...

18. Mama Jackie - the "Angel of Soweto" - assaults a journalist
(Analysis/Analysis)

... arrived to arrest Maarohanye for the kidnapping. Once again she embarrasses her sponsors by association. Whythawk has received numerous letters from NGOs and charities threatening us with legal act...

19. General Scorecard Overview and Summary
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...t responses relating to their impressions, experiences and the long-term impact on their lives. NOTE: It is Whythawk policy that - where an organisation has provided insufficient information in two or...

20. Western Cape economic development support agencies lack the capacity to halve unemployment
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Whythawk Ratings (white-hawk), the South African NGO rating firm, has just released their review of the performance of enterprise and small business development consultants in the Western Cape, South

21. Rating Copyright and Terms of Use
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Copyright © 2007 by Whythawk Ratings, P.O. Box 551, Sea Point, 8060 Reproduction or retransmission in whole or in part is prohibited except by permission. All rights reserved. All of the informa

22. X Challenge: Develop the cheapest most effective school
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... 100 per year per student? Anyone wanting to join us in developing this challenge please contact us. 1 Whythawk has not rated either organisation and so expresses no opinion on the effectiveness ...

23. A revitalised UN may improve development in Africa
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...nt.  1 Note that the Cape Argus articles linked on the conference page were written by Gavin Chait of Whythawk Ratings 2 Whythawk has not rated Kamitei and so expresses no opinion on the effecti...

24. 9 Why do you need my financials and client list?
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There are two components to the work of Whythawk. The first is the individual ratings, but the second is the overall structure and trends within the development sector. Financials are used to calculat

25. 6 How does Whythawk remain impartial and objective?
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...y of the reports. The members are drawn from various professions that have insight into the sector at hand. Whythawk is not a professional fundraiser. We do not charge organisations to be rated, nor d...

26. 5 What are the specific things that Whythawk measures?
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There are three major components to a rating: the skills of the people who perform the service of the organisation the level of oversight and organisation of the organisation feedback from beneficia

27. 4 What sectors is Whythawk focused on?
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The sectors we're focusing on presently include:  Enterprise: small business development and support Health: HIV / AIDS Education: adult education, skills programs, learnerships and apprent

28. 3 How does the Whythawk approach differ from other organisations?
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...o put your money into a specific sector which interests you, and into the best of breed within that sector. Whythawk's approach is not to rate organisations at random, but to conduct a thorough an...

29. 2 What is the difference between 'accreditation' and 'ratings'?
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...sure you'd slow down and be more cautious. The driver in front of you has a habit of causing accidents. Whythawk ratings work in a similar way. Accreditations are 'in' or 'out'. Ei...

30. Unlock the Value in Emerging Markets
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....  As they emerge into the developed world these companies have significant competitive advantages. Whythawk Ratings offers companies, government programs and donor foundations the unique oppo...

31. Get Rated
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...h capital and pushed into areas not their central focus, while other organisations languish in obscurity. Whythawk Ratings offers informal market organisations and companies the unique opportunity t...

32. Terms of Use
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This whythawk.com site ("our site" or "this site") is owned and operated by Whythawk. Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using our site. By using this site, yo

33. Section 51 Manual for Whythawk Development CC
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...1)(b)] Records available in terms of any other legislation [Section 51(1)(d)] Access to the records held by Whythawk Development CC [Sections 51(1)(c) and 51(1)(e)] i. The latest notice regarding the ...

34. Why Use Whythawk
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...hey are poor in knowledge and in opportunity, but their aspirations and combined purchasing power are vast. Whythawk’s purpose is to quantify these aspirations, and the existing capacity to meet...

35. Privacy Policy
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Whythawk believes that electronic privacy is important for the ongoing success of the Internet as a service, commercial, and entertainment medium. On occasion, Whythawk will make available to potentia

36. Ratings Methodology
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The rating of individual organisations is based on responses Whythawk Ratings receives from information gathered during an extensive on-site interview as well as from three separate questionnaires des

37. Unlock the Value in Emerging Markets
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....  As they emerge into the developed world these companies have significant competitive advantages. Whythawk Ratings offers companies, government programs and donor foundations the unique oppo...

38. Get Rated
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...h capital and pushed into areas not their central focus, while other organisations languish in obscurity. Whythawk Ratings offers informal market organisations and companies the unique opportunity t...

39. Terms of Use
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This whythawk.com site ("our site" or "this site") is owned and operated by Whythawk. Please read these terms and conditions carefully before using our site. By using this site, yo

40. Section 51 Manual for Whythawk Development CC
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...1)(b)] Records available in terms of any other legislation [Section 51(1)(d)] Access to the records held by Whythawk Development CC [Sections 51(1)(c) and 51(1)(e)] i. The latest notice regarding the ...

41. Why Use Whythawk
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...hey are poor in knowledge and in opportunity, but their aspirations and combined purchasing power are vast. Whythawk’s purpose is to quantify these aspirations, and the existing capacity to meet...

42. Privacy Policy
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Whythawk believes that electronic privacy is important for the ongoing success of the Internet as a service, commercial, and entertainment medium. On occasion, Whythawk will make available to potentia

43. Ratings Methodology
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The rating of individual organisations is based on responses Whythawk Ratings receives from information gathered during an extensive on-site interview as well as from three separate questionnaires des

44. Whythawk Ratings
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Whythawk Ratings, , We have offices in South Africa and the UK.

45. Whythawk Podcast Downloads
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... an exciting and volatile place in which to do business. There are opportunities, but there are also risks. Whythawk presents here a series of informal seminars and discussions on risk, economics, glo...