Friday, February 29, 2008

Swimming in a sea of jargon

A small selection of phrases I have come across in the past week. I'm on a bit of a steep learning curve in terms of getting to grips with programmatic jargon at the moment...

capacity building
sustainability
sector blending
logical framework matrix
detailed implementation plan
faith and community-based organisation (FCBOs)
mobilizing human capital
community ownership
synergy and complementarity
parameters of stakeholder involvement
transformational coordination of resources

I reckon there must be a committee somewhere whose sole task it is to come up with a new buzz-word every few months that must be included in all NGO reports and publications.

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