- Gender, HIV/AIDS transmission and impacts: a review of issues and evidence
- S. Baden; H. Wach / BRIDGE, 1998
- Reviews statistical data on gender specific effects of AIDS, and argues that gender analysis is central to a comprehensive understanding of HIV/AIDS transmission, because of its immediate relevance to sexual behaviour, which is the va...
- Inequality in Income and Access to Education: A Cross-Country Analysis
- D. Checchi / World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 1999
- In the current debate on the relationship between inequality in income distribution and growth one of the possible link works through the access to education. After reviewing this debate, a formal model shows how the imperfection of f...
- 'Putnam in India': is social capital a meaningful and measurable concept at Indian state level?
- R. Senna / Institute of Development Studies UK, 1999
- In a seminal and provocative book, Putnam argues that levels of trust, interest in public affairs and political participation are the most important explanatory features of the differential institutional performance across Italian reg...
- Reaching the poor? Developing a Poverty Screen for Agricultural Research Proposals
- J. Farrington; A. Cox; J. Gilling / Overseas Development Institute, 1998
- The UK has long played a leading role in natural resources research - but can it meet the poverty eradication objective of the 1997 White Paper on international development? Drawing on the capital assets framework, this paper examines...
- Whether malnutrition among young children impedes their acquisition of academic skills
- P. Glewwe; H. Jacoby; E. King / International Food Policy Research Institute, 1999
- This paper investigates the nutrition-learning nexus using a unique longitudinal data set, which follows a large sample of Philippine children from birth until the end of their primary education. Finds that malnourished childre...
- Over 15 million children have been orphaned by the epidemic
- S. Hunter; J. Williamson / Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 2000
- This executive summary of the report includes: new orphan estimates for 34 countries; a description of what children, families, and communities are doing to address their growing orphan problems; strategies for intervention that have ...
- Lessons learned from a youth-orientated participatory development project
- G El Sawi / US Agency for International Development, 2000
- Looks at USAID / USDA 's rural youth initiative programme in Uganda and Zambia. The pilot programmes focused on three primary activities: U.S.-based Youth in Development Consultation and Study Tours: youth repres...
- A community approach to environmental education
- R.P. Grieser / US Agency for International Development, 1999
- Report on the Green COM/Mali project which aimed to increase environmental knowledge and awareness, and to mobilize communities around environmental issues. The project worked with the Ministry of Basic Education, the Ministry of the ...
- Overview of Studies on the Impact of Microenterprise Credit (Sebstad / Chen / AIMS)
- microLINKS,, 1999
- Labour market aspects of state enterprise reform in Viet Nam
- David O'Connor / OECD Development Centre, 1996
- State-owned enterprise (SOE) restructuring has proceeded more rapidly in Viet Nam than, for example, in China and India. The government tightened the budget constraints facing SOEs virtually simultaneously with price liberalisation. W...
- On-Plot Sanitation in Low-Income Urban Communities: A review of literature (WEDC)
- A. Cotton; R. Franceys; J. Pickford; D. Saywell / Water Engineering and Development Centre, 1998
- Document reports findings from Phase 1 (May - August 1992) of an Overseas Development Administration/DFID funded project ) concerning on-plot sanitation in low income areas of urban Africa and Asia. Results from the project's two main...
- Asian women and industrial restructuring - new struggles, new strategies (Wilson)
- Women in Global Science and Technology Network, 1999
- Poverty and human development: UNDP Human Development Report 1997 (highlights)
- Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 1999
- Decentralization in Chile (Stewart / Ranis / UNDP)
- Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 1999
- Decentralization in Zimbabwe (Stewart / Klugman / Helmsing / UNDP)
- Human Development Report Office, UNDP, 1999
- Measuring the gap: female education in sub-saharan Africa (IBADS)
- Information Bank on African Development Studies, 1999
- The beneficial effects of female education have been well documented, and current levels of female participation in SSA suggest that much can be done to extend these benefits in the region. There is ample research that demonstr...
- Labour policy in South Africa: Government Green Paper
- African National Congress, 1999
- Population policy in South Africa: Government Green Paper
- African National Congress, 1999
- National Land Policy Conference, South Africa 1995: proceedings
- African National Congress, 1999
- Social welfare in South Africa: Government White Paper
- African National Congress, 1999
- Global Unification the Gambia (GU)
- Global Unification The Gambia (GU) is a chapter of Global Unification International (GUI) in Australia. It is a youth-led research and development, non-political, non-religious, tax exempted charitable, association established in 2006 at the University of the Gambia. In partnership with relevant institutions, its mission is to provide education, skills and strengthen the capacity of yo...
- Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
- The Child Poverty Action Group was formed in 1994 out of deep concern for the rising level of poverty in New Zealand and its effects on children. CPAG works to produce evidence about the causes and effects of poverty on children and their families. It examines how Government policies affect children and families. CPAG publishes reports, makes submissions and conducts small-scale researc...
- Earth Child Institute (ECI)
- Earth Child Institute is committed to combating climate change, deforestation and water scarcity. By investing in hands-on environment and educational projects with and for children, both in and out of schools. Its goal is to engage with and support empowerment of the world’s 2.2 billion people under the age of 18 to plant trees, ensure access to safe water, sanitation, clean energy and nutr...
- Kenya Community Support Center (KECOSCE)
- The Kenya Community Support Center (KECOSCE) was founded in 2006 and has been working in the coastal region of Kenya. It was established to address democratic governance, socio?economic and youth concerns with a focus on the coast of Kenya.
- United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER)
- Multidisciplinary research institute on development economics
- Countdown to 2015
- The Countdown to 2015 Initiative tracks coverage levels for health interventions proven to reduce maternal, newborn and child mortality.It calls on governments and development partners to be accountable, identifies knowledge gaps and proposes new actions to reach Millennium Development Goals 4 and 5, to reduce child mortality and improve maternal health. The Countdown Initiative is a supra-institu...
- UNICEF Bangladesh
- The UNICEF Bangladesh country office work in partnership with government ministries, non-government organisations, UN agencies and a wide range of donors in order to solve the problems facing children in Bangladesh. Specifically, UNICEF Bangladesh works on: education health and nutrition protection...
- Global Health Promotion
- Global Health Promotion, is the official publication of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education (IUHPE). It is a multilingual journal, which publishes authoritative peer-reviewed articles and practical information for a world-wide audience of professionals interested in health promotion and health education. The title was formerly known as Promotion & Education.
- BASICS fragile and post-conflict states publications
- As part of a multi-donor exercise to deepen the international development community's understanding of health programming in post conflict and fragile environments, BASICS authored a series of papers to distill current thinking and share lessons learned. This website page provides access to the titles of and links to these papers.
- Centre for Household, Income, Labour and Demographic economics (CHILD)
- Promotes the collaboration of researchers in the field of population and household economics with a particular interest to the relationships between households, within households and between the family and the state by organising conferences, seminars and research on these themes. Acts as a network for the activities of five Italian universities.
