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Low-carbon energy projects for development in Sub-Saharan Africa Unveiling the potential, addressing the barriers
World Bank, 2008Sub-Saharan Africa has an opportunity of choosing a cleaner development pathway via low-carbon energy alternatives that can reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.DocumentImproving health services and strengthening health systems: adopting and implementing innovative strategies - an exploratory review in twelve countries
World Health Organization, 2006In recent years, a number of specific strategies for improving health services and strengthening health systems have been consistently advocated. In order to advise governments, the World Health Organization(WHO) commissioned this exploratory study to examine more closely the track record of these strategies in twelve low-income countries.DocumentCommunity self-mobilisation to end open defecation
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008With the Community-Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) approach, communities analyse their sanitation conditions, understand the impact of open defecation on health and the environment, and take collective action to end open defecation (OD).DocumentNational plans of action for orphans and vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa: where are the youngest children?
Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2008Although it is recognised that the focus of support must be on all children made vulnerable by HIV and AIDS, including those living with sick parents or in extreme poverty, the youngest are often invisible to programme planners, despite their vulnerability.DocumentAssessing household food insecurity in sub-Saharan Africa
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008Reducing hunger in developing countries depends on reliable estimates of food insecurity. Using data about how much food individual households acquire may be a more accurate way to measure dietary quantity and quality than national level data.DocumentIn the best interests of the child: harmonising laws in Eastern and Southern Africa
African Child Policy Forum, 2007This report reviews and analyses how far 19 Eastern and Southern African countries have gone in harmonising and implementing the principles of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the African Charter on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACRWC, or 'the African Charter').DocumentThe effect of increased education on employment for Kenyan women
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Creation of wage jobs has not kept up with rapid growth in the workforce in sub-Saharan Africa. In Kenya, since the 1990s employment has become dominated by the informal sector, particularly for women. How has this affected the gender gap in employment? Does education increase women’s participation in the labour force?DocumentReligion and conflict in Africa with a special focus on East Africa
Danish Institute for International Studies, 2006Religion appears to be motivating a growing number of people to participate in armed conflict. This paper examines the assumption that violence in East Africa is related to religion. It provides an overview of the history of religion and conflict in the region, subsequently it asses the present situation and the prospects for the future.OrganisationResearch ICT Africa Network
The Research ICT Africa Network conducts research on ICT policy and regulation that facilitates evidence-based and informed policy making for improved access, use and application of ICT for social devDocumentEducation for rural people in Africa
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, 2006This document reports on the presentations and recommendations of a regional seminar to consider education for rural people in Africa.Pages