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UNICEF Humanitarian Action Report 2007
United Nations Children's Fund, 2007This Humanitarian Action Report 2007 outlines UNICEF’s appeal for children and women in 33 emergencies around the world.DocumentA participatory pathbreaker? Experience with poverty reduction strategy papers from four South African countries
Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research, 2006Has the PRSP (Poverty Reduction Strategy Process) paved the way for a new and more democratic participatory way of governance and policy-making, or was it just an ad hoc gimmick promoted by the donor community? Has it contributed to effective poverty reduction in the rural population?DocumentField-based models of primary teacher training: case studies of student support systems from Sub-Saharan Africa
Department for International Development, UK, 2006Field-based training is seen as a low-cost means to achieve meet the increased demand for primary teachers in Africa but, this paper warns, will prove ineffective without the serious investment and planning for local-level support and assessment for student teachers.DocumentBuilding capacity in ICT for development networks
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007Information networks make important contributions to civil society growth. New information and communication technologies (ICTs) are playing their role in this. Many development agencies are focusing on building the capacity of these networks and best practice needs to be shared.DocumentThe link between primary education and democracy in Africa
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007It is argued that democratically elected governments may have a greater incentive than authoritarian regimes to provide their citizens with primary schooling. It is also argued that democracy may be reinforced by primary education encouraging democratic attitudes. Is there evidence of any truth in these statements in African countries?DocumentDeveloping flexible models for primary teacher training in Africa
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007In Africa, at least 20 countries are at risk of failing to meet the Education for All target. If reasonable student to teacher ratios are to be put in place, increasing the number and quality of teachers in primary education is essential. As the trend in training shifts away from traditional institutions, a more flexible approach is emerging in Africa.DocumentThe many paths of cotton sector reform in Eastern and Southern Africa: lessons from a decade of experience
The Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics - Michigan State University, 2006Cotton is a rare economic success story in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), generating cash incomes for millions of smallholder households and allowing the continent to capture a rising share of world trade in the crop.DocumentBridging the finance gap in housing and infrastructure
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006The Community-Led Infrastructure Finance Facility is pioneering a new approach to providing long-term loan finance for community-driven infrastructure initiatives. This financial mechanism gives urban poor people’s organisations direct access to money to develop sustainable solutions for slums. Launched in India, this approach could be replicated globally.DocumentCase studies of non-formal education by distance and open learning
Commonwealth of Learning, 2000This research report contains case studies of distance and open learning for non-formal education (NFE) from Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, and Zambia.Documentid21 viewpoint - AUVEC: using the virtual world to achieve real world gains in livestock care
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006The importance of livestock to poor people is as obvious as the humps on a camel. However, the diseases that affect animals and their keepers do not get the attention they need.Pages