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China’s interest and activity in Africa’s construction and infrastructure sectors
Department for International Development, UK, 2007China has become an important and influential player in Africa and is increasingly a source of political and financial support for many African governments, particularly in countries with economies that are resource-endowed.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?DocumentEvaluating co-ordination and complementarily of Country Strategy Papers with National Development Priorities
Department for International Development, UK, 2006This study examines the role which the Country Strategy Papers (CSPs) and similar policy documents of the EC play in improving coordination and complementarity between EC and member states’ aid programmes.DocumentHIV/AIDS stigma: finding solutions to strengthen HIV/AIDS programs
International Center for Research on Women, USA, 2006AIDS related stigma has pernicious effect on the epidemic’s prevention. Fear of stigmatisation dissuades people from seeking help from treatment, care and support services. What factors perpetuate and contribute to stigma against those infected with HIV/AIDS?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.DocumentEducation access and retention for educationally marginalised children: innovations in social protection
Mobile Task Team on the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Education, 2005This report looks at the effectiveness of social protection programmes for educationally marginalised children (EMC) in Eastern and Southern Africa.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.DocumentBirth intervals and injectable contraception in sub-Saharan Africa
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Short intervals between births increase the risk of children dying during their first year and beyond. Use of contraception should help to increase birth intervals, but does it work? Research in nine African countries suggests that use of the injectable contraceptive, depot-medroxyprogesterone acetate (DMPA), actually increases the odds of short birth intervals.Pages