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    Back to basics in HIV prevention: focus on exposure

    British Medical Journal, 2003
    Despite 20 years of experience with HIV prevention programmes, the number of people infected continues to rise. Why have we not done better? Some people suggest that we have focused too much on the behaviours that spread the virus, rather than on the social and economic conditions that promote such behaviours.
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    Information and communication technologies for development in Africa

    International Development Research Centre, 2003
    This book synthesises the results of the first ‘generation’ of pilot projects on the introduction of ICTS in poor communities. It highlights the opportunities and challenges that these communities face as they attempt to adopt ICTs as a means of their integration into the new economy.
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    Gender equality in sector wide approaches: a reference guide

    OECD Development Centre, 2002
    This guide presents a series of case studies examining the experience of sector wide programs in education, health and agriculture.It offers advice on how to ensure that a sector wide approach:contributes to overall sustainability and effectivenessis fully responsive to the needs and interests of both women and men and helps to promote gender equalityThe case studies identif
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    Tackling gender issues in sustainable land management

    Centre for Development and Environment, Berne, 2002
    This toolkit provides a framework for main-streaming gender in rural development activities.It addresses the lack of conceptual and practical tools in the area of sustainable land management.
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    The informal sector in Sub-Saharan Africa

    International Labour Organization, 2002
    This report attempts to provide an analysis of available secondary data on the informal sector in Sub-Saharan Africa.
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    Inequality of child mortality among ethnic groups in sub-Saharan Africa

    Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2000
    Accounts by journalists of wars in several countries in Sub-Saharan Africa in the 1990s have raised concern that ethnic cleavages and overlapping religious and racial affiliations may widen the inequalities in health and survival among ethnic groups throughout the region, particularly among children.
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    Globalisation and the international governance of modern biotechnology: the implications for food security in Kenya

    International Environmental Law Research Centre, 2003
    This paper argues that for modern biotechnology research to have long term and wider positive social impact in Kenya, changes in policies and institutions must be implemented to ensure that it benefits the smallholder farmers who make up the majority of Kenya’s population.Critical issues examined include:biosafety food safetyloss of biodiversity IPRsThe report makes
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    Mt. Elgon regional ecosystem conservation programme (MERECP) appraisal report

    Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2002
    This paper reports on an external appraisal by NORAD of the draft programme proposal ”Mt. Elgon Regional Ecosystem Conservation Programme (MERECP)”.The paper finds that the major challenge is to effectively harmonise the programme into a truly regional effort. The implementation phase will therefore be split into a small regional component and two national components.
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    Status and impacts of HIV/AIDS in agricultural universities and colleges in Africa

    Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2002
    The report looks into the status, impact and preventive actions taken by some of the partner universities and colleges in Africa of Agricultural University of Norway (NLH) against the spread of HIV/AIDS.
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    Coping with declining tourism: examples from communities in Kenya

    Pro-Poor Tourism Partnership, 2003
    This paper discusses the consequences of declining tourism for poor communities who depend on the industry. It begins with an overview of the Kenyan industry and explores reasons for declining numbers of visitors to the country.

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