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    The effects of parental death and chronic poverty on children’s education and health: evidence from Indonesia

    Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2009
    What are the impacts of of parental death and chronic poverty on children's education and health in Indonesia?
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    Building resilience in rural communities: toolkit

    Learning for Sustainability, 2008
    How can a sense of community contribute to the resilience of individuals and groups? This toolkit is designed to be used by programme coordinators such as community workers, health professionals, and others working with individuals and groups in the community, including voluntary or commercial groups and community leaders.
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    Global challenges for humanity

    The Millennium Project, 2008
    The Millennium Projects' 15 Global Challenges for 2008 aim to provide a framework to assess the global and local prospects for humanity. Their description, with a range of views and actions to address each challenge, include regional views and progress assessments.
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    Inequality in mortality in Vietnam: unravel the causes

    Department of Economics, Umeå University, 2008
    This study investigates the association between socio-economic variables and mortality in Vietnam.
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    Child survival, poverty and policy options from DHS surveys in Kenya: 1993-2003

    Poverty and Economic Policy Network, 2008
    Will Kenya achieve the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on child survival by 2015? While child and infant mortality rates declined massively following Kenyan independence, progress since 1990 has slowed down – particularly on infant mortality - making it seem increasingly unlikely. This is the conclusion of new report brought out by the Poverty and Economic Policy Network (PEP).
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    The Centre for the Analysis of South African Social Policy (CASASP)

    The Centre for the Analysis of South African Social Policy (CASASP) in the Department of Social Policy and Social Work (DSPSW) at the University of Oxford aims to assist in the eradication of poverty
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    The status of rural poverty in the Near East and North Africa

    International Fund for Agricultural Development, 2007
    Poverty in the Near East and North Africa region (NENA) is mainly a rural phenomenon. Almost half (48%) the area’s population lives in rural areas. This report focuses on key rural poverty issues in 13 diverse countries in the region, without attempting to propose policy or programme actions at national or local levels.
  • Organisation

    The Berkeley Electronic Press

    The Berkeley Electronic Press ("bepress") produces tools to improve scholarly communication. These tools provide innovative and effective means of content production and dissemination.
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    Does subjective social status predict health and change in health status better than objective status?

    American Psychosomatic Society, 2005
    Is a persons’ health status better predicted by their subjective or objective socioeconomic status? This article examines this question and finds that:
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    HIV/ AIDS and women: a module for women's self help groups

    Gender and HIV/AIDS Web Portal, UNIFEM, 2006
    This toolkit aims to enable women to explore the issues of HIV/AIDS from the standpoint of personal experiences and to encourage the ownership of the process of engaging with factors which increase their vulnerability to HIV, thereby enhancing the community’s willingness to cope.

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