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  Delivering literacy: challenging exclusion and promoting critical reflection

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007

  Literacy has power to improve lives and address social problems, but its role in development is not simple and is never a quick solution. Literacy initiatives are complex and must take into account local context, resources and the needs of learners and their communities.
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  Education for food security: getting the basics right

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007

  Many development agencies recognise the connections between poor education, poverty and food insecurity. They now try to tackle these issues together. To do this, it is essential to understand the relationships between these factors, particularly the impact of education on poverty reduction and food security.
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  Mali mining and human rights: international fact-finding mission report

  International Federation for Human Rights, 2007

  This paper analyses the reasons why Mali’s gold economy has failed to benefit the population despite its rapid growth and the boom in the gold market. It also explores the conflicts of interests between the State and the private mining companies in the country which arose from rules designed to attract foreign investment.
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  Migration, self-selection and returns to education in the WAEMU

  Développement, Institutions & Analyses de Long terme, 2008

  Migration from and to African countries is an extensive phenomenon. Linked with factors as diverse as long-distance trade, plantation agriculture, urbanisation but also armed conflict, land degradation, drought, etc., migration in the region played and still plays a major part in shaping settlement patterns.
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  Using climate as a poverty reduction and development resource in Africa

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007

  Climate variation and extreme climate events can cause major problems for poor, vulnerable people. For example, changes in rainfall can limit agricultural activity, trigger disease epidemics and affect roads and water supplies.
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  Review of information available on seed security and seed aid interventions in Ethiopia, Eritrea, Mali and Sudan

  Drylands Coordination Group, Norway, 2007

  This report provides an overview of the dominant approaches to seed relief and a review of available literature on the topic. It gives background information on the most common approaches to seed interventions both in normal times and in times of stress.
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  Effective local governance of drylands in the Sahel

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007

  Decentralisation creates opportunities for local people to have a say in the decisions that affect their lives. Decentralising the management of natural resources can contribute significantly to poverty reduction. Poor people can express their needs more clearly and local authorities can target services more effectively.
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  Conflicts between farmers and herders in north-western Mali

  International Institute for Environment and Development, 2007

  This report provides insight into the local management of conflict over natural resources between herders and farmers in north-western Mali. The study finds that social, economic and environmental change within the region has led to growing pressure on natural resources and a marked deterioration in relations between farmers and herders.
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  Changes in the primary teaching profession in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007

  For many countries in sub-Saharan Africa achieving universal access to quality primary education has meant recruiting many more teachers at the same time as improving the quality of teaching.
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  How can gender be mainstreamed into the workplace so that it improves gender equality in the world of work? This report presents 25 gender equality initiatives carried out by governments, employers' organisations and trade unions across 21 countries. 'Good Practices' by these institutions fall into eight main categories. They include :

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