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    Global reach, local relevance: satellite broadcasting and poverty alleviation

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    Satellite broadcasting brings excellent sound quality and a variety of channels to the world’s most isolated rural areas. It is therefore considered an important information and communication technology that can contribute to poverty alleviation. With its wide geographical reach, however, it is difficult for satellite broadcasting to provide local content and relevant information.
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    Infrastructure is the key to poverty reduction in Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    African infrastructure development lags behind other regions. The lack of rural roads, telecommunications, electrification and water services is weakening poverty reduction efforts. Poor infrastructure directly affects poverty and requires urgent attention.
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    Linking rural livelihoods to poverty reduction strategies in Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (PRSPs) have been adopted by Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Malawi in recent years. The resulting focus on decentralisation and participation has not had the desired success, however. How can PRSPs address the problems that poor people face in trying to escape poverty?
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    The status and distribution of freshwater biodiversity in Eastern Africa

    World Conservation Union, 2005
    Biodiversity within inland water ecosystems in Eastern Africa is both highly diverse and of great regional importance to livelihoods and economies. However, development activities are not always compatible with the conservation of this diversity and it is poorly represented in the development planning process.
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    Does community-based ecotourism really benefit rural people in Tanzania?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    Ecotourism can transform rural communities in sub-Saharan Africa. These ventures generate income and encourage conservation of wildlife and natural resources. However, local governance issues and the control of natural resources determine the extent to which local communities or outside agencies benefit from tourism revenues.
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    Differences in diversification for Maasai pastoralists

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005
    Increasing pressure on land from conservation, agriculture and tourism is pushing Maasai pastoralists to the margins of land. This is forcing many away from traditional livelihood activities. Once they lose their foothold in pastoralism, opportunities to re-enter are rare and alternative livelihoods are hard to access, especially for poorer pastoralists.
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    Using mid-level cadres as substitutes for internationally mobile health professionals in Africa: a desk review

    Human Resources for Health, 2004
    This article, from Human Resources for Health, examines the experiences of using substitute health workers (SHW) in Africa. The review focuses mainly on physicians and reviews data from Tanzania, Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Ghana. Findings demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of using SHWs and higher rates of retention within countries and in rural communities.
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    Safe and sound? Testing anti-malarial drug combinations in African children

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003
    Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is the first choice drug for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in much of Africa. But increasing resistance means it might not remain useful for long. Research involving Liverpool University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine looked at the safety of an alternative drug combination, chlorproguanil-dapsone (CD), in five African countries.
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    Migration and pro-poor policy in East Africa

    Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2004
    This paper reports on the findings of a survey conducted on migration and pro-poor policy in East Africa. It identifies the importance of migration to the poor, discusses migration policies, key issues and policy gaps in each country, as well as the region as a whole.
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    Local to Local Dialogue: A Grassroots Women's Perspective on Good Governance

    United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 2004
    Despite their contributions to the survival of their households and the well-being of their communities, low-income women are often excluded from planning and decision-making processes. These women are instead perceived as either 'beneficiaries' or 'clients'. In either case, poor women are not seen as citizens who can play an important role in transforming governance.

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