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  Community-based eco-tourism on the Wild Coast, South Africa: the case of the Amadiba Trail

  Sustainable Livelihoods in Southern Africa, 2003

  This paper investigates the origins and current operation of the Amadiba Horse and Hiking Trail, a community-based initiative located on South Africa's Wild Coast. The trail project presents itself as a people-centred, designed to involve the Amadiba people in all aspects of running a project including planning, implementation, management and decision making.
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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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  Can South Africa afford to become Africa's first welfare state?

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2002

  This paper assesses the economy-wide impact of implementing and financing a universal or basic income grant (BIG) in South Africa ( a grant recommended by the Taylor Committee investigating the current system's merits and shortcomings). The various financing scenarios suggested by the proponents of the grant are presented, and these are compared using an applied general equilibrium model
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  Supporting workers in the informal economy: a policy framework

  International Labour Organization, 2002

  This paper argues that the informal economy is here to stay and requires appropriate regulations, laws and policies to correct biases in the existing regulatory, legal, and policy environment that favour formal enterprises and workers to the disadvantage of informal workers and enterprises.
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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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  From aid to partnership: a joint review of Norwegian - South African development cooperation 1995-2001

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2003

  The study provides an overview and an assessment of the Norwegian development assistance to South Africa since the first democratic elections in 1994.The report finds that nearly one billion Norwegian kroner were disbursed from Norway to South Africa during the first seven years.
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  Briefing note on international migration of health professionals: levelling the playing field for developing country health systems

  Health Sector Reform Research Work Programme, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, 2002

  The international movement of labour is greatest amongst those with a high level of skill. Health professionals form the biggest group of skilled migrants.
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  Targeting poverty through community-based public works programs: a cross-disciplinary assessment of recent experience in South Africa

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2001

  This paper examines the performance of seven programs in Western Cape Province at involving community participation and at targeting the poor and women.
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  Geographic patterns of deprivation and health inequities in South Africa: informing public resource allocation strategies

  EQUINET: Network for Equity in Health in Southern Africa, 2000

  This research project explores the potential use of small geographic areas as a unit of analysis for identifying communities with high levels of deprivation or relative disadvantage.
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  Progress of the world's women 2002: gender equality and the Millennium Development Goals

  United Nations Development Fund for Women, 2002

  This report presents data, statistics and analysis to give a picture of women's empowerment in the new century, and illuminate what remains to be done to achieve true gender equality.Findings include:Sub-Saharan Africa has the lowest levels of achievement, primarily because of a devastating combination of national poverty, conflict and the effects of HIV/AIDSThe level of women's rep

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