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  HIV Aids and gender impact report

  Southern African Regional Poverty Network, 2003

  This report summarizes the findings of a household livelihood survey in Zambia. The aim was to gain a clear understanding of the dynamics of assets and livelihood strategies that are induced by the presence of HIV/AIDS in communities and households in Northern Province.The report is divided into two sections.
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  Livelihood diversification in developing countries

  Overseas Development Institute, 2004

  This paper aims to stimulate debate about the importance of diversification in poverty reduction, agricultural development and economic growth.
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  Process deficits or political constraints? bottom-up evaluation of non-contributory social protection policy for rural labourers in India

  Center for Demography of Health and Aging, University of Wisconsin, 2005

  Often, the implementation of anti-poverty programmes has been evaluated on the basis of their outcomes rather than the process of implementation. Such methods of evaluation assume that good outcome indicators are the result of good implementation.
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  Child labor, schooling, and poverty in Latin America

  Education Section, Human Development Department, World Bank, 2005

  This paper examines the links between child labour, schooling and poverty in Latin America. In particular, it emphasises two issues: firstly, research needs to establish the nature of the relationship between child labour and education.
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  Inventory of micro-insurance schemes in the Philippines

  International Labour Organization, 2005

  This working paper has been launched as part of the Global Campaign on Social Security and Coverage for All, which was initiated in June 2003. The paper makes the point that the majority of poor people, particularly women working in the informal sector, are often not protected against shocks through social security.
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  Forestry as safety net: listening to the voices of the poor from 15 forest villages in India

  Eldis Document Store, 2005

  This paper discusses the role of forests in providing safety nets to poor communities in terms of sourcing livelihoods, food security and well being.
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  Brazil: are health and nutrition programs reaching the neediest?

  Health, Nutrition and Population Division, Human Development Department, World Bank, 2005

  This paper assesses the impact of Brazil’s Family Health Program (PSF), designed to provide high quality primary health care especially to the poorest.
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  Tsunami victims’ perceptions of the proposed buffer zone and its implications in eastern Sri Lanka

  South Asia Citizens Web, 2005

  This paper examines local perceptions of the proposed 200 meter buffer zone along Sri Lanka's coast, following the devastation of the Indian Ocean tsunami. The government’s decision was taken under a state of Emergency and without any consultation with the victims, their representatives, or professionals in this area.
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  Recovery from the tsunami disaster: poverty reduction and sustainable development through microfinance

  Grameen Foundation USA, 2005

  This paper reports the findings of a team of specialists from the Grameen Foundation USA, deployed in the aftermath of the Boxing Day tsunami to assess conditions facing the poor and the effects of the disaster on the provision of microfinance.
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  Targeting in health: a summary of the evidence

  Poverty and Health, PovertyNet, World Bank, 2000

  This paper, published by the World Bank, examines attempts to focus health sector development programmes on the poor.

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