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Tarnished gold: mining and the unmet promise of development
Bretton Woods Project, 2006This report documents the gold mining activities associated with the International Finance Corporation (IFC) of the World Bank.DocumentPromoting hygiene behavior change within C-IMCI: the Peru and Nicaragua experience
Environmental Health Project, 2004This report, published by the USAID’s Environmental Health Project, examines projects in Peru and Nicaragua which gave counselling to families on better hygiene, as part of a child health strategy called Community Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (C-IMCI).DocumentCommunity-based therapy for multi-drug resistant tuberculosis in Lima, Peru
New England Journal of Medicine, 2003This article, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, examines a community-based programme in Lima, Peru that provides treatment for multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (a form of tuberculosis that is resistant to two or more of the main drugs used to treat it).DocumentMultiple dimensions of social assistance: the case of Peru's 'Glass of Milk' programme
ESRC Research Group on Wellbeing in Developing Countries . University of Bath, 2006Research into the material effects of social assistance programmes is important but it can be misleading if it fails to capture the true value of such programmes to intended beneficiaries and other stakeholders. This paper considers contemporary policy debates about social protection from a wellbeing perspective through a case study of the 'Glass of Milk' food distribution programme in Peru.DocumentParticipatory approaches to attacking extreme poverty: case studies led by the International Movement ATD Fourth World
World Bank, 2006The case studies compiled in this book emerged from an October 2005 World Bank seminar on extreme poverty.DocumentA strategic approach to rights in Peru
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Concepts of social, political and economic ‘rights’ are an effective way of stimulating social change in the developing world. Rights include ideas of universal citizenship, lend themselves to anti-poverty policies, and encourage participation in political processes. But can rights practice ever remain totally separate from traditional hierarchical practises of ‘clientelism’?DocumentFrom seed to plate: valuing local food systems
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Most of the world’s food is grown and processed by small-scale farmers, pastoralists and fisherfolk. Many people depend on these activities for incomes, including food producers, processors, retailers and consumers. Howevre, development policies often ignore, neglect or actively undermine local food systems.DocumentSecurity and Gender-Based Violence - What is the Significance for Development Interventions?
Institute of Development Studies UK, 2004What is the relationship between gender and security? Security means more than 'national security' and can include personal safety and freedom from violence at any time or in any context.DocumentFarmers' rights in Peru: a case study
Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2006This case study provides an overview of the state of Farmers’ Rights in Peru and of the perceptions of central stakeholders in this regard.The study offers an analysis of the various and complex issues and problems which arise with regard to understanding and, especially, implementing farmers’ rights at the national level.DocumentMeasuring microfinance’s impact on poverty in Peru
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Microfinance has been seen as a way of helping relatively poor people help themselves. How can we judge whether microfinance institutions (MFIs) have reached the ‘double bottom line’ – achieving social goals while remaining financially self-sustainable? Is it possible for MFIs to survive in competitive environments and still provide products and services to suit poorer clients?Pages