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  Factors affecting actualisation of the WHO breastfeeding recommendations in urban poor settings in Kenya

  African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2014

  Poor breastfeeding practices are widely documented in Kenya, where only a third of children are exclusively breastfed for 6 months and only 2% in urban poor settings. This study aimed to better understand the factors that contribute to poor breastfeeding practices in two urban slums in Nairobi, Kenya.
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  Education for all: a case of rural Himalayan

  Institute of Economic Growth, India, 2007

  The 1990s described as the Education for All or EFA decade in India witnessed unprecedented dynamism and policy determination in the spread of school education across rural India with attention to quality.
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  Community participation and after-school support improve learning outcomes and transition to secondary school among disadvantaged girls: a pilot study in informal settlements, Nairobi, Kenya

  African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2013

  Research shows that providing girls with after-school support and mentoring in addition to such incentives as stipends helps them to stay in school and transition into secondary school. This study tested several strategies to support girls’ education and aimed to improve their learning outcomes and rate of transition to secondary education.
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  Beekeeping training for farmers in the Himalayas – Resource manual for trainers

  International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2012

  This manual is designed to help provide beekeepers with the up-to-date training they need. It presents an inclusive curriculum developed through ICIMOD’s work with partner organizations in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, and Nepal.
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  Mountain biodiversity conservation and management: Selected examples of good practices and lessons learned from the Hindu Kush Himalayan region

  International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2012

  This publication presents 15 case studies solicited by ICIMOD during the International Year of Biodiversity 2010.
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  Caring for our transboundary landscape: Illustrations from the Kailash Sacred Landscape

  International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2012

  This collection of simple drawings is designed to raise the awareness of rural mountain people and help them better understand the various changes and opportunities in their landscape. Rural mountain communities are highly vulnerable to the changes occurring in their landscape due to climatic and other factors (including demographic changes and migration).
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  Prospects for establishing an education hub: the case of Botswana

  Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2011

  Botswana is a net importer of tertiary education services. A significant proportion of public funds are spent on educating citizens in foreign institutions. The deliberate policy of government to educate the citizens is clearly articulated in different public policy documents.
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  Internationalising higher education in Southern Africa with South Africa as the major exporter

  Trade and Industrial Policy Strategies, South Africa, 2011

  South Africa is the major exporter of higher education services in the SADC region and has managed to position itself as the major destination for international students in the SADC region and in Africa as a whole. South African Universities have also adopted policies to internationalise the educational system, hence transferring South Africa into the educational hub of Southern Africa.
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  Youth and adult learning and education in Lesotho

  Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2012

  Youth and ault education faces great challenges in Lesotho. It is firstly a big challenge to plan for youth and adult education when the country is struggling to get its conventional schooling system to function appropriately.
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  Youth and adult learning and education in Namibia

  Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa, 2012

  Namibia has demonstrated through policies, laws and practices that there are sound national intentions to invest in the education and training of all groups of people, includingyouth and adults.

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