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Are teachers facing a motivation crisis?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008Achieving the education-related Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of basic education for all by 2015 will be a major challenge for national governments, especially as concern is growing that teachers are becoming increasingly demotivated. Is there a crisis in motivation among teachers in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia and if so, why? How can teachers be adequately motivated?DocumentHelping the families of home-based workers break the cycle of poverty
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2008In Asia there are millions of home-based women workers and the vast majority are poor. How can the risks and vulnerabilities these women face be reduced? And what can be done to help the children of home-based workers escape poverty?DocumentChildren affected by HIV/AIDS in South Asia: a synthesis of current global, regional and national thinking and research
United Nations Children's Fund, 2007The report concludes that around ten million children are affected by HIV and AIDS in South Asia, and their prospects are bleak unless they get access to antiretroviral treatment.DocumentGlobal Corruption Report 2007
Transparency International, 2007This year’s report concentrates on judicial systems and warns that corruption is undermining judicial systems around the world, denying citizens access to justice and the basic human right to a fair and impartial trial. The report provides comparative analysis of judicial corruption based on 32 country reports and providesDocumentInclusive growth toward a prosperous Asia: policy implications
Asian Development Bank, 2007Asia’s impressive economic growth is being complemented by soaring inequalities. This paper argues that if rising income and non-income inequalities are not addressed, there is a major risk to continued social and economic progress in developing Asia.DocumentUnderstanding bonded child labour in Asia: an introduction to the nature of the problem and how to address it
Child Workers in Asia, 2007This document presents an overview of bonded child labour in South and Southeast Asia, and provides information on legal instruments and approaches that organisations might use to fight it.DocumentPolitical parties in South Asia: the challenge of change
International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance / International IDEA, 2007This paper provides a comparative view of the conditions, roles and functioning of political parties in five countries of the South Asian region – Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. The publication builds on empirical information collected from 49 parties and addresses the challenges of politics as experienced by the key political actors themselves: the political parties.DocumentHuman rights and dignity of Dalit women: report of the conference in the Hague, 20-25 November 2006
India Committee of the Netherlands, 2006This report summarises the proceedings and the outcomes the 1st Conference on the Rights of Dalit Women held in The Hague, Netherlands.DocumentUsing microfinance to prevent debt bondage
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Bonded labour is a major human rights challenge in South-East Asia. Millions of poor people are forced to work for little or no wage, as they struggle in vain to repay loans from their employers. The provision of microfinance is emerging as a key strategy, given that bondage generally results from the need for credit.DocumentSouth Asian positions in the WTO Doha Round: in search of a true development agenda
Consumer Unity and Trust Society, India, 2005Bringing together contributions of five research organisations in five developing countries - Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka – this book highlights the concerns of South Asian countries regarding the WTO Doha Round, and provides information and analysis on the main agenda items facing developing countries in future negotiates on the WTO.Chapters of the book include:"AgPages
