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    Is subsidised childcare working in Guatemala City?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    As poor urban women come under increasing pressure to travel long distances to find work, what happens to their children? What can be done to improve childcare? Could neighbourhood-based childcare schemes not only mind children while mothers work, but also improve their nutritional status and offer pre-school education?
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    A solid case for improving waste reuse in Mali and Burkino Faso

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    What are the links between urban waste management and peri-urban agriculture? How could waste be safely recycled to benefit farmers on the outskirts of cities? What policies are needed to encourage private sector engagement in waste sorting and redistribution and promote links between waste managers and peri-urban farmers?
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    Can marketing of multiple vitamin/mineral supplements reach the poor?: the VitalDía project, Bolivia

    LINKAGES Project, 2002
    This report documents the qualitative research conducted for the development of a multiple micronutrient supplement (VitalDía) marketed to reach low income women in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. It also presents results from the baseline and final Knowledge, Attitudes, Practices, and Behavior (KAPB) studies conducted to assess the reach of the program among women of reproductive age.
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    Recommended feeding and dietary practices to improve infant and maternal nutrition

    LINKAGES Project, 1999
    This paper identifies a set of recommended feeding and dietary practices to break cycle of poor health and nutrition that passes from generation to generation, and it provides the scientific evidence to support the recommendations.Its main recommendations, by age group, include:infants 0 to 6 months:initiate breastfeeding within about one hour of birthestablish good breastfe
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    Meeting a fundamental need: social marketing of micronutrients prevents anemia, saves lives

    Population Services International, 2003
    This document reviews the impact of the social marketing of micronutrient supplements in developing countries.
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    Does subsidized childcare help poor working women in urban areas?: evaluation of a government sponsored programme in Guatemala City

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2002
    This paper presents an evaluation and impact assessment (1998) of the urban Hogares Comunitarios Program (HCP), Guatemala, a government-sponsored pilot programme designed to alleviate poverty by providing working parents with low-cost, quality childcare within their community.
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    Rethinking food aid to fight AIDS

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2003
    This paper from the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) highlights the implications of the AIDS pandemic for food aid strategy and programming.
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    Food aid and child nutrition in rural Ethiopia

    International Food Policy Research Institute, 2003
    This paper uses a unique panel data set from Ethiopia to examine the determinants of participation in and receipts of food aid through free distribution (FD) and food-for-work (FFW).
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    Health, shocks and poverty persistence

    World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), 2003
    This paper, published by World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER), reviews the evidence on the impact of droughts and other serious “shocks” (transitory events which worsen the economic situation of a household) on child and adult health, focusing particularly on Zimbabwe and Ethiopia.
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    Ending the handout mentality: putting participation into emergency responses

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2002
    Are aid agencies mistaken in thinking that conflicts are not the norm? During complex political emergencies, aid agencies prioritise tackling food insecurity but do they also reflect on the developmental consequences of the way they provide food aid? Could the humanitarian community do more to involve aid recipients and to build local capacity in the midst of conflict?

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