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    Old, single and poor: using microsimulation and microdata to analyse poverty and the impact of policy change among older Australians

    National Centre for Social and Economic Modelling, University of Canberra, 2008
    In recent months in Australia there has been extended debate about the adequacy of the old age pension to provide an acceptable standard of living. Projected increases in the number of age pension recipients in the future, as well as concerns about the current wellbeing of age pensioners, particularly in light of increasing costs of living, has prompted debate about the current level of payments.
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    The Great Lakes Pact and the rights of displaced people: a guide for civil society

    Internal Displacement Monitoring Centre, 2008
    The Great Lakes region has one of the largest displaced populations in the whole world with about two million refugees and ten million IDPs. Most of these displacements are due to violent conflict.
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    Data collection protocols and participatory research techniques - training of trainers manual

    Caribbean Development Bank, 2006
    Developing training which combines development and empowerment with research can be challenging. According to the author of this manual, this is the situation in the Caribbean, where attempts are being made to do both using Participatory Learning and Action (PLA) techniques.
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    The child within: connecting with children who have experienced grief and loss

    Strategies for Hope, 2008
    Throughout the world, millions of children have suffered the loss of one, or both parents, and have to cope with grief and personal loss as well as being faced with tremendous vulnerability. In sub-Saharan Africa, one of the main causes of childhood grief is the AIDS epidemic. Many children live with one, or both parents who are chronically ill with the virus.
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    Measuring Human Resources effectiveness – a toolkit

    People in Aid, 2007
    The author states that ‘people are central to the achievement of the organisation’s mission’. This toolkit evaluates the extent to which this is true – it enables an organisation to audit its human resources (HR) and people management systems, policies and practices, and identify priorities for action.
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    A user's guide to measuring corruption

    UNDP Oslo Governance Centre, 2008
    Over the past few years, a flood of new work has emerged challenging the validity of the traditional measurements of corruption and arguing for new and improved tools for national policy makers, civil society and donors alike. This guide suggests ways of measuring corruption promoting a multiple data sourcing approach and a focus on actionable measurements.
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    Market assessment toolkit for vocational training providers and youth linking vocational training programmes to market opportunities in Northern Uganda

    Women's Refugee Commission, 2008
    Vocational training is at the intersection of economic recovery, education and rehabilitation and reintegration. It is uniquely positioned to meet the demands of youth and broader goals of economic reconstruction in post-conflict areas. This three-part toolkit aims to help youth in Vocational Training (VT) programs to find employment/self-employment based on market demand.
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    Human-elephant conflict mitigation: a training course for community-based approaches in Africa (participant's manual)

    2007
    Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) is a complex and pervasive problem that occurs throughout the range of the African elephant wherever elephants and people share the same habitat, often competing for the same resources. [adapted from author] This training manual aims to train African wildlife managers in HEC mitigation.
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    Human-elephant conflict mitigation: a training course for community-based approaches in Africa (trainer's manual)

    The People & Wildlife Initiative, 2007
    Human-Elephant Conflict (HEC) is a complex and pervasive problem that occurs throughout the range of the African elephant wherever elephants and people share the same habitat, often competing for the same resources. [adapted from the authors] This training course aims to train African wildlife managers in HEC mitigation. 
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    Web Design Guidelines for Low Bandwidth

    Aptivate - International IT Development, 2008
    The biggest single factor in website usability is speed of response which depends on page size. In developing countries, many large sites are so slow they are unusable. Research has found that users will abandon web pages that take longer than 10 seconds to load.

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