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    Social protection mechanisms in southern Africa

    Wahenga, Regional Hunger and Vulnerability Programme, 2006
    Social protection is a relatively new concept in southern Africa. Regular, predictable and guaranteed transfers to the vulnerable in most countries have yet to be integrated into existing policies safeguarding lives following livelihood shocks such as drought and conflict.
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    Understanding cross-sector partnerships for development

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Cross-sector partnerships between communities, corporations, governments, donors and civil society organisations are being promoted as means for sustainable development. They offer a new approach that challenges the traditional donor-recipient relationship. However, there is little solid research to indicate which partnership models have the greatest potential to eradicate poverty.
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    A costing analysis of community-based programs for children affected by HIV/AIDS: results from Zambia and Rwanda

    US Agency for International Development, 2005
    This paper analyses the programmatic costs of CARE Rwanda’s and Bwafwano Zambia’s two community-based programmes for children affected by HIV/AIDS in Rwanda and Zambia in order to provide information on the current costs of the two programmes.
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    Are donors offering the right support for basic education?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    As education sector funders develop new patterns of collaboration they are re-directing support to education ministries or national budgets. Donor focus on formal primary education has been at the expense of support to adult literacy and other out-of-school programmes. Coordination among funding agencies may have led to neglect of national and local needs.
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    Zambia switches to artemisinin to treat childhood malaria

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Incidence of childhood malaria is growing in Africa. This has coincided with increased resistance to first choice antimalarial drugs such as chloroquine.  In December 2002, Zambia became the first country to replace chloroquine with the artemisinin based combination therapy, artemether-lumefantrine for patients weighing 10 kilograms or more.
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    HIV/AIDS: the impact on poverty and inequality

    International Monetary Fund Working Papers, 2006
    The devastating impacts of the global HIV and AIDS epidemic are well documented. In Africa, the disease is compounding the pre-existing problems of chronic poverty, thereby presenting a major obstacle to development. The decline in health status and life-expectancy in many countries is enormous.
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    Meeting EFA: Zambia community schools

    Academy for Educational Development, USA, 2006
    Community schools in Zambia were set up mostly in the absence of a nearby public school and/or in response to the inability of families to meet the costs associated with government-provided schooling. Supported by local and international NGOs and, most importantly, embraced by the Zambian government, this local initiative has grown into a national movement.
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    The power is the people's: parliament and the people: citizen participation in parliamentary processes in Zambia

    Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2006
    Despite the alturistic tenets of democracy as a concept, rarely are these beliefs actually realised to their full extent. With widespread abuse of power by the elected representatives of both northern and southern societies, public participation has become a vital component in the formation of domestic and foreign policies.
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    Community based organisations in southern Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Community based organisations (CBOs) work for the welfare of local communities. Many are usually resource poor but are expected to achieve a lot. Several CBOs working on human rights and social justice issues emerged over the last 15 years in southern Africa. What are their strengths and weaknesses and their needs?
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    A free for all? Removing health user fees in Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Charging patients for basic health care hits the poorest members of society the hardest. Many fall into debt or simply do not seek care from public health services. The Commission for Africa has called for basic health care to be free for everyone. How would this impact on already under resourced health services?

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