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    Research ICT Africa Network

    The Research ICT Africa Network conducts research on ICT policy and regulation that facilitates evidence-based and informed policy making for improved access, use and application of ICT for social dev
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    The link between primary education and democracy in Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    It is argued that democratically elected governments may have a greater incentive than authoritarian regimes to provide their citizens with primary schooling. It is also argued that democracy may be reinforced by primary education encouraging democratic attitudes. Is there evidence of any truth in these statements in African countries?
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    Alcohol production and use in Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2007
    Socio-economic changes have influenced an increase in alcohol consumption in Africa during the last half of the 20th century. Public health problems linked to alcohol have also risen. How has alcohol consumption in Africa changed and what have been its effects?
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    Understanding and reducing persistent poverty in Africa: introduction to a special issue

    Journal of Development Studies, 2006
    This paper introduces a special issue of the Journal of Development Studies that explores persistent poverty in sub-Saharan Africa. As a set, these papers aim to break new ground in exploring the dynamics of structural poverty. The articles integrate qualitative and quantitative methods of analysis using longitudinal data and country case studies.
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    The many paths of cotton sector reform in Eastern and Southern Africa: lessons from a decade of experience

    The Department of Agricultural, Food, and Resource Economics - Michigan State University, 2006
    Cotton is a rare economic success story in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), generating cash incomes for millions of smallholder households and allowing the continent to capture a rising share of world trade in the crop.
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    Reclaiming Women's Space at the Peace Table: the Peacebuilding Cyberdialogue as a Model of Using ICTs for Peacebuilding

    GenderIT, 2006
    In 2005 the International Women's Tribune Centre (IWTC) and Isis Women's International Cross-Cultural Exchange (WICCE) collaborated to bring together women peacebuilders from 40 women's organizations in Nepal, the Philippines, Timor Leste, Uganda and Zimbabwe to participate in the 'Peacebuilding Cyberdialogue' - a 'real time global town hall meeting' using Internet chat with voice and video / visu
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    Organic cotton can help small farmers in Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Cotton is an important cash crop for African economies, but production methods often create problems for the farmers involved. Organic cotton may offer an alternative, particularly for small farmers, but there are many obstacles to expanding this market.
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    id21 viewpoint - AUVEC: using the virtual world to achieve real world gains in livestock care

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    The importance of livestock to poor people is as obvious as the humps on a camel. However, the diseases that affect animals and their keepers do not get the attention they need.
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    Is cash the best way to assist poor and vulnerable people?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    In the face of chronic poverty, food insecurity and increasing HIV and AIDS in eastern and southern Africa, there is growing recognition of the importance of cash transfers for reaching vulnerable children and households. A variety of cash transfer schemes are being piloted. Should they be scaled-up?
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    Agricultural recovery from disasters – the importance of seed-based support

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Ensuring farmers have seed is an essential part of emergency aid strategies in Africa. But how effective are these strategies, and who benefits from them?

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