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  African News Agency (AFROL) Gender Profile: Ethiopia

  2005

  This African News Agency (Afrol) Gender Profile argues that Ethiopia remains one of Africa's most traditional societies. Although the Ethiopian constitution provides for the equality of women, these provisions are often not applied in practice. Wife beating and marital rape are pervasive social problems.
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  Doing Business in Addis Ababa: Case Studies of Women Entrepreneurs with Disabilities in Ethiopia

  International Labour Organization, 2003

  This paper is a collection of case studies of disabled women who are engaged in small enterprise in Addis Ababa and the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.
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  Diagnostic and treatment delay among pulmonary tuberculosis patients in Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study

  BioMed Central Infectious Diseases, 2005

  This study, published in BMC Infectious Diseases, examines the reasons why there is often a delay in receiving treatment in tuberculosis (TB) in Ethiopia. It notes that delayed diagnosis and treatment of TB results in severe disease and a greater likelihood of the patient dying. Amongst the patients studied, there was typically a delay of 80 days before the patient received treatment.
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  Saving lives through livelihoods: critical gaps in the response to the drought in the Greater Horn of Africa

  Humanitarian Policy Group, ODI, 2006

  This Briefing Note reviews the extent of emergency livelihoods responses during the most recent drought and resulting food crisis in the Horn of Africa.
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  Overcoming threats to pastoral livelihoods in Somali Region

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Since 1999, two droughts in Somali Region, southeastern Ethiopia, have killed many people and displaced entire pastoral communities. People in this volatile region also suffer violent conflict, and a weak regional government provides only limited support.
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  The potential of goats for African farmers

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Farmers and pastoralists across Africa increasingly use goats for survival and to boost their incomes. However, there are many barriers to making more use of goats. So far governments have paid little attention to this issue.
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  Effective small-scale irrigation in Ethiopia

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006

  Small-scale irrigation can contribute to agricultural intensification in Ethiopia. However, policymakers should promote this with caution, because this approach does not work everywhere.
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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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  Livelihoods through micro-enterprise services?: assessing supply and demand constraints for microfinance in Ethiopia (with particular reference to the Amhara region)

  Microfinance Gateway, CGAP, 2005

  This paper analyses the issue of micro-finance services in rural Ethiopia.
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  ETFRN News 43/44: forests and conflicts

  European Tropical Forest Research Network, 2006

  This newsletter highlights the theme of forests and conflict. While there is much international debate on security and governance issues, sustainable management of natural resources appears to receive inadequate attention.

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