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    Sticks and stones and brutal words: the violence against children in Ethiopia

    African Child Policy Forum, 2006
    This paper reports on a study to generate national information on violence against children in Ethiopia. It targeted Addis Ababa and the regional states of Oromia, Amhara, Tigray and the Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State (SNNPRS).
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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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    Farmers' rights in Ethiopia: a case study

    Fridtjof Nansen Institute, 2006
    Recent years have seen the integration of farmers' rights into the wider issue of plant genetic resources conservation.
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    Can a workshop change stigma?

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Irrational fears and judgements, misinformation and traditional beliefs fuel stigma against people living with HIV and AIDS. Although policy change and advocacy are important for creating an environment free of stigma, individual behaviour change is equally important.
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    For public service or money: understanding geographical imbalances in the health workforce

    Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2005
    This working paper, published by the World Bank, examines what determines the willingness to work in a rural area of final year nursing and medical students in Ethiopia. The paper reports that two thirds of nursing students and 90 per cent of medical students would prefer to work in an urban area than a rural area.
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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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    Getting disease control right in humanitarian crises

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Even in humanitarian crises in remote areas, patients can be successfully treated using modern medicine. Examples from Ethiopia, Sudan, Sierra Leone and Russia show how disease control can work if adequate resources and motivated staff are mobilised.
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    Removing barriers to rural-urban trade

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Trade between rural and urban areas in poor countries is important for economic growth and poverty reduction. But there are several of barriers that can prevent rural-urban market links from working properly. If these barriers are removed, trade will increase and the cost of goods will go down.
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    Keeping the promise? A study of progress made in implementing the UNGASS Declaration of Commitment on HIV/AIDS in seven countries

    Panos AIDS Programme, 2006
    This report, from the Global AIDS Programme, is the product of seven studies which reviewed the progress being made in implementing the UNGASS (UN General Assembly Special Session) Declaration of Commitment (DoC). The studies were conducted in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Haiti, Latvia, Malawi, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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    Tackling climate change and aid in Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Climate change is already affecting many developing countries. In Africa, over 70 percent of workers rely on small-scale farming dependent on direct rainfall. Even small changes to weather patterns can threaten food security and health. These impacts present a huge challenge to the coordination of aid efforts and the design of development policies.

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