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    Transport for pregnant women in Ethiopia

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Africa has the highest maternal mortality ratio, with 830 deaths per 100,000 live births, according to the World Health Organization.Antenatal services and care after giving birth, assistance from a skilled attendant and access to emergency obstetric services would reduce these figures.
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    Achieving quality distance learning in Africa

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Distance education and open learning can be flexible and cost effective. It is particularly important for women and others unable to attend full-time education in rural areas. However, while South Africa has around fifty providers, the rest of sub-Saharan Africa has very few.
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    Creating an enabling environment for the advancement of women and girls

    World Vision International Resources on Child Rights, 2006
    This publication is World Vision’s briefing paper to the 50th Commission on the Status of Women.
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    Fighting hunger and poverty in Ethiopia

    Reliefweb, 2005
    Drought, poverty, famine and war are not new to Ethiopia. Much of Ethiopia's overseas aid has come in the form of humanitarian assistance rather than direct efforts to reduce poverty and elimate widespread hunger.
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    Understanding urban chronic poverty in Ethiopia

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    While a number of poverty studies have been carried out in Ethiopia, the wider context of the problem is still hard to grasp. A review of studies on urban poverty, both qualitative and quantitative, highlights consistency of findings across studies that have used different methodological approaches and considers some key dimensions of poverty.
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    Linking rural and urban areas for development in Ethiopia

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Development theory and practice tends to separate rural and urban areas but the failure of government-led rural development strategies in Ethiopia indicates this may not be a realistic division. The linkages between rural and urban areas, particularly the economic opportunities provided by urban markets, are often neglected.
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    Being prepared for unexpected events can help prevent poverty

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    Economic shocks and other unexpected events, such as family illness or crop failure, can cause poor households to fall deeper into poverty. To cope with such crises, households may cut down on non-food consumption in order to maintain their usual levels of food intake.
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    North Walo 1:100,000: topographic and administrative map of North Walo zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia

    Ethiopia Research Programme, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, 2002
    Maps are a critical resource for both research and administration. They are, however, a scarce resource in Ethiopia. This leads to researchers being vague about case study location and inaccuracies of distance.
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    WHO Multi-country Study on Women's Health and Domestic Violence Against Women

    World Health Organization, 2005
    Violence against women by their male partners is common, wide-spread and far-reaching in its impact. For too long hidden behind closed doors and not mentioned in public discussions, such violence can no longer be denied as part of everyday life for millions of women.
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    Evaluating land policies in highland Ethiopia

    id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006
    People living in the rural highlands of Ethiopia suffer from land degradation, low agricultural productivity and poverty. Finding solutions to these connected problems requires policymakers to understand the potential impacts of different interventions.

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