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Food supplements for malnourished AIDS sufferers in Malawi do not work
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Many people in Africa suffer from the triple threat of food shortages, high rates of HIV and ineffective government. The World Food Programme launched an appeal in 2004 to raise more than 300 million euros in order to feed 1.5 million people living under these conditions in five southern African countries, including Malawi.DocumentTime to change the exchange-rate in Malawi?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Currency exchange-rates have not played a large part in development policy since the introduction of the Poverty Reduction Strategy Process. This is the case in Malawi, which has undergone major economic reform in the last two decades. But slow growth in Malawi means the exchange-rate is back on the agenda.DocumentInvesting in Africa’s fisheries
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2006Fisheries contribute to the food security of 200 million Africans and provide income for over 10 million people. They support economic growth through exports and provide environmental services, for example enhancing the value of water. However, the potential of the sector is not being fulfilled.DocumentA study identifying factors affecting retention of midwives in Malawi
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, 2003This study, from the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, examines the retention of midwives in Malawi. The study looks specifically at the Safe Motherhood Project (SMP) in southern Malawi, whose aim is to lower the maternal mortality rate. However, one of the main barriers for the project to achieve its aim has been attrition of skilled attendants, such as midwives.DocumentWhere is education in the conditional cash transfers of education?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, 2006This paper examines the educational effects of conditional cash transfers (CCT) for education. The study finds that based on the evidence reviewed in this paper, there is very limited support for the conclusion that CCTs are effective educational instruments, in particular with regards to their ability to increase learning.DocumentLand policy reform: the role of land markets and women's land rights in Malawi
Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2006This study looks at the on-going land policy reform process in Malawi.DocumentLand policy reform: the role of land markets and women's land rights in Malawi
Noragric, Department of International Environment and Development Studies, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, 2006Malawi is facing increasing land scarcity and food insecurity for its large rural population and is in the midst of an on-going land policy reform process. This report asks how these reforms may affect women's land rights in a situation of increasing scarcity and competition for land.DocumentEducation access and retention for educationally marginalised children: innovations in social protection
Mobile Task Team on the Impact of HIV/AIDS on Education, 2005This report looks at the effectiveness of social protection programmes for educationally marginalised children (EMC) in Eastern and Southern Africa.DocumentFinancing secondary education in developing countries: strategies for sustainable growth
International Institute for Educational Planning, UNESCO, 2001While improvements have been made in increasing participation in primary schooling in developing countries, progress in increasing secondary participation has been disappointing.DocumentHealth workforce issues and the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria: an analytical review
Human Resources for Health, 2006This article, from Human Resources for Health, explores how the Global Fund to fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria (GFATM) addresses the challenges of a health workforce bottleneck to the successful implementation of priority disease programmes.Pages