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  PRSPs in Africa: parliaments and economic policy performance

  Parliamentary Centre, Canada, 2005

  Reporting on a review of four countries Poverty Reduction Strategy Papers (Ghana, Niger, Tanzania and Malawi) this paper looks at the emerging strengths and weaknesses in the implementation of national PRSPs.
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  The role of the judiciary in the 2004 general elections in Malawi

  Chr. Michelsen Institute, Norway, 2004

  This paper describes the nature and extent of the role played by the courts in Malawian politics in the context of the 2004 presidential and parliamentary elections.
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  Addressing seed security in disaster response: linking relief with development

  Centro Internacional de Agricultura Tropical, Colombia, 2004

  This volume contains eight case studies on seed aid in Africa. The case studies were undertaken to evaluate various forms of emergency seed aid in the field and to couple these with analyses of the broader seed and crop systems.
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  Who participates in schools in Malawi?

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  Policy-makers have promoted community participation as an exercise in democratic rights and a means to poverty alleviation and sustainable development. Translating this concept into practice, however, is far from easy. In school practice and policy, for example, genuine participation depends on the motivation of those involved, national policies and the local context.
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  Can water and sanitation services reach low-income communities? Lessons from Africa

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005

  By 2025 there will be 700 million urban Africans. Sub-Saharan Africa not only has the world’s fastest rate of urban population growth, but its cities also have the highest proportion of unplanned – and often illegal – low-income settlements.
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  Targeted Inputs Programme (TIP): findings of the monitoring component for TIP 2000-2001

  Department for International Development, UK, 2001

  This paper reports on an impact assessment study of the UK Department for International Development’s (DFID) Targeted Inputs Programme in Malawi. The programme aimed to deliver “starter packs” of seeds and fertiliser to the poorest farm families across the country through a network of village task forces (VTFs).
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  Win-win or lose-lose?an examination of the use of public works as a social protection instrument in situations of chronic poverty.

  Institute for Development Policy and Management, Manchester, 2005

  This paper examines the role of public works as a social protection instrument in the context of chronic poverty.
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  Using mid-level cadres as substitutes for internationally mobile health professionals in Africa: a desk review

  Human Resources for Health, 2004

  This article, from Human Resources for Health, examines the experiences of using substitute health workers (SHW) in Africa. The review focuses mainly on physicians and reviews data from Tanzania, Congo, Kenya, Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Ghana. Findings demonstrate the cost-effectiveness of using SHWs and higher rates of retention within countries and in rural communities.
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  On the move: helping Africa’s migrating AIDS orphans

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  More and more children in southern Africa have been orphaned by AIDS. Most are cared for by their extended families and many have to move to a new community. Researchers from UK’s Brunel University look at how orphans cope with these changes and identify ways to support successful migration of AIDS orphans.
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  Grim future for girls - primary school attendance in Sub-Saharan Africa

  id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003

  In the year 2000 the probability of an African child attending primary school was no higher than it had been in 1980. Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has the lowest primary enrolments of any major region in the developing world and the number of African children out of school is increasing at a faster rate than anywhere else.

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