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Getting the poor connected – can public- private partnerships help to overcome the information divide
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003The 21st Century has seen extraordinary progress in information communication technologies (ICTs). Yet these advances have left out the majority of the people in developing nations. Poor people in particular, continue to lack access to technology and are unable to profit from its benefits.DocumentSafe and sound? Testing anti-malarial drug combinations in African children
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2003Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP) is the first choice drug for uncomplicated falciparum malaria in much of Africa. But increasing resistance means it might not remain useful for long. Research involving Liverpool University and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine looked at the safety of an alternative drug combination, chlorproguanil-dapsone (CD), in five African countries.DocumentThe ultimate stamps of approval: postal campaigns deliver AIDS information beyond mass media
Population Services International, 2004This Population Services International (PSI) document outlines how governments are using specially designed postage stamps to communicate HIV and AIDS messages. These campaigns have been used in Nepal, Zimbabwe, Tanzania and Chad, with support from PSI, USAID and the German government.DocumentMigration and pro-poor policy in East Africa
Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex, 2004This paper reports on the findings of a survey conducted on migration and pro-poor policy in East Africa. It identifies the importance of migration to the poor, discusses migration policies, key issues and policy gaps in each country, as well as the region as a whole.DocumentLocal to Local Dialogue: A Grassroots Women's Perspective on Good Governance
United Nations Human Settlements Programme, 2004Despite their contributions to the survival of their households and the well-being of their communities, low-income women are often excluded from planning and decision-making processes. These women are instead perceived as either 'beneficiaries' or 'clients'. In either case, poor women are not seen as citizens who can play an important role in transforming governance.DocumentMaking matters worse: links between HIV/AIDS and mental health
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005HIV/AIDS sufferers and children whose families are infected with the virus may suffer mental health problems arising directly or indirectly from living with the virus. HIV infected people have to deal with the stigma attached in some communities to being HIV positive.DocumentUntapped connections: gender, water and poverty. Key issues, government commitments and actions for sustainable development
Women's Environment and Development Organization, 2003This paper presents an overview of the relationship between gender, poverty and water. This includes men's and women's differential access to water and differential water uses, different experiences of health and sanitation, and how men and women are differently affected by public versus private services.DocumentMeeting greenhouse gas targets and supporting development: a win-win situation?
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2005In 1997, as part of the Kyoto Protocol, industrialised countries agreed to reduce their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. One method for achieving their targets is to invest in projects that reduce GHG emissions in other countries.DocumentHarmonization and MDGs: a perspective from Tanzania and Uganda
High-Level Forum on the Health Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), 2003Harmonisation through the Sector-Wide Approach (SWAp) and increased budget support has increased the resources available to the health sector over the past five years. This draft paper from the High-Level Forum on the Health Millennium Development Goals looks at the examples of Tanzania and Uganda.DocumentAIDS in Africa during the nineties: Tanzania youth report
MEASURE Evaluation, 2004This MEASURE report examines the general trends in adolescent HIV knowledge, sexual behaviour and condom use in Tanzania during the 1990s. The report specifically considers awareness and knowledge of HIV/AIDS, attitudes toward HIV/AIDS, some aspects of sexual behaviour and the relationship between knowledge and behaviour.Pages
