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  Work, family and social protection: old age income security in Bangladesh, Nepal, the Philippines, Thailand and Vietnam

  HelpAge International, 2017

  How does growing older affect a person’s income security in Asia? This question is becoming increasingly urgent in the context of rapid population ageing in the region, yet relatively limited comparative analysis has tried to answer it.
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  The role of social protection programmes in supporting education in conflict-affected situations

  UNESDOC: Online UNESCO documents, 2010

  This background paper examines the role of social protection programmes in supporting education in conflict-affected contexts.
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  How do social protection and labour programmes contribute to social inclusion? Evidence from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India and Nepal

  Overseas Development Institute, 2014

  Today, the positive effects of social protection and labour programmes on core dimensions of well- being such as food consumption and access to health and education are well-recognised. However, less is known about the ability of these programmes to tackle the structural causes of social exclusion and poverty or to promote sustainable changes in the lives and livelihoods of the poor.
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  Evidence and gaps in evidence on the principle political economy constraints and opportunities to successful investment in inclusive agribusiness in Asia

  Evidence on Demand, 2016

  This report pays particular reference to Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Kyrgyz Republic, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan and Tajikistan. The purpose is to inform a more detailed call down piece of work for DFID to scope the potential establishment of one or more investment platforms through which it would deploy investment capital in order to catalyse private investment in south and central Asia.
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  Helpdesk report: Urban poverty in Nepal

  Governance and Social Development Resource Centre, 2015

  This Helpdesk Report responds to the following query: What are the issues and trends in relation to urban poverty in Nepal? Include data on key trends as well as a qualitative overview of the issues pertaining to informal settlements, housing and access to services that make poor people more or less vulnerable to hazards.
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  Asia Dalit Rights Forum (ADRF)

  Asian Dalit Rights Forum as a collective of Dalit rights activists from Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
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  What does Nepal’s Old Age Allowance mean for the elderly? Evidence from Rolpa

  Nepal Centre for Contemporary Research, 2014

  Introduced in 1994 by former Prime Minister Manmohan Adhikari, Nepal’s Old Age Allowance originally started as a monthly cash transfer of 100 Nepalese rupees to citizens of 75 years and above.
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  A role for innovation prizes to support adaptation to climate change?

  Ideas to Impact, 2015

  The aim of this paper is to examine the role of innovation prizes in supporting adaptation to climate change in the context of development, in view of two parallel trends: First, a growing interest in applying innovation prizes to international development, and second, the increasing focus on ensuring that adaptation funding and implementation are achieving the goals of supporting the poorest a
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  India Nepal Knowledge Exchange Visit January 2014

  Knowledge Partnership Programme, 2014

  This report details the exposure visit for Nepal Government Officials to India which was organised by the KPP Management team to share learnings from the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS). The visit  focused on the various steps in implementing MGNREGS and the practical challenges which are faced on ground by the local bodies.
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  Understanding Mountain Poverty in the Hindu Kush-Himalayas : Regional Report for Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, India, Myanmar, Nepal, and Pakistan

  International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, (ICIMOD), Nepal, 2011

  Around 211 million people reside in the greater Himalayan region, but there is a lack of cohesive information on their socioeconomic status. In general, issues such as whether, how, and why mountain poverty differs from national poverty remain unaddressed. This report attempts to identify, understand, and statistically substantiate the specificity of mountain poverty.

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