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Rural development
research
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research on developing countries
Access to credit
Does
formal microcredit in Bangladesh reach the
right people?
Formal microcredit schemes include small loans given to people unable
to obtain credit from banks. These schemes are increasingly popular
in Bangladesh as an alternative to bank loans, but do they reach the
most suitable borrowers?
Training
bank staff increases lending to poor
people in India
Banks in India have the potential to meet the financial needs of millions
of poor people in rural areas. But the negative attitude of bank staff
towards lending to poor people limits this potential. An innovative
training programme in Madhya Pradesh has been changing the mindset of
rural bank managers.
Health
and education
Rural
development professionals face HIV and
AIDS challenges
HIV and AIDS have hit rural livelihoods hard. How has the pandemic changed
the work of rural development professionals? What knowledge, skills
and attitudes do they need to meet the new challenges? Researchers from
Wageningen University in The Netherlands find some answers to these
questions.
Adult
education and training in fishing communities in South Africa
Fishing communities in South Africa's Western Cape are being disadvantaged
in respect of access to adult education, vocational education and training
provision. Despite relative prosperity in the region, the level of educational
provision remains highly uneven. These communities face geographical
and socio-political exclusion and are disadvantaged due to their employment
largely being in the informal sector.
Drought
and water management
A
sustainable livelihoods approach to watershed management in India
Over half the cultivated area in Andhra Pradesh depends on rainfall,
although the State is prone to drought. A sustainable livelihoods approach
to watershed development could prove a useful strategy for the development
of this and other dryland areas.
Managing
droughts instead of floods in Viet Nam
The Mekong River in Southeast Asia floods regularly and flood management
has been an integral part of local people's lives for many years. But
changes to the climate mean that the area now also experiences drought.
Can people learn to adapt to droughts as well as floods?
Other
research highlights
Time
to get serious about sanitation and hygiene in Madagascar
Community-based
approach to ending public defecation in Nigeria
Understanding
poverty in rural Mexico
Moving
out of poverty in rural Bangladesh
Understanding
the dynamics of poverty in Bangladesh
Does
education reduce poverty in rural Bangladesh?
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