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Rural development
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Microfinance
Microfinance
success in southern India
In the Indian state of Karnataka self-help groups created by non-governmental
organisations have used microcredit to substantially raise the incomes
of poor participants. This model of NGO-mediated community mobilisation,
microfinance provision and forging links between the poor and local
banks could be replicated elsewhere.
Governance
Making decentralisation
work for children in Andhra Pradesh, India
The Indian Government
is committed to reducing child poverty. With decentralisation, state
governments are expected to implement programmes relevant to child welfare.
An analysis of budget allocations indicates that policy objectives are
not being supported with funding that prioritises child-focused programmes.
Democracy
and customary village councils in India
Customary village councils are generally perceived as
the fading remnants of a pre-democratic, hierarchical society. However,
their role is being revived in Indian states such as Karnataka. These
traditional institutions are working with formally elected local councils,
adapting to democracy and extending their services to communities they
are increasingly representative of.
Accessibility
Improving
rural accessibility in Asia: more than just building roads
Better access helps reduce rural poverty by lowering transport costs
and opening up health, education, markets and other services. The core
access problem is not about the limited extent, low standard, poor condition
or lack of maintenance of rural roads. For roads cannot assist the poor
unless accompanied by complementary development inputs.
Education
Rural
education and training in sub-Saharan Africa
Rural education and training are essential to overcoming poverty in
sub-Saharan Africa. If people are skilled to manage their resources
better, they can improve productivity and sustainability - even with
population growth and environmental degradation. Governments should
make education policies coherent and training relevant. They need to
apply recent innovations and improve leadership and management.
Other
ressedearch highlights
Why
is undernutrition not a higher priority for donors?
Strong
public-private sector partnerships can help to reduce undernutrition
The
success of salt iodisation
The
price of hunger
The
persistence of child malnutrition in Africa
Nutrition
for mothers and children
Why
have donors committed so few direct investments to eliminate child undernutrition?
What
can be done to accelerate progress against undernutrition?
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