Search Results - "AIDES"

Small-scale irrigation: opportunities for success by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Governments and international aid organizations have often seen the introduction of irrigation as a solution to the problems of low agricultural productivity, particularly in Africa. …”
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Computers without borders by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…The increasing demand for information technology (IT) by organisations in the South might be partly met through a low-cost solution. Computer Aid, established in 1999, recycles used computing and IT equipment. …”
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Samoans to profit from local tree by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…A product derived from a Samoan tree is showing promise as an HIV/AIDS drug, and islanders will get half of the profits from its sale if clinical trials, already under way, prove successful.…”
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The Internet alleviates rural isolation by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Cheap and efficient communication aids development. Urban centres have grown out of people's need to be able to communicate with each other. …”
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Recognizing Africa's forgotten citizens: the rural poor by Sinkam, Nana

“…Africa is a major recipient of foreign aid for rural development and has become highly dependent...…”
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Labour-saving equipment by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Munachoongo Mulaya, a field officer with the NGO Africare explains how labour-saving farm equipment can be a major advantage for communities who have lost much of their manpower to diseases such as HIV/AIDS…”
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Foresterie communautaire : Une alliance sociale by Macqueen, Duncan, Grouwels, Sophie

“…Forest Connect aide les petites entreprises forestières de 12 pays à collecter des informations et à communiquer entre elles et avec des institutions nationales grâce aux TIC.…”
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Is poverty reduction possible? by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Writing from Tanzania, I Thuwein kicks us off with a warning: 'War, malaria, AIDS and hunger are part of Africa's life and they are the source of poverty, not forgetting drought and floods. …”
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Catalogue of NGO management resources by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…catalogue which aims to provide access to a wide range of books relevant to the management of African NGOs Book Aid International 39/41 Coldharbour Lane Camberwell London SE5 9NR UK…”
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À la redécouverte des bananes de Makira by Fanton, Michel

“…Le centre de formation rural de Manivovo, une ONG de Makira, l’une des îles Salomon, aide les petits agriculteurs à préserver leurs centaines de variétés bananières...…”
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Le centre indien de collecte du lait by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…Rama Rao explique comment un ingénieux système informatique aide les éleveurs indiens à améliorer leur cheptel laitier ainsi que la qualité de leur production laitière.…”
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Kenya: Un réseau radiophonique communautaire pour la santé et l’agriculture by Technical Centre for Agricultural and Rural Cooperation

“…James Onyango explique comment des femmes vivant dans des ménages touchés par le VIH-sida échangent des informations à l’aide de magnétophones et de téléphones mobiles.…”
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Caretakers' perceptions and willingness‐to‐pay for complementary food in urban and rural Cambodia by Nurhasan, M., Prima, R.A., Olsen, S.B., Wieringa, F.T., Dijkhuizen, M.A., Chamnan, C., Roos, N.

“…Our results show that overall, WF‐L was preferred by the rural participants over food aid CSB++. Further improvements in the organoleptic qualities of WF‐L should focus on consistency and taste. …”
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Women's political participation training curriculum in southwest Nigeria [in Yoruba] by Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan

“…One of these countries is Nigeria, where the following women's training curriculum will be implemented in 3 southwestern states (Ogun, Osun, and Oyo}. ActionAid Nigeria (AAN} is partnering with Researchers from the International Food Policy Research Institute, UC Berkeley, and UC San Diego to develop and test a women's training curriculum that will help women to overcome some of the barriers to increasing their participation. …”
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Women's political participation training curriculum in southwest Nigeria by Kosec, Katrina, Kyle, Jordan

“…One of these countries is Nigeria, where the following women's training curriculum will be implemented in 3 southwestern states (Ogun, Osun, and Oyo}. ActionAid Nigeria (AAN} is partnering with Researchers from the International Food Policy Research Institute, UC Berkeley, and UC San Diego to develop and test a women's training curriculum that will help women to overcome some of the barriers to increasing their participation. …”
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Macro policies and the food sector in Bangladesh: a general equilibrium analysis by Fontana, Marzia, Wobst, Peter, Dorosh, Paul A.

“…Impacts of a decline in wheat food aid are relatively modest, as food aid imports are not large enough to have major macroeconomic effects. …”
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Creating learning cultures for gender mainstreaming by Amaratunga, Carol

“…The case study of gender mainstreaming in the health sector i.e. gender and HIV/AIDS, provides a useful example of how a gender analysis can serve as a critical tool for social change. …”
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Algae and Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids by Lundquist, Louise

“…In algae, EPA and DHA are maintaining the photosynthetic functions and may aid cell signalling. Algae have been utilized for over thousands of years. …”

Hjälptyglars inverkan på hästen by Zakrisson, Linnea

“…The attitude against artificial aids vary, some believe they are beneficial, while others believe that they give a false sense of security to the rider. …”

En persévérant on arrive à tout [sur le projet Voices of Africa] by Watley, Crystal

“…Malgré de grosses difficultés, Voices of Africa, ce projet d'aide aux femmes rurales kényanes évoqué dans notre numéro d'octobre 2007 consacré au web 2.0, se poursuit…”
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