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Unstabilised earth-brick vaults and domes in the Sahel

01/05/1993

6 pages long

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The author reports on a workshop on `Construction sans Bois’ (woodless construction) jointly run by Development Workshop and IUCN (The World Conservation Union) and held in Agadez, northern Niger, in December 1991. After giving a brief history of these `Nubian’ vault-and-dome architectural techniques, the author charts the growth in the use of woodless construction in […]

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An enterprise-development strategy for Zambia

01/05/1993

13 pages long

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Although Zambia’s deteriorating macro-economic situation has created a difficult environment for business, it also creates opportunities for the emergence of small and micro enterprises. Recent government policy reforms affecting these firms are discussed, along with existing programmes for credit, training, technical assistance, and common-site facilities/business incubators. The current programmes are limited in scope relative to […]

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Refugees and migration: Rewriting the definitions

01/05/1993

5 pages long

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The author reports on a conference held in London, England in November 1992 as part of Global Partnership ’92 which considered the alarming increase in forced migration. Participants argued that immigration controls do not tackle the causes of migration, and international law is inadequate, failing to satisfactorily distinguish between immigration and asylum issues. The particular […]

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Women’s declaration on population policies

01/05/1993

6 pages long

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Women’s declaration on population policies

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In September 1992, women’s health advocates representing women’s networks in Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, the U.S. and Western Europe met to discuss how women’s voices might best be heard during preparations for the 1994 Conference on Population and Development and in the conference itself. The group suggested that a strong positive statement from […]

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Population policy and reproductive choice in South Asia

01/05/1993

2 pages long

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Population policy and reproductive choice in South Asia

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In September 1992 a workshop was held in Oxford, bringing together activists, researchers and academics with the joint aims of sharing diverse perspectives on South Asia’s population policies as well as revising a research proposal on all aspects of women’s reproductive health. The most tangible outcome of the workshop was a proposal for a project […]

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Networking in practice: The Arid Lands Information Network

01/05/1993

9 pages long

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As the development agenda becomes more and more led by the preoccupations of Southern non-government organisations (NGOs), it becomes increasingly crucial that good communication flows are encouraged and maintained between development practitioners. Project staff have frequently been the underclass of the development world, often isolated, left to execute decisions made by others, poorly serviced in […]

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Editorial

01/05/1993

2 pages long

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This article does not have a description. This article is hosted by our co-publisher Taylor & Francis.

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Introducing computers into development programmes: Some problems and suggested solutions

01/03/1993

8 pages long

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The article identifies some of the problems encountered in using information technology in developing countries. It is based on field research into the use of computers in health programmes in East Africa and Nepal. The visits were part of an ODA-funded project to design guidelines on the selection, use, and maintenance of computers in a […]

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Working with street children

01/03/1993

11 pages long

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In September 1990 we became involved with the Centre for the Defence of the Child (CDM) in Brazil, hoping to participate in a survey of the lives of street children that was being conducted by the group. The CDM, a branch of its parent organisation The Young Street Vendors’ Association, takes on individual cases of […]

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An education programme for peasant women in Honduras

01/03/1993

4 pages long

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An education programme for peasant women in Honduras

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This paper introduces the PAEM, a programme working with Christian women in the rural parishes of Santa Barbara, Colon, Comayagua, Intibucá, and Lempira, all departments of Honduras. PAEM has a number of overall aims, which include to bringing together the women of each area as well as other less privileged women from nearby regions. The […]

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