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Thin on the Ground: Questioning the evidence behind World Bank-funded community nutrition projects in Bangladesh, Ethiopia and Uganda

This report examines evidence on the effectiveness of three large-scale nutrition projects.

February 2003

Children Crossing Borders: Report on unaccompanied minors who have travelled to South Africa

This report presents findings of research into why unaccompanied children from Zimbabwe and Mozambique cross into South Africa.

August 2007

A Review of the Impact of Cash Transfer Programmes on Child Nutritional Status

This report looks at cash transfer schemes with a nutrition component to assess impact and share lessons learned.

November 2006

One Million More: Mobilising the African diaspora healthcare professionals for capacity-building in Africa

This report presents discussions and recommendations from a conference held in 2006.

May 2006

Rescuing the Peace in Southern Sudan: Joint NGO briefing paper

A lethal cocktail of rising violence, chronic poverty and political tensions in Southern Sudan has left the peace deal on the brink of collapse. The international community must act now to save the peace agreement that ended one of Africa’s longest wars.

January 2010

Children Who Cross Borders in Southern Africa - a regional seminar

Outcomes, debate, discussion and recommendations from our 2009 seminar on children on the move.

June 2009

Coffee and household poverty (Ethiopia)

This study focuses on the impact of changes in the global coffee price on household poverty in a coffee-producing region of Ethiopia.

November 2003

Cash, Food, Payments and Risk: A review of the productive safety net programme

The Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) is the biggest social protection instrument in Africa and one of the biggest programmes in the world. We look at how well it's worked in Ethiopia.

October 2008

The Unbearable Cost of Illness: Poverty, ill-health and access to healthcare - evidence from Lindi Rural District, Tanzania

This report summarises the findings of extensive research into the effects of user fees for healthcare on poor households in Tanzania.

August 2007

Applying the Standards: Improving quality childcare provision in east and central Africa

This report and DVD draw on the experiences of five agencies working in a range of care settings in the two regions.

January 2006