*PRGA Newsletter issue No. 9 May 2006
Information and Communication Technologies for Development and Poverty Reduction
The Potential of Telecommunications. Edited by Maximo Torero and Joachim von Braun 392 pages / 2006
Livelihood support programme benefit women in Afghanistan
One hundred and twenty-five women are no longer having to struggle to survive in Afghanistan's northern province of Faryab after interventions by an International Organisation on Migration (IOM) programme to learn new skills and start businesses.
Second INPIM Capacity Building Program June 18-29, 2006; Izmir/Menemen, Turkey
The International Network on Participatory Irrigation Management (INPIM) and the State Hydraulic Works, Turkey (DSI) are pleased to announce a 12-day Second International Capacity Building on Participatory Irrigation Management (PIM). The course will be held at the International Agrohydrology Research and Training Center, Menemen, near the picturesque city of Izmir, Turkey from June 18-29, 2006.
China to share farming expertise with poorer nations
At least 3,000 Chinese scientists will spend three years working in rural communities in developing countries to help improve their food security. The arrangement is part of a strategic partnership between China and the UN Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Poverty Reduction Strategy in the New Millennium: Emerging Issues, Experiences and Lessons
Experts Convene International Conference on Poverty Reduction Beijing-More than 100 policymakers and development experts from across Africa, Asia, and Latin America are meeting in Beijing to examine the dramatically different poverty reduction experiences of developing countries over the past two decades.
Poverty Reduction—ADB’s Primary Goal
How does ADB—in partnership with developing member counties—help reduce poverty and empower the poor? Building on 40 years of development experience, ADB employs an Enhanced Poverty Reduction Strategy as a guide toward reaching its primary goal of an Asia and the Pacific region free from poverty.
PRGA Program Annual Report 2004-2005
The major goal and focus for Phase 2 of the PRGA Program (2003-2007) is to mainstream gender analysis and equitable participatory research to promote learning and change in CG Centers and NARS, so that they can better target the demands of beneficiary groups, particulary poor rural women.The Program's activities and progress in reaching this goal can be read in the latest Annual Report.
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