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Final Report on the Functioning of Anganwadi Centres in Assam and Meghalya
eSocialSciences; Government of India Ministry of Women … - 2011
immunization services and health and nutrition education was minutely assessed. URL:[http://wcd.nic.in/]. …
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The Costs of Achieving the Millennium Development Goals through Adopting Organic Agriculture
Markandya, Anil; Setboonsarng, Sununtar; Hui, Qiao Yu; … - eSocialSciences - 2011
This paper provides estimates of the costs of organic agriculture (OA) programs, and sets them in the context of the costs of attaining the United Nations’ Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). It analyzes the costs of OA programs in four case studies: Wanzai, PRC; Wuyuan, PRC; Kandy, Sri...
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Position Paper: National Focus Group on Education of Children with Special Needs
eSocialSciences; National Council of Educational … - 2011
The paper discusses the issues relating to the provisions, practices and curricular concerns for children with Special Educational Needs (SEN). Though SEN may result from a number of factors, in this paper, however, we are concerned with those arising from physical, sensory and intellectual...
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Improving Reading Skills by Encouraging Children to Read: A Randomized Evaluation of the Sa Aklat Sisikat Reading Program in the Philippines
Abeberese, Ama Baafra - eSocialSciences - 2011
An evaluation of a program that aims to improve children’s reading skills by providing classes with age‐appropriate reading material and incentivizing children to read through a 31 day read‐athon. [Working paper No. 305]. URL: [http://ipl.econ.duke.edu/bread/papers/working/305.pdf].
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Budget Expectations
IRIS, IRIS India - eSocialSciences - 2011
Budget expectations from various sectors are given. URL:[ http://www.myiris.com/newsCentre/storyShow.php?fileR=20110217120638043&secID=fromnewsroom&secTitle=From the News Room&dir=2011/02/17].
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Towards Public Policy Education: Imparting Economic and Financia Literacy
Nandy, Amarendu; Asher, Mukul - eSocialSciences - 2008
Financial and economic literacy is essential for understanding forces that are driving social change in India, and globally. It is also an essential contributing factor in determining employability and in designing and delivering public services. India needs to establish widely accessible...
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Twenty Years of CRC: A Balance Sheet- Volume 1
HAQCRC, HAQ Centre for Child Rights - eSocialSciences - 2011
The report is a rich source with qualitative and quantitative data on the status of children in India from authentic and established sources. [HAQCRC report]. URL:[http://www.haqcrc.org/sites/default/files/CRC20BS_Vol%20I_1.pdf].
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Right to Food Security Bill: Challenges and Opportunities
Mishra, Rudra Narayan - eSocialSciences - 2011
The financial implications of the food security bill can be questioned. But the Bill proposes to protect the citizens from hunger and improve the nutritional intake of women and children.
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Seasonal Migration and Risk Aversion
Bryan, Gharad; Chowdhury, Shyamal; Mobarak, A. Mushfiq - eSocialSciences - 2011
Pre-harvest lean seasons are widespread in the agrarian areas of Asia and Sub-Saharan Africa. Every year, these seasonal famines force millions of people to succumb to poverty and hunger. An incentive of $8.50 is assigned to households in Bangladesh to out-migrate during the lean season, and...
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K to 12: The Key to Quality Education?
eSocialSciences; Senate Economic Planning Office SEPO - 2012
The continuous deterioration of the quality of education in the Philippines has prompted the DepEd to push for the … high school in the basic education cycle. The proposal has spurred a heated debate on whether it could lead to improvements … or just exacerbate the present state of education in the country. [PB-11-02]. URL …
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