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"Quisumbing and Yohannes use the Ethiopian Rural Household Survey to examine the gender dimensions of public works … 1997, together with program data collected in 2003. FFW operates in a similar fashion with other labor markets in Ethiopia … where female participation is low. Gender differences are important in the participation decision, but operate differently …
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Poverty, environment, social development, and gender are important cross-cutting themes of the World Bank and … most often gender issues are not included. This is a missed opportunity, because joint assessments can map the links … between gender, environment, and poverty and help identify approaches that can accelerate the positive synergy and better …
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This is a sector report on demographics in Ethiopia. The first part of this study puts the population issue in Ethiopia … in perspective. Chapter 1 updates Ethiopia's demographic profile, looking in particular at the size of its population … between population growth, economic growth, and poverty within the Ethiopian context. Chapter 3 examines how Ethiopia has …
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, and Ethiopia, paying specific attention to gender responsiveness. The gender and governance in rural services project …As the first output from the gender and governance in rural services project, this report presents descriptive findings … service provision more gender responsive. Three out of four poor people in the developing world live in rural areas, and most …
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government offices and institutions to establish equitable and gender-sensitive public policies. The Government of Ethiopia in … capacity of the regional governments. While the central level of government promoted gender-sensitive policies and development …
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forming self-help groups to mobilize savings and foster social empowerment at the local level is virtually non … social impacts of the formation of self-help groups in India. They find positive impacts on empowerment and nutritional … as non-participants. Female social and economic empowerment in program areas increased irrespective of participation …
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"Despite the popularity and unique nature of women's self-help groups in India, evidence of their economic impacts is scant. Based on two rounds of a 2,400 household panel, the authors use double differences, propensity score matching, and pipeline comparison to assess economic impacts of longer...
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"The major form of microfinance in India is that based on women's Self Help Groups (SHGs), which are small groups of 10--20 members. These groups collect savings from their members and provide loans to them. However, unlike most accumulating savings and credit associations (ASCAs) found in...
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Approximately eighty percent of Cambodians live in rural areas with limited access to clean and affordable water and energy. Thirty-four percent of the rural population lives below the national poverty line on less than 2,367 riels ($0.60) per day. Even though Cambodia is a low income country,...
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