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An IFAD-supported project in Mexico helps a women's group set up a sheep farm. One participant tells her story.An IFAD-supported project in Mexico helps a women's group set up a sheep farm.... more
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The people of Burundi are heading to the polls to elect their first parliament and president since a civil war began in 1993. This report explores how IFAD-initiated Community Development Committees contribute to democratic processes and peace building by putting economic decision-making power in the hands of poor villagers.The people of Burundi are heading to the polls to elect their first parliament and... more
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Nine Latin American entrepreneurs, representing artisans from poor rural communities, attempt to sell their goods in one of Europe's toughest fashion capitals.Nine Latin American entrepreneurs, representing artisans from poor rural communities,... more
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The International fund for Agricultural Development marks 30 years of fighting rural poverty and hunger in 2008. This special retrospective video examines IFADs unique origins, some of its milestones as well as the changing world conditions that continue to shape its role as the UNs only specialized agency dedicated to the eradicaiton of rural poverty. Featuring interviews with IFADs former presidents and President Lennart Båge.The International fund for Agricultural Development marks 30 years of fighting rural... more
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A rural single mother has a big decision to make as she is confronted with an opportunity that could change the future of her family.A rural single mother has a big decision to make as she is confronted with an... more
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Official figures have shown that the number of pupils temporarily excluded from school for drinking are highest in rural parts of Scotland.
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Women in Eritrea are often depicted as Africa’s most liberated sisterhood.
They fought on the frontlines in the country’s 30-year war of independence. But in Eritrea’s poor rural heartland, woman’s liberation is a war still being fought. And the challenge is to convince women themselves of the need for change. This documentary tells the stories of three rural women and explores what the government and National Union of Eritrean Women in partnership with IFAD are doing to help improve women’s lives.
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Thailand's political crisis is growing. The Constitutional Court has forced Prime Minister Samak Simdaravej to resign and no obvious replacement is in sight.
Thailand's political crisis is growing. The Constitutional Court has forced Prime... more
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This is a story about a general store in Rabbit Hash, Kentucky. This general store has been in operation since the 1830's. In a world of large consumer demand we explore how this store has survived and continues to thrive in a Wal Mart dominated industry.This is a story about a general store in Rabbit Hash, Kentucky. This general store has... more
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Sick people may soon be diagnosed by a "virtual" doctor across a video link instead of in person after a pilot study was heralded a success. The Health Presence hub from CISCO is being tested at a hospital in Scotland because the NHS believe it could help treat people in rural communities.
It enables patients to check their own blood pressure and heartbeat before being connected to a doctor on the screen. The medic instantly receives all the data from the initial tests and can interact with the patient and discuss their symptoms. A stethoscope, in-ear camera and weighing scales are the kinds of equipment that could be at the patients' fingertips.
If rolled out across rural areas, the hi-tech scheme could bring "great benefits", according to Dr Karyn Webster from the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, which is trialling the process.
"It is more about reaching communities than speeding up - the consultation probably takes the same amount of time but cuts out the travel time of the round trip."
In some areas, residents have to travel several hours to reach the nearest health centre, an impossibility for some older people or those with disabilities.
The Aberdeen hospital has been testing patients when they arrive at the clinic, first in the pod and then again in person to see how accurate the system is. The diagnoses were almost always indentical, Dr Webster said. She hopes the equipment could be rolled out across the country.
"With limited resources, you can't have a doctor in every rural community so it could have great benefits."Sick people may soon be diagnosed by a "virtual" doctor across a video link... more
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In a sweeping report with 68 recommendations aimed at revitalizing rural Canada, senators also said a new Department of Rural Affairs ought be created; that financial support for a host of rural programs should be increased; and that hedge funds and commodity traders be investigated to see what, if any, role they are playing in driving up fuel and energy prices.
In a sweeping report with 68 recommendations aimed at revitalizing rural Canada,... more
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Think recycling is a good idea? Think of it how good Europe, the US and other countries/continents have had it, when within miles of the US border, most people have never been exposed to a recycling system or culture ever in their lives, and it all goes to one place: the landfill. Until now.
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TIJUANA, BC MEX. In Tijuana, a new machine is poised to help clean up some of the city’s social and environmental problems. A Tijuana teenager dreamed up the contraption ten years ago. She’s since dedicated her life to making the project a reality. KPBS Border Reporter Amy Isackson has the story.
As a teenager, growing up in Tijuana, Miroslava Enciso Limon always wanted to be a firefighter. But her dream changed when her high school teacher assigned her to visit Tijuana’s dump.City officials eventually hope to recycle 60-percent of Tijuana’s trash.
City dump trucks back up to Enciso’s recycling machine. It’s up and running at a facility on Tijuana’s east side. The machine is not especially high tech.
Blades rip open the garbage bags and spill the contents onto a conveyor belt. At times, the stench makes your eyes water.
About thirty workers dressed in navy coveralls, face masks and latex gloves sort the trash. All of them used to be scavengers at the dump. New employee, Luisa Marquez says it was much harder when she was a scavenger.
Marquez (translated): Before, I left at 4 a.m, before the sun came up because it’d get too hot….We’d have to open the bags. We’d get dirty. We’d get covered in food. We didn’t have uniforms. We didn’t have protection or a roof.
The machine’s inventor, Enciso, says she could have automated the process more. But the idea is to employ as many scavengers from the dump as possible -- about 200 when the machine is fully operational.
City officials eventually hope to recycle 60-percent of Tijuana’s trash.Think recycling is a good idea? Think of it how good Europe, the US and other... more
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These passengers are also part of a great migration that is changing the world. Goldman Sachs, which has published projections about the Indian economy, predicts that 31 villagers will continue to show up in an Indian city every minute over the next 43 years 700 million people in all. This exodus, with a similar one in China, helped push the world over a historic threshold this year: the planet, for the first time, is more urban than rural.These passengers are also part of a great migration that is changing the world.... more
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