Over half of Malian children do not complete their primary education. Girls in particular often stop going to school after a few years. By offering bridging arrangements for basic schooling and vocational training, HELVETAS Swiss ...
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Cactus pears (Beles) require little water and grow very well even in arid areas. Nevertheless, little use has been made of them until now. Yet this undemanding plant has a lot more to offer.
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Having to bring the water you need for childbirth to the maternity with you? That used to be a common practice at the Sirarou maternity ward until three years ago. Now there is a well that supplies the maternity and the nearby school ...
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Small-scale farmers in Mozambique have trouble storing their grains. As pests cause serious post-harvest losses, farmers suffer from hunger between harvests. Small, simple-to-build grain storage facilities are part of the answer.
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In Northern Mozambique, where poor communities have very little access to public services, such as water and sanitation, health and education, HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation empowers communities for increased political participation ...
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In Western Mali, HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation promotes democratic local governance by working on the prevention and management of conflicts, which arise from access to, and control over, agricultural-woodland-pastoral spaces.
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After several years of support, organic and fair cotton production and marketing is well developed in Burkina Faso. Three ongoing projects strengthen the economic and institutional sustainability of the value chain actors and generate ...
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The rural poverty in Central Tanzania is manifested by very low incomes and frequent food shortages including lack of reliable markets and employment opportunities. HELVETAS Swiss Intercooperation contributes to improving the welfare ...
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