Case studies

Fertile soil secures food in Zimbabwe

09 March 2010

Conservation farming has been shown to produce crop yields almost 60% higher than those produced by traditional farming methods.

Emergency nutrition: a lifesaver in Ethiopia

09 March 2010

During the past 5 years, a new model for the community-based management of acute malnutrition (CMAM) has been adopted globally and is radically improving the impact of treatment programmes

India: not enough to eat?

09 March 2010

More than a billion people in the world are hungry. The number is going up rather than down.

The school run

18 March 2010

Leon’s school is unusual – it’s in the middle of the bush! It is one of a network of schools providing an education for children whose families have taken refuge from conflict in the country.

Logged on

16 March 2010

The Ulu Masen forest, in Aceh province, is at serious risk from illegal logging which is why a new project is re-training loggers like Muktar as forest rangers.

Express delivery

11 March 2010

No wonder Kiran Rawat is especially proud of her baby boy, Keshav. She nearly lost him. But, thanks to the 'Mums Express', a project supported by UKaid from the Department for International Development, his life was saved.

Bangladesh: The Chars Livelihoods Programme

10 March 2010

The Chars Livelihoods Programme aims to improve the livelihoods of 1 million extremely poor and vulnerable island chars dwellers

Hoping to beat malnutrition

10 March 2010

One in three children in developing countries is chronically malnourished, or stunted.

Jobs bring food for Ethiopia's poor

10 March 2010

A combination of failed rains and rising prices led to food shortages across Ethiopia in 2008

A community holding their government to account

10 March 2010

In Barwani, a remote district of Madhya Pradesh, the writing on the wall of the Anganwadi is not graffiti

A safe arrival for India’s newborns

10 March 2010

The Janani Express is taking pregnant women to hospital in remote parts of India

The spice of life

09 March 2010

Halimata Ouedraogo and Wend Panga('Power of God')receive business coaching from the development agency International Service (IS),a scheme supported by UKaid.

The laptop ladies of rural Bangladesh

08 March 2010

Information technology is transforming gender relations in some of Bangladesh's poorest places

A champion of women's rights in Bangladesh

08 March 2010

Shefali was once a victim of domestic violence - now she is a community leader and a powerful voice against abuse

Cricketers turn spotlight on Bangladesh acid attacks

08 March 2010

England's cricket team visit a hospital for survivors of acid-throwing

Bumper harvest in Malawi

04 March 2010

Divason and Lizire Paipi from southern Malawi enjoyed a bumper harvest of maize, groundnuts and rice last year, thanks to a fertiliser loan scheme supported by DFID.

Trading across borders: North South Corridor

04 March 2010

Large loads are moving more quickly across borders along a key African trade route

World Book Day: Textbooks for every child

04 March 2010

Emilia Okoe is 15 years old and has been attending the local school ‘St Josephs’. Her dream is to become a nurse, so that she can help support her family

Fairtrade means healthy peanuts and profits in Malawi

04 March 2010

Peanut farmers in Malawi get the chance of selling to big foreign markets

Small business loans raise hopes and profits

02 March 2010

DFID-financed loans open doors for male and female entrepeneurs