Case studies provide real-life examples of our policies in practice. You can search the case studies below to find examples of how individuals and communities benefit on the ground from our fight against poverty.
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World AIDS Day 2012: Tackling stigma and discrimination in Kenya
29 November 2012
How the UK is helping marginalised groups access safe sex information, services and support in Kenya
Healthy babies are sweet thanks to powerful potatoes
10 August 2012
How biofortified sweet potatoes are keeping pregnant women and young children healthy in Kenya
Poverty and vulnerability tackled in Turkana, Kenya
07 December 2011
How UK aid is protecting some of the most vulnerable people in Kenya
Protecting the vulnerable in Kenya
23 August 2011
How UK aid is helping malnourished children and their mothers as part of the response to the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa
Cottoning on to the power of the private sector
12 July 2011
How UK aid works with the private sector to help lift people out of poverty in Africa
Sleeping safely under bednets
12 November 2010
How a DFID funded project in Kenya is protecting millions of people from malaria
MDGs in focus - MDG 8: Develop a global partnership for development
26 August 2010
Find out how DFID is helping farmers in Africa get their fruit and veg onto UK shop shelves
Motorbikes and Midwives: A triple blessing
25 August 2010
Find out how UKaid is helping Kenyan mothers get access to maternal health care
Discreet HIV treatment changes lives
07 June 2010
Meet Ann, a Kenyan sex worker now accessing life-changing health services
If the weatherman says it's raining...
15 December 2009
Kenyan rainmakers help rural communities adapt to climate change
Standing up for Kenya's taxpayers
02 September 2009
In his quest to fight corruption, taxpayers' champion Onyango Nyakoni has visited many "ghost projects" - victims of embezzled public funds
Free nets fight malaria in Kenya
24 April 2009
When pregnant women in Kenya's malaria hot-spots visit their local clinics, as well as the usual help and advice they get something extra: a net that keeps out malaria-carrying mosquitoes