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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Landmine lessons: making school safe in Angola
30 November 2009
How the Mines Action Group helped hundreds of children at risk from unexploded mines
Peer educators play a vital role in Vietnam’s fight against HIV and AIDS
Face to face support is being offered in drug injecting "hot spots"
Clearing mines, increasing harvests in Afghanistan
27 November 2009
Mineclearing operations are opening up acres of farmland in western Afghanistan
Health clinic helps community heal its wounds in Kabul province
24 November 2009
Key services are coming back to communities
DFID Partnerships: Treating drug-resistant TB in Nepal
11 November 2009
Until a few years ago, only rich people could afford medicine for this severe strain of TB
Barefoot solar engineers: The trainee's story
30 October 2009
Barefoot solar engineers: The trainer's story
Clean water makes for good living in Uganda
15 October 2009
How clean flowing water has transformed life in a Ugandan town
Fertile soil secures food in Zimbabwe
09 October 2009
A farming technique that helps to enrich soil is providing guaranteed food to thousands of Zimbabweans
Afghan farmers sow seeds of better future
14 September 2009
Afghan farmers are feeling the benefits of a DFID horticulture and livestock programme
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
Uganda’s bamboo farmers turn over a new leaf
11 August 2009
After receiving training in new farming methods, Eldad Bakeringire found he could earn as much as, in his words, "an educated person"
India’s hungriest state switches on
After suffering years of power shortages, the people of Madhya Pradesh are beginning to see the benefits of a reliable power supply
HIV services on the move in Ghana
06 August 2009
Close to death with a mystery illness, Cecilia was sent to a prayer camp to see out her final days. Then she came across an unexpected lifeline
HIV no barrier to doing business in Zimbabwe
29 July 2009
Julia Banda has learnt that being HIV-positive is no bar to earning an income
Fighting corruption to save forests in Honduras
How two farmers have fought back against the corruption that robbed them of their livelihoods - and won
Working through the UN to feed Rwanda's hunger for knowledge
18 June 2009
Action to cut drop-out rates in Rwandan schools
Bringing power to Nigeria’s people
16 June 2009
Ever tried running a business with only one hour of electricity a day? Iron-bender Badamasi Maiwada has
When the rubber doesn't hit the road in Indonesia
18 May 2009
How falling world car sales are hitting "rubber tappers" in Indonesia's rainforests
Malawi's poor see benefits of debt cancellation
15 May 2009
Since Malawi's foreign debt was cancelled in 2006, more money has been availble to spend on poverty reduction. Families like Limbikani and Linile's have seen the difference