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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Called to be a midwife in northern Nigeria
04 May 2012
How a midwifery school is inspiring a new generation of midwives
Education against all odds: job skills open up new worlds in Helmand
02 May 2012
From tending fields to tailoring - how UK aid and Mercy Corps are investing in Afghanistan's youth
An 'Avon lady' of Bangladesh tells her story
17 April 2012
How women are transforming their lives with big business ideas
Demining Herat: making land safe in Afghanistan's 'bread basket'
04 April 2012
How UK aid and the HALO Trust are helping farmers reclaim their fields in Afghanistan
Making Misrata safer with MAG: clearing unexploded ordnance in Libya
How a British charity is helping communities recover from conflict
Helping girls get an education
02 April 2012
How small stipends from UK aid are helping thousands of girls get an education in Pakistan
Spreading the message to curb disease
20 March 2012
How UK aid is helping to improve hygiene and sanitation in Bangladesh
Water without the worry
UK aid is working with CAFOD to bring clean, safe water to the world's poorest communities
Eliminating elephantiasis in Africa
27 January 2012
How UK aid is helping to ensure the next generation is free of disease
Haiti, two years on: getting back home at last
12 January 2012
How UK aid has helped thousands of families return to their homes in Leogane
We're getting there
19 December 2011
How UK aid is rebuilding business and investment in Sierra Leone
Poverty and vulnerability tackled in Turkana, Kenya
07 December 2011
How UK aid is protecting some of the most vulnerable people in Kenya
Cau's magic mushrooms
02 December 2011
Thanks to the Vietnam Challenge Fund programme, supported by UK aid, farmer Cau is starting up her own business
Food for families in Gaza
17 November 2011
How UK aid is helping people get access to safe and nutritious food
A future for children in Ethiopia
20 October 2011
How Save the Children are treating malnourishment thanks to UK aid
Livelihoods protected and lives rebuilt
12 October 2011
UK aid is at work in Burma, supporting families and protecting livelihoods
Changing lives: Zambian soap stars spread the word on family planning
01 October 2011
How Zambian soap stars are spreading the word on family planning
Goodbye, Guinea worm
27 September 2011
Metre long guinea worms caused Sadia agonising pain. Find out how UK aid is helping eradicate the disease
MDG 7 - Household loans for rural water supply and sanitation in Vietnam
19 September 2011
Vietnam has successfully achieved MDG 7 Target 7C, according to the most recent World Health Organization/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Report (2010). Vietnam has also made progress towards its own more challenging sector targets.
MDG 8 - The GAVI Alliance saves children's lives through vaccines
The GAVI Alliance, a global effort to bring new vaccines to the developing world, brings together diverse partners, leverages huge levels of resources, and saves millions of lives.