Development Blog
Debate on the possibilities at the base of the pyramid (BOP) is ubiquitous; nonetheless, too often regulated to a post-script is that frequently when we refer to the BOP what we actually mean is women at the BOP. It’s time…
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In Poverty and Out of Profit: the business case for engaging with poor farmers in Bangladesh's dairy sector
What did the Nutrition for Growth compact deliver for smallholder women farmers?
By Larissa Pelham 31st Jul 2013
The leaders of the G8 came to the UK over a month ago and David Cameron hosted a ‘Hunger Summit’. While the summit did pledge up to $4.15bn (USD) to tackle malnutrition did it take the opportunity to boost public…
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Supporting women smallholder farmers like this one is one of the most effective ways to tip the balance away from under-nutrition and poverty. © CARE
Can financial incentives increase good governance in the Democratic Republic of Congo?
By Paul-André Wilton 31st Jul 2013
The Department for International Development’s (DFID’s) largest community reconstruction programme in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is rewarding the four best performing councils in the region of Maniema more than $100,000 of investment to part fund their own development…
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CARE DRC Food Security Manager, Joseph Kakuru, talks with displaced people in Rubaya Camp, DRC. © CARE / Jake Lyell 2013
Recent research from the World Bank and the LSE (don’t roll your eyeballs) shows that blogging about an academic article can lead to hundreds of new readers, when before there were only a handful. CARE has 60 years of experience…
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Human rights remains a topic that companies may reference perfunctorily in their codes of conduct, but few really seem to understand. In their defence, this is in part because, first, best practice standards on business and human rights are often…
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Women work a loom in Bangladesh. © CARE / Josh Estey 2008
Decent work for domestic workers: Will 100 million informal workers' rights finally be recognised?
By Tom Aston 29th Jul 2013
There are certain working conditions that most workers take for granted; established working hours, a minimum wage, paid annual leave, social security and maternity leave. Historically, domestic workers haven’t shared these basic rights but a major new piece of legislation…
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Machala Ecuador: domestic workers are often primary care givers to children. © CARE/Kathryn Richards
