Rural Development
Greener jobs and better business for women and men in Southern Costa Rica The Brunca region, which is in Southern Costa Rica, is the country’s richest in terms of biodiversity and natural resources, but also its poorest and most isolated region. With a population consisting mainly of indigenous peoples and farmers, history has not been kind to the women and men from Brunca, who have faced discrimination and exclusion. This also rings true for its economy. It is estimated that some 30 per cent of Brunca’s population of almost 300,000 live below the poverty line (on less than USD 1.25 per day) and more people in Brunca are unemployed than the rest of the country. Access to State-run services is limited and most businesses are small with low productivity in Brunca. The region solely relies on three industries: agriculture, tourism and commerce. With some innovative thinking on how to give women and men greener and better jobs – by using indigenous and local strengths and resources to build and grow business – it has been shown that Brunca and its economy can flourish and inspire others.
2014 Number of comments: 0
2014 Number of comments: 0
Building Bridges with Papaya Local Empowerment through Economic Development Sri Lanka is home to a myriad of people who suffered from displacement during the years of violent conflict. Disempowered and far from home, these people were often reduced to passive recipients of aid. Now, these displaced communities are being re-empowered and are finding their place in the emerging post-conflict national economy, through a farming cooperative that helps small producers of papaya access the competitive open market.
2014 Number of comments: 0
2014 Number of comments: 0
The Yunus Social Business Centre- University of Florence (YSBCUF) Combining scientific research and consulting, YSBCUF endeavors to promote social businesses that sustainably utilize local resources to address local issues. Number of comments: 0
Action Research for Co-Development (ARCO) Lab The Local Development Unit of the ARCO Lab synthesizes their main objectives, activities, and services Number of comments: 0
Bringing Jobs Back to the Village in the PRC's Fujian Province More than 100 subprojects in the People’s Republic of China’s Fujian Province reunite families separated by distant work, and bridge the income gap by promoting information, cooperation, and infrastructure for a wide range of businesses. Number of comments: 1
Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy: an opportunity to enhance youth employment We are pleased to announce that the International Training Centre of the ILO, based in Turin, is organising jointly with the REMESS, the EESC, the CIRIEC and the Recma the third edition of the: “Academy on Social and Solidarity Economy: an opportunity to enhance youth employment" from 08 to 12 April 2013 Venue: Agadir (MOROCCO) DEADLINE FOR REGISTRATIONS: 01 March 2013 Number of comments: 0
Conecta DEL ConectaDEL es el Programa Regional de Formación para el Desarrollo Económico Local lanzado en conjunto por el Banco Interamericano de Desarrollo (BID) a través del Fondo Multilateral de Inversiones (FOMIN) y Entidades Socias Locales (ESL) en Argentina, Perú y Centroamérica, con miras a ampliarse a Chile y Brasil. ConectaDEL es integrante de la Agenda DEL FOMIN. Number of comments: 0
The Political Economy of Food Security in North Africa The recent global food price shock, combined with the political upheaval in North Africa, provides an opportune moment for the North African countries, along with the international community, to take stock of the food security status of the region and to reappraise food security strategies in countries like Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Algeria, Morocco and Mauritania. The paper clearly highlights that food security or food sovereignty in the North Africa region cannot be approached from a purely economic perspective. It also has deep political connotations – as seen by the role that food prices played in the domestic politics of the Arab Spring, as well as by the geopolitical implications of relying on a small number of international grain suppliers for a large part of the region’s food requirements.
2012 Number of comments: 0
2012 Number of comments: 0
Tourism benefits Viet Nam’s rural poor Inland hilltribe villagers in Quang Nam province have increased their earnings by developing products such as traditional weavings, spices, tea gift baskets and home stay services for tourists, with the help of an ILO project and funding from the Luxembourg Government. By Tran Quynh Hoa, ILO Office in Viet NamNov 2012 Number of comments: 0
Cultivating the green shoots of rural areas: The ILO looks to harnessing the potential of the world’s rural areas as city dwellers in the developing world struggle to find work. Number of comments: 0
Indigenous crafts of Cambodia This catalogue features products created by indigenous peoples in Cambodia - products made for their daily use but also designed for a wider market.Sept 2012 Number of comments: 0
Trekking boosts rural income in Nepal Following the end of the Maoist insurgency in Nepal, the ILO launched a project to promote employment and accelerate peace-building in 2007. Opening new routes for tourism that benefit local people is part of the project.Sept. 2012 Number of comments: 0
Case study of the African Cashew Initiative - Focus: Ghana. Lessons from working with new and multiple partners - Emerging Results The African Cashew Initiative (ACi) is a multi-country programme that is pioneering a formalised co-funding and implementation structure with various public and private partners and development organisations. It offers valuable lessons from managing multi-stakeholder partnerships, and collaboration between more ‘traditional’ development organisations and new donors like the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Further, the ACi’s evolving approach to results measurement, and the challenges and opportunities encountered in integrating African smallholders into global value chains offer interesting insights.
July 2012 Number of comments: 0
July 2012 Number of comments: 0
OECD Regions at a Glance 2011 The differences between countries are often not as great as the disparities within them. OECD Regions at a Glance makes these differences across “places” apparent and unpacks what they imply for national performance and individual welfare. It does so by providing region-by-region indicators that help to identify areas that are outperforming or lagging behind in their country, as well as the OECD area. This publication aims to provide evidence on the progress OECD regions have made towards more sustainable development, and to help policy makers identify which factors drive the competitive edge of regions and what local resources could be better mobilised to increase national growth and people’s well-being.
2011 Number of comments: 0
2011 Number of comments: 0
Tracking development: Katine, Uganda-It starts with a village The Katine project: In October 2007, the Guardian newspaper began tracking a development project implemented by Amref in Katine, north-east Uganda. The full-time coverage of the project has now ended, but The Guardian will be returning to the sub-county over the next few years to monitor how the community fares after Amref withdraws. Number of comments: 0
Outils sur la réduction de la pauvreté par le tourisme Le thème de cette boite à outils, c'est la façon dont le tourisme peut être un moteur de réduction de la pauvreté. Les communautés locales / rurales et les petites entreprises sont le principal groupe cible.La boîte à outils est organisée autour de cinq chapitres modulaires. 1. La réduction de la pauvreté et de l'industrie du tourisme - aperçu général 2. Les ressources humaines, le travail décent et du dialogue social 3. Promotion et commercialisation dans le tourisme 4. Marché du tourisme 5. Tourisme d'affaires
2011 Number of comments: 0
2011 Number of comments: 0
Toolkit on poverty reduction and tourism The theme of this toolkit is the ways in which tourism can be a driver of poverty reduction. Local/rural communities and small enterprises are the primary target group. The toolkit is organized around five modular chapters. 1. The tourism industry and poverty reduction – general overview 2. Human resources, decent work and social dialogue 3. Promotion and marketing in tourism 4. Tourism market 5. Tourism business
2011 Number of comments: 1
2011 Number of comments: 1
Food Price Watch :: World Bank Website dedicated to the latest report on Food Price Watch. The page includes a summary of the report, relevant links, coping strategies, live chats, as well as past editions of the report. The report is part of a series that aims at drawing attention to trends in domestic food prices in low- and middle-income countries and their policy implications. Number of comments: 0
My.COOP Managing your agricultural cooperative Managing your Agricultural Cooperative - My.COOP - is a training package that aims to strengthen the management of agricultural cooperatives so that they can offer high quality, efficient and effective services to their members.January 2012 Number of comments: 0
Making the Grade: Smallholder Farmers, Emerging Standards, and Development Assistance Programs in Africa This report provides, in a readily accessible form, various insights, perspectives and empirical evidence related to the challenges and opportunities facing African smallholders and supply chain entities in high value agri-food markets, especially in relation to compliance with pertinent standards. The report seeks to ‘tone down the heat’ in the on-going standards as ‘barriers’ vs. ‘catalysts’ policy discussions providing, as well as possible, an objective assessment of the patterns and representativeness of available evidence.June 2011 Number of comments: 0
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