Case studies: Real-life examples of government activity

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) was established under the Kyoto Protocol and has so far helped to fund over 2,500 low carbon projects in developing countries

How UK aid is helping to get people back into their homes

The British Government and Oxfam are helping to tackle Haiti’s desperate lack of water and sanitation facilities – to help put a stop to the deadly disease

Research explores sexual and reproductive health concerns of men in a poor rural district of Bangladesh.

Tackling malaria during pregnancy and childbirth could save many lives as a result of new plans revealed by the UK government

Under Rwanda’s national campaign against malaria, supported by UKaid some 2.7 million insecticide treated bednets were distributed last year

Supporting rural health workers to combat malaria

How an innovative texting service is helping mothers and babies in Rwanda

How UK aid is helping women like Christina to plan their families and escape from poverty

How a Zimbabwean grandmother can send her grandchildren to school thanks to these rabbits

Workshop gives local government and civil society leaders the opportunity to share their experiences of participation and local democracy

Today marks the end of "16 Days of Activism Against Gender Violence" - an awareness raising campaign which runs each year from 25 November, International Day Against Violence Against Women, up to 10 December, Inter…

This World Anti-Corruption Day, see how a new mobile technology is helping to clean up salary payments to Afghan police officers

Successful new mungbean varieties provide farmers in the Indo-Gangetic Plains with higher yields, higher income and a healthier diet

Tanneries and textile firms in Bangladesh are being encouraged to reduce water pollution affecting local communities by building effluent treatment plants

How UKaid from DFID is helping rural communities in Nepal adapt to the effects of climate change by better management of the forest and its resources

How young people in Uganda are tackling HIV and AIDS

Young people take action to prevent new infections and support HIV positive people

Finding out her HIV positive status helped Esnart get her life back on track

How Bonani in Zimbabwe is fighting stigma and discrimination to HIV and AIDS

How George is helping to raise awareness about HIV and AIDS

How UK aid is helping farming communities in Mozambique adapt to the effects of climate change

This project aimed to improve the well-being of the poor in informal urban settlements through cost-effective local water supply services.

How DFID is helping to prevent the transmission of HIV from mothers to babies in Zimbabwe

A DFID funded project is helping to increase the number of HIV negative babies that are born in South Africa

Research carried out by the Pathways of Women’s Empowerment programme in Dhaka has explored how media is affecting the lives of women in Bangladesh

How a DFID funded project in Kenya is protecting millions of people from malaria

How DFID is working with Save the Children to help victims of the Pakistan floods

How UK aid funded relief packages have helped families move back to their villages

Research conducted for the DFID-funded Pathways of Women's Empowerment Programme has been used to design a feminist Conditional Cash Transfers scheme in Egypt

This project shows how exposing young writers to ideas of gender equality had a huge impact on their lives and writings.

A new TB-treatment delivery strategy has been implemented by the National TB and Leprosy programme of Tanzania

UK aid supports Ghana's 2010 population and housing census which will provide vital information on the population

DFID joined partners in Malawi to survey over 12,000 households to get an up-to-date picture of the country's progress towards MDG 1

How flood resistant rice is helping South Asian farmers feed their families when the floods come

Working with Action Against Hunger to alleviate the Chad food crises

How UKaid funded road building in Vietnam helps ethnic minority families lift themselves out of poverty

Chronic Poverty is a varied and complex phenomenon, but at its root is powerlessness. Poor people expend enormous energy in trying to do better for themselves and for their children

A UK aid funded scheme helps women in a Ghanaian market organise fair taxation

How UKaid funded relief packages have helped families move back to their villages

UKaid supports the Malawi Red Cross Society on reconstruction and repair of most vulnerable households

Find out how a DFID funded project is helping to get more girls into schools in Nigeria.

A grassroots worker's struggle for clean water and toilets in rural India

How a slum community in Dhaka, Bangladesh has improved water and sanitation and reduced killer diseases

Find out how DFID is helping farmers in Africa get their fruit and veg onto UK shop shelves

Find out how UKaid is helping Kenyan mothers get access to maternal health care

DFID helps poor rural farmers in South Africa's Eastern Cape increase their profits at auction

Shelter kits, funded by UKaid from the Department for International Development and delivered by Save the Children, are helping to rebuild lives in Pakistan.

How a DFID-funded programme is helping poor rural communities in India to adapt to the effects of climate change

Find out how DFID is helping to tackle malaria in Nigeria