Case studies: Real-life examples of government activity

DFID-funded Researchers have helped indigenous communities gain access to water policy discussions.

How reporting the plight of displaced people brought a pledge of relief from local government.

Refresher training for health workers is transforming care practices for mothers and babies.

Research shows that smoking tobacco in hookah pipes can be as harmful as smoking cigarettes.

DFID-funded research investigates the impact of different approaches to urban poverty reduction.

Taxation has the potential to increase the capability, accountability and responsiveness of the state.

Women farmers in semi-arid central Tanzania are learning how to adapt farming practices to cope with changing conditions.

A new study by the DFID and Elton John Aids Foundation-funded COMDIS programme showns the value of local care in treating HIV/AIDS patients.

The DFID-funded SjCOOP Programme has helped to train twelve new teams of science journalists in Africa and the Middle East.

How can India transform itself into the vibrant knowledge-based society it aspires to be?

DFID sponsors report by BBC World Service Trust which explores the role of the media in the Kenyan elections.

Kenyan TV drama series informs farmers on technique for improving seed germination and crop yields.

The Global Transport Knowledge Partnership is helping inform people about new ways to build sustainable road transport in Africa.

A regional initiative of the International Potato Center helps farmers in Bolivia access high-value markets for their freeze-dried potato products.

New standards proposed for livestock products from Africa could fundamentally change the way meat is imported and help poor livestock producers.

Young Lives children hosted a photo exhibition in Addis Ababa for the Day of the African Child.

A DFID-supported programme provides business development services to small and medium-sized seed companies in Eastern and Southern Africa.

The DFID-funded Global Plant Clinic has provided the Sierra Leone government with assistance in the fight against crop pests and diseases.

DFID-finded research shows that the agricultural sector of the southern Peruvian Andes is vulnerable to the effects of imports from the US.

DFID's research programme SEACAP in South East Asia produces solutions for regional planning and local participation.

Swaziland is experiencing an HIV/AIDS emergency on the scale of a tsunami or earthquake.

Kenyan health officials are better prepared for a malaria epidemic thanks to a combination of climate observation and medical research.

A pilot initiative to provide training to East African journalists alongside a major conference has helped strengthen links between researchers and the media.

Researchers are working to provide planners and farmers with better access to climate information.

Improving the lives of poor livestock farmers through institutional and policy change.

Anti-retroviral therapy made available for AIDS sufferers in Tanzania.

Key report confirms the critical role of champions inside government to ensure participation works.

Research suggest videos are providing new ways for research participants to articulate their views, and promote debate with stakeholders.

Bangladesh awards citizenship rights to the Bihari following DFID-funded campaign.

Finding ways to increase the accountability and effectiveness of public authority in the South.

Database helps to give a comprehensive picture of global migration.

How DFID-funded research is building the capacity of local communities to use land and water more sustainably.

Can development protect livelihoods of the urban poor?

Studies find little evidence for the benefits of supplements.

Research examines the impact of pollution on agricultural water quality.

Research findings lead to government help for delivery costs.

Primary and secondary schools and their communities are supported in gardening.

New warning systems for volanic eruptions are being put in place in Central America.

Study looks at the time and cost benefits of improved transport in developing countries.

Using benchmarking as an irrigation management tool.

Guidelines and standards developed for improving the access of disabled people to transport

Nutritious new varieties of sweet potatoes have been developed for Africa.

Rice production in Africa is showing impressive gains.

A DFID-funded systematic review shows the benefits of treated bed nets.

Controlling sleeping sickness in animals benefits human health.

Integrated Floodplain Management can help both farmers and fishers.

A study in China looks at TB treatment completion rates and reasons for non-adherence.

FarmLime improves access of small farmers to agricultural lime.

A new learning approach gives better community fish-stock management.

Evidence shows that poverty, impairment and disability are interconnected and that addressing disability is key to reducing poverty.