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Using the internet and mobile phones as part of the advocacy cycle
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Key insights from the response of self-help groups to the Covid-19 pandemic in Rwanda
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In Footsteps No 8, we looked at some ideas for producing illustrations which could be used as posters. Here is a simple idea for producing lettering for posters or banners. These are outlines of lettering guides. They will give a neat and uniform result which can be easily achieved by anyone with a little practice. They will usually be much better and easier to read than letters drawn free-hand. The letter guides include ways of drawing numbers. They may also give ideas for other symbols ...
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Development and our vision for the future Adapted with thanks from an article written by Torrey Olsen, World Vision, Gao, Eastern Mali.
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Muscovy ducks are an excellent way of controlling flies. At a recent ceremony in Togo, a number of muscovy ducks were killed and prepared for cooking. An employee of the Heifer Project opened their crops, out of interest, to see what they had been eating. (The crop is an enlarged pouch in the throat of a bird where food is stored before being digested.) Each crop was filled with hundreds of flies!
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by Dr Chris Curtis. Malaria is caused by parasites (called Plasmodium) which are carried from the blood of one person to that of another by Anopheles mosquitoes (see above). This type of mosquito generally bites late at night, so bednets would be expected to be a good way of protecting against them. However, mosquitoes are very clever at finding holes or other ways into nets and they also bite arms or legs which rest against the net during the night.
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Our commitment to development: the parable of the talents by Dr Isaac Zokoue FATEB, Central African Republic.
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The guinea pig or cavy (cuy or cobayo) comes from the Andes in South America. Villagers in many parts of South America keep guinea pigs in their kitchens.
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by Mike Carter. You have probably seen an ‘intensive’ poultry project: day-old chicks of a ‘grade’ or ‘hybrid’ type have been bought; an expensive poultry house has been built for them, perhaps with a corrugated tin roof; special feed is brought ready-mixed from mills.
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Rabbits are kept by small-scale producers in virtually every country of the world. When well managed, they are very productive, reproducing rapidly and producing good quality meat and fur. They are useful animals for individual farmers, village groups and schools.
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by Mike Carter. Many smallholder farmers are short of land. They may want to keep livestock because animals provide security, but are unable to do so because they do not have enough land for large animals. One solution to this is to raise goats in pens and to grow fodder to feed them.
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by Dr Roger Sharland. Sheep and goats are often neglected in development projects. But they are very important in the lives of those who do keep them. They act as a type of bank - animals can be sold for special occasions or for a particular need.
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