Thousands of families have been uprooted by the fighting in Ivory Coast. So far, over 900 families have found shelter at Bahn refugee camp situated 50 kilometres from the Liberian border. UK aid is supporting the UN Refugee Agency to set up a makeshift school for children in the camp so they can continue their education in safety.
Assistive technologies enable people to live healthy, productive, independent and dignified lives, yet most people who need them are currently unable to access them. This rapid review looks at examples of existing literature on the availability of assistive technologies and efforts to make these technologies more affordable and accessible in developing countries. A scoping review… Read more
Youth employment programmes are varied but meta-analysis and systematic reviews of impact assessments of these programmes indicate that some interventions have an overall positive effect on employment and earnings. Assessments of programmes which support youth job creation in the private sector find that larger businesses are more likely to generate jobs than micro-enterprises. In general,… Read more
