Case studies: Real-life examples of government activity

How UK aid is helping to ensure the next generation is free of disease

How UK aid has helped thousands of families return to their homes in Leogane

How UK aid is rebuilding business and investment in Sierra Leone

How UK aid is protecting some of the most vulnerable people in Kenya through cash transfers

Thanks to the Vietnam Challenge Fund programme, supported by UK aid, farmer Cau is starting up her own business

November 2011 sees another round of negotiations on climate change with the 17th Conference of the Parties (COP17) due to be held in Durban, South Africa.

Last month the United Nations Population Fund announced that global population has passed 7 billion. This landmark brings the issue of population growth and its impact into sharp focus

How UK aid is helping people get access to safe and nutritious food

DFID-funded research helps generate new knowledge to improve access to primary and secondary education for disadvantaged children in poor countries

New research has brought about significant environmental and economic improvements to Indonesia’s pulp and paper sector.

How Save the Children are treating malnourishment thanks to UK aid

UK aid is at work in Burma, supporting families and protecting livelihoods

Government Economic Service (GES) student placements graduates talk about their experiences working on the scheme.

How UK aid is helping Zambian women transform their lives with and plan for the future through family planning services

Metre long guinea worms caused Sadia agonising pain. Find out how UK aid is helping eradicate the disease

The Government of Zambia has established access and quality of education, especially for girls, as a national priority, even in hard economic times.

The Gambia has worked directly to address gender disparity in education, particularly in poor rural communities.

How UK aid is changing lives by getting more girls into school

Nepal is on track for MDG 5. Childbirth is no longer the leading cause of death among women of reproductive age.

Vietnam has successfully achieved MDG 7 Target 7C, according to the most recent World Health Organization/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Report (2010). Vietnam has also made progress towards its own more challenging sector targets.

The GAVI Alliance, a global effort to bring new vaccines to the developing world, brings together diverse partners, leverages huge levels of resources, and saves millions of lives.

An innovative health workers’ scheme has completely transformed the face of health care across rural Ethiopia.

To improve nutrition in the developing world, new funding will be used to evaluate the evidence and carry out research on what works and what doesn’t.

How UK aid is helping malnourished children and their mothers as part of the response to the humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa

How UK aid is helping Uganda's poorest people to grow their own food and move away from emergency handouts

Linking women who test HIV positive in antenatal and maternity services to long-term HIV care and treatment services in Kenya

A qualitative study of the lives of people living with HIV who have been taking antiretroviral therapy for more than one year in Wakiso District, Uganda.

How UK aid is helping Ethiopian farmers to get a fair price for their produce

How UK aid has provided seeds and fertilisers to help people recover

Solar powered technology funded by UK aid brings light to rural Pakistan

Helping to build flood-resistant houses across Pakistan

UK aid is getting children in Pakistan back to school after the devastation left behind by the floods

How UK aid works with the private sector to help lift people out of poverty in Africa

Equalities Minister Lynne Featherstone meets the women who are helping their communities

How UK aid is helping to lower the price of HIV treatment

How improved security and agricultural support from the UK is helping Afghan farmers to move away from growing poppies to more sustainable crops

Merlin was one of a number of local and international non governmental organisations supported by the UK government to bring much needed assistance to the survivors of Cyclone Giri which struck Burma Rakhine State in October.

Farmers in Tanzania, sick of losing their chickens to hungry hawks, have taken drastic, if creative action, thanks to an innovative programme funded by DFID and a little bit of pink dye

How a DFID supported health programme in rural India is helping to raise awareness of malaria prevention and treatment among vulnerable tribal communities

Many school children report missing a month or more of schooling each year in Swaziland, according to the Addressing the Balance of Burden in HIV/AIDS (ABBA) RPC.

How Britain is helping Burmese people rebuild their lives

The use of hazardous pesticides used to control eggplant borer has been reduced by the introduction of an integrated pest management system

The International Food Policy Research Institute has published much of its research findings in response to the global food price crisis

Two new rice varieties developed in India have become the first widely adopted modern varieties on India's uplands.

Herbicide-resistant maize promises effective integrated management of the Striga weed in Sub-Saharan Africa and increasing crop yields.

Policy change in Kenya's dairy industry, has improved handling and hygiene of milk, increased profit margins, given greater access to milk, and provided employment.

The PETRRA project in Bangladesh has achieved substantial improvements in rice production, income and empowerment of women.

Encouraging farmers in conflict areas to grown high-value crops such as mint has had a positive impact on the lives of many Afghan families.

Better access to fisheries resources for community-based organisations has resulted in significant increases in their fishing incomes.

How food security can be improved through collaborative research