Collection

Case studies

See our work in action through these real world examples.

• From: Department for International Development
• Published: 24 July 2013

Case studies provide real-life examples of our policies in practice.

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Documents

• Out of Syria, back into school
  • 12 February 2016
  • Case study
• The women who are making their countries wealthier
  • 21 September 2015
  • Case study
• Restoring hope in Gaza
  • 26 February 2015
  • Case study
• Ebola heroes
  • 12 February 2015
  • Case study
• On the frontline of Ebola
  • 22 December 2014
  • Case study
• Pakistan: In school for the first time
  • 26 March 2014
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• DR Congo at 50: rebuilding roads
  • 30 June 2010
  • Case study
• Pakistan earthquake: Seven years on
  • 7 September 2012
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• Seeds of hope - Pakistan floods one year on
  • 19 July 2011
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• A community built from within
  • 21 June 2010
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• "If I help one person, to me that is a success"
  • 1 December 2010
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• Food for families in Gaza
  • 17 November 2011
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• MDG 8 - The GAVI Alliance saves children's lives through vaccines
  • 19 September 2011
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• MDGs in focus - MDG 4: Reduce child mortality
  • 7 September 2010
  • Case study
• Pakistan floods six months on: tackling the threat of disease
  • 25 January 2011
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• Getting back on their feet
  • 22 March 2013
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• Helping women open up for business in Pakistan
  • 18 July 2013
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• Called to be a midwife in northern Nigeria
  • 4 May 2012
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• Buddyz breed confidence to change themselves and their communities
  • 13 July 2010
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• Surviving the floods: getting through each day
  • 25 October 2010
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• Rising above the stigma and scars - the story of an acid attack survivor in Pakistan
  • 21 March 2013
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• Less ploughing, more crops, happier families
  • 7 September 2012
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• Brighter later - Pakistan floods one year on
  • 19 July 2011
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• Dignified futures: how hard work builds hope
  • 21 June 2010
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• A future for people and forests in Nepal
  • 7 December 2010
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• Cau's magic mushrooms
  • 2 December 2011
  • Case study
• MDG 6 - Bringing care to communities in Ethiopia
  • 19 September 2011
  • Case study
• Changing attitudes in rural India
  • 8 September 2010
  • Case study
• Dignity and relief after years of suffering
  • 14 February 2011
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• A chance to grow
  • 9 August 2012
  • Case study
• Farming pomelo in Vietnam
  • 29 October 2012
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• Building bridges to re-connect cut-off communities in Pakistan
  • 6 June 2012
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• First steps towards a new home
  • 29 October 2010
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• Building safer, stronger schools in Nepal
  • 25 March 2013
  • Case study
• Northern Uganda: Hope after years of conflict
  • 20 September 2012
  • Case study
• Our house - Pakistan floods one year on
  • 19 July 2011
  • Case study
• Positive about stopping HIV suffering
  • 25 June 2010
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• Technology to tackle corruption
  • 9 December 2010
  • Case study
• Poverty and vulnerability tackled in Turkana, Kenya
  • 7 December 2011
  • Case study
• Goodbye, Guinea worm
  • 27 September 2011
  • Case study
• MDGs in focus - MDG 2: Achieve universal primary education
  • 13 September 2010
  • Case study
• Girls decide: Tackling child marriage and early pregnancy in Bangladesh
  • 7 March 2011
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• Zambian soap stars spread the word on family planning
  • 1 October 2011
  • Case study
• MDGs in focus – MDG 6: Combat HIV, AIDS, malaria and other diseases
  • 3 August 2010
  • Case study
• Sleeping safely under bednets
  • 12 November 2010
  • Case study
• A time for change: ending female genital mutilation
  • 22 March 2013
  • Case study
• A helping hand to rural farmers in Nepal
  • 22 March 2013
  • Case study
• World Food Day 2012: Sowing the seeds of a better future in DR Congo
  • 15 October 2012
  • Case study
• Fair exchange
  • 29 July 2011
  • Case study
• DR Congo at 50: help for HIV and AIDS orphans
  • 30 June 2010
  • Case study
• Giving women a choice in Malawi
  • 21 December 2010
  • Case study
• We're getting there
  • 19 December 2011
  • Case study
• The gift of two rabbits
  • 20 December 2010
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• Rebuilding Malawi after the earthquake
  • 15 September 2010
  • Case study
• Girls determined to get an education
  • 7 March 2011
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• Lady health workers saving lives in rural Pakistan
  • 31 July 2012
  • Case study
• Livelihoods protected and lives rebuilt
  • 12 October 2011
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• Pakistan: reaching the poorest through cash transfers
  • 24 July 2013
  • Case study
• Acute malnourishment threatens Niger's children
  • 3 August 2010
  • Case study
• Helping HIV positive mothers have HIV negative children
  • 22 November 2010
  • Case study
• Syrian refugees in Jordan
  • 22 March 2013
  • Case study
• Growing their way to health and security in Bangladesh
  • 16 May 2013
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• Clearing land mines in South Sudan with MAG
  • 4 April 2013
  • Case study
• Tackling hunger in Karamoja
  • 22 August 2011
  • Case study
• Extending the fight against malaria in Ethiopia
  • 22 December 2010
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• Haiti, two years on: getting back home at last
  • 12 January 2012
  • Case study
• Gender violence in Pakistan
  • 10 December 2010
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• After the floods: returning home in northern Pakistan
  • 20 September 2010
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• Battling malaria in India
  • 19 April 2011
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• Helping girls get an education
  • 22 March 2013
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• Educating Pakistan's next generation
  • 22 July 2013
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• A safe arrival for India’s newborns
  • 10 March 2010
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• A generation free of HIV
  • 25 November 2010
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• Ending violence and transforming women's lives
  • 22 March 2013
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• Paving the way to better business
  • 24 October 2012
  • Case study
• Protecting the vulnerable in Kenya
  • 23 August 2011
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• DR Congo at 50: improving access to clean water
  • 30 June 2010
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• Malaria in Rwanda - a preventable tragedy
  • 31 December 2010
  • Case study
• Water without the worry
  • 20 March 2012
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• Last night an SMS saved my life
  • 21 December 2010
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• Market women secure a decent trade in Ghana
  • 21 September 2010
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• Burma: six months after Cyclone Giri
  • 4 April 2011
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• A biscuit a day...
  • 6 August 2012
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• Almost home: restarting life after conflict in Sri Lanka's 'rice bowl'
  • 19 May 2010
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• River of hope: adapting to a changing climate in Mozambique
  • 29 November 2010
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• Pakistan elections: Supporting women to cast their vote
  • 10 May 2013
  • Case study
• MDG 2 - Universal primary education in Zambia
  • 19 September 2011
  • Case study
• Helping farming communities in India to improve their livelihoods
  • 5 August 2010
  • Case study
• The fight against cholera in Haiti
  • 7 January 2011
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• Spreading the message to curb disease
  • 20 March 2012
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• Getting people back on their feet in Haiti
  • 9 July 2010
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• Rural roads boost ethnic minority livelihoods in Vietnam
  • 8 October 2010
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• Burma - six months after Cyclone Giri: Rebuilding lives in Ohn Taw village
  • 5 May 2011
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• Super spuds help beat hidden hunger in Uganda
  • 6 August 2012
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• Growing poppies instead of opium in Afghanistan
  • 26 May 2011
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• Changing attitudes, fighting abuse in Bangladesh
  • 28 May 2010
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• A restless determination to make things better
  • 1 December 2010
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• Pakistan elections: Educating women on their fundamental rights
  • 10 May 2013
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• World AIDS Day 2012: Tackling stigma and discrimination in Kenya
  • 29 November 2012
  • Case study
• MDG 3 - Education for all in The Gambia
  • 19 September 2011
  • Case study
• MDGs in focus - MDG 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
  • 17 August 2010
  • Case study
• Haiti – one year on: safer shelter is ACTED upon
  • 11 January 2011
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• Making Misrata safer with MAG: clearing unexploded ordnance in Libya
  • 4 April 2012
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• Saving lives, restoring hope in Haiti
  • 12 July 2010
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• Sowing the seeds of scuba rice
  • 15 October 2010
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• Proof positive - medicine for a healthy life in Malawi
  • 8 June 2011
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• Against the odds, UK-funded Gazan businesses grow
  • 3 June 2010
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• Unite to fight AIDS
  • 1 December 2010
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• Increasing awareness of HIV and maternal services in Zambia
  • 29 November 2012
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• A passion for education
  • 19 September 2011
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• Motorbikes and Midwives: A triple blessing
  • 25 August 2010
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• Engaging local people in carbon markets
  • 18 January 2011
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• Demining Herat: making land safe in Afghanistan's 'bread basket'
  • 4 April 2012
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• DR Congo at 50: community reconstruction
  • 30 June 2010
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• Tackling malnutrition, providing hope in western Chad
  • 15 October 2010
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• Healthy babies are sweet thanks to powerful potatoes
  • 10 August 2012
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• Fighting for women’s rights in Nepal
  • 30 June 2011
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• Pakistan: Investing in young people’s skills
  • 11 July 2013
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• Discreet HIV treatment changes lives
  • 7 June 2010
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• A chance to plan for the future
  • 1 December 2010
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• New livelihoods bring hope for women in Somalia
  • 9 January 2013
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• MDG 5 - Driving down maternal mortality in Nepal
  • 19 September 2011
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• MDGs in focus - MDG 8: Develop a global partnership for development
  • 26 August 2010
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• Pakistan six months on: water brings relief to flood survivors
  • 25 January 2011
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• Ending violence against women in Nepal
  • 22 March 2013
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• An 'Avon lady' of Bangladesh tells her story
  • 17 April 2012
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• Design for life
  • 1 July 2010
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• People count in Ghana
  • 19 October 2010
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• From acid victim to activist: Hasina's courageous journey
  • 22 March 2013
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• Rapid response: Tackling cholera in Sierra Leone with Oxfam
  • 3 September 2012
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• Cottoning on to the power of the private sector
  • 12 July 2011
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• Hope across the South African border
  • 16 June 2010
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• "Access to treatment is access to life"
  • 1 December 2010
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• A future for children in Ethiopia
  • 20 October 2011
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• MDG 7 - Household loans for rural water supply and sanitation in Vietnam
  • 19 September 2011
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• Pakistan floods six months on: a roof over their heads
  • 25 January 2011
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• Education against all odds: job skills open up new worlds in Helmand
  • 2 May 2012
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• Getting money where it's needed
  • 8 July 2010
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• Measuring poverty in Malawi
  • 19 October 2010
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Published 24 July 2013