 | Breaking the Barriers - Women and the Elimination of World Poverty (DFID, 1999, 24 p.) |
 |  | (introduction...) |
|  | Women's inequality and world poverty |
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| | Our Policy |
| | Partnerships |
| | Poverty and sustainable livelihoods |
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| | Women and Agriculture |
| | Managing Forests |
| | Urban Poverty |
| | Credit and Financial Services |
| | More power for women |
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| | Government |
| | Civil Society |
| | Violence and Conflict |
| | Education and health |
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| | EDUCATION |
| | (introduction...) |
| | Schooling |
| | Literacy and Non-Formal Education |
| | HEALTH |
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| | Children by Choice |
| | Maternal Mortality |
| | Sexual Health... |
| | ...Including for Young People |
| | Involving Women |
| | Female Genital Mutilation |
| | Women-friendly infrastructure |
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| | Travel and Transport |
| | Water and Sanitation |
| | Improving Basic Services |
| | Easing Women's Workload |
| | Working with international partners |
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| | In the EU |
| | At the UN |
| | World Bank |
| | OECD |
| | The Commonwealth |
| | Building capacity and measuring progress |
| | The future |
Sexual Health...
Better sexual health is a priority Women are especially vulnerable to infection which often goes unnoticed until serious damage has been done HIV/AIDS is a particular concern, both because of the devastating effects it has on individuals and communities and because of the disproportionate burden of care which falls on women We support programmes which improve access to quality basic services, and community-based campaigns to promote safer sex to help empower women and girls to reject unwanted sexual attention
Ground breaking DFID-funded research in East Africa has shown that early and thorough treatment of sexually transmitted infections can reduce the incidence of HIV infection by as much as 40%.
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