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World report on disability
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June 9, 2011

The first ever World report on disability, produced jointly by WHO and the World Bank, suggests that more than a billion people in the world today experience disability.

People with disabilities have generally poorer health, lower education achievements, fewer economic opportunities and higher rates of poverty than people without disabilities. This is largely due to the lack of services available to them and the many obstacles they face in their everyday lives. The report provides the best available evidence about what works to overcome barriers to health care, rehabilitation, education, employment, and support services, and to create the environments which will enable people with disabilities to flourish. The report ends with a concrete set of recommended actions for governments and their partners.

This pioneering World report on disability will make a significant contribution to implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. At the intersection of public health, human rights and development, the report is set to become a "must have" resource for policy-makers, service providers, professionals, and advocates for people with disabilities and their families.

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Key takeaways on the cultural underpinnings of emerging payment systems uptake from Maria Stephens and Vivian Dzokoto

Maria Stephens of USAID and Dr. Vivian Dzokoto of Virginia Commonwealth University share their key takeaways from the EPS Seminar #6,

    • Key takeaways on strategies for improving weak value chains from Curtis Hundley (DAI)

    Curtis Hundley of DAI provides key takeaways from his presentation during Breakfast Seminar #66, "

    • Promoting changes in Cambodian business and governance culture

    This blog post was written by Curtis Hundley of DAI who recently presented at Breakfast Seminar #66, "

    • Tools for Mending Weak and Fractured Value Chains (Event Resources)

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    Breakfast Seminar #66
    Curtis Hundley
    DAI
    United States Agency for International Development
    February 23, 2012

    Curtis Hundley of DAI shares practical activities that can sustainably ignite private sector development where inter-firm trust is missing, business relationships are fragile, and commercial excess and market linkages are minimal. In 2005, Cambodian supply chains were fractured, production was uncompetitive, and technical assistance was unavailable. In addition, most government officers played an unhelpful role in economic development through predatory enforcement of poorly written laws and regulations.

    During the past six years, through fun, enjoyable, and educational activities, Cambodian firms have learned to compete regionally through increased production and better quality, and are developing strong business relationships across value chains. The government now seeks advice from private firms before promulgating laws and listens to concerns about enforcement. By sticking to principles, yet being pragmatic, the MSME Project assists in transforming business culture in rural Cambodia.

    VC Learning Event Video Note: Bryanna Millis and Ron Greenberg on enabling environments

    In this video interview, Bryanna Millis and Ron Greenberg report about their session, "Creating an Enabling Environment," from the February 7-8, 2012 USAID Learning Event, "Meeting the Challenges of Value Chain Development." Read more about the session and check out the related resources

    • VC Learning Event: Creating an Enabling Environment (Session Resources)

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    Meeting the Challenges of Value Chain Development: A Learning Event
    USAID Microenterprise Development Office
    February 7, 2012

    The attached presentation and media are products of the "Creating an Enabling Environment" session of USAID's Meeting the Challenges of Value Chain Development: A Learning Event.

    Session Description:

    The business enabling environment is but part of the larger market system that value chain programs aim to affect. This session began with an overview of this system, looking at how the policy environment, social and cultural norms, infrastructure and governance interact with value chains and their service markets. Panelists and participants explored “hot issues” faced by those engaged in business environment programming and reform such as the effect of de-linking value chain and enabling environment programs, the challenges of public-private dialogue, and achieving private sector involvement in the policy-making process.

    VC Learning Event: Understanding Gender and Culture in Market Systems (Session Resources)

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    Meeting the Challenges of Value Chain Development: A Learning Event
    USAID Microenterprise Development Office
    February 7, 2012

    The attached presentation and media are products of the "Understanding Gender and Culture and Market Systems" session of USAID's Meeting the Challenges of Value Chain Development: A Learning Event.

    Session Description:

    Many of the interventions needed to make value chains competitive and to facilitate broad-based growth are rooted in catalyzing behavior and social change in communities and among value chain players.  In addition, changes in market systems can affect socio-cultural practices by shifting control over resources. How can projects understand socio-cultural dynamics, and how can they turn that understanding into activities and approaches that facilitate behavior and social change that leads to increased incomes, well-being and equity? This session looked at the interconnection of social dimensions, including gender, with market systems, and encouraged discussion around how development stakeholders can best respond to these social dimensions.

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    Tools for Mending Weak and Fractured Value Chains
    February 23, 2012 | 4:00pm
    Dr. Tina Elleanor Rhodes, Carnegie Endowment for Peace and Justice
    This session will share practical activities that can sustainably ignite private sector development.

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    Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are often the backbone of a country’s economy, as they employ large numbers of people. Unfortunately, the environments in which SMEs operate are not always conducive for their growth and development.