Attacking Africa's Poverty Experience from the Ground

, by Fox, Louise M.; Liebenthal, Robert B.

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They suggest that countries need a government leadership committed to both democracy and development that bases decisions on a rational assessment of realities and the values of inclusiveness and justice, as well as a conducive external environment, with an expanding and accessible international trading environment.

Foreword	p. xi
Preface	p. xiii
Abbreviations and Acronyms	p. xvii
Attacking Poverty in Africa
The Political Economy of Pro-Poor Policies in Africa: Lessons from the Shanghai Conference Case Studies	p. 3
Sustaining Growth and Achieving Deep Reductions in Poverty: How Uganda Recovered after Conflict	p. 39
Improving the Investment Climate
Ensuring Security and Justice: Routes to Reconciliation in Rwanda	p. 71
Fueling Cooperation: A Regional Approach to Reducing Poverty in the Senegal River Basin	p. 95
Exporting Out of Africa: The Kenya Horticulture Success Story	p. 117
Leapfrogging into the Information Economy: Harnessing Information and Communications Technologies in Botswana, Mauritania, and Tanzania	p. 149
Delivering Services to Poor People
Equity Building Society: Scaling Up Microfinance in Kenya	p. 177
From Donor-sponsored Microfinance Project to Commercial Bank: Increasing the Outreach of the Kenya Rural Enterprise Programme	p. 195
Reducing Poverty through Free Primary Education: Learning from the Experiences of Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, and Uganda	p. 227
Improving Water and Sanitation Services in Rural Areas: Lessons Learned from Ghana, Lesotho, and South Africa	p. 257
Defeating Riverblindness: Thirty Years of Success in Africa	p. 285
Using Social Investment Funds in Africa: Scaling Up Poverty Reduction in Malawi and Zambia	p. 319
Turning the Tide: How Openness and Leadership Stemmed the Spread of HIV/AIDS in Uganda	p. 343
Notes	p. 371
Index	p. 379
Figures
Per Capita GDP Growth, 1983-2001	p. 40
Growth in GDP, Agriculture, Industry, and Services in Uganda, 1991/02-2001/02	p. 51
Poverty in Uganda by Region, 1992/93-2002/03	p. 55
Real GDP and GDP Growth in Rwanda, 1982-2002	p. 89
The Senegal River Basin	p. 101
Exports of Major Horticultural Products Rise Rapidly in the 1990s	p. 121
Fresh Vegetable Exports from Kenya, 1991-2002	p. 135
Teledensity in Botswana, Mauritania, and Tanzania, 1998-2003	p. 157
Annual Change in Teledensity in Botswana, Mauritania, and Tanzania, 1998-2003	p. 157
Number of Deposit Accounts, 1994-2004	p. 178
Distribution of Clients	p. 183
Distribution of Deposit Size by Number of Depositors and Deposit Balance	p. 184
Average Loan Size by Borrower Category	p. 185
Accumulated Profit/Loss, 1993-2003	p. 187
Rural Outreach, Equity Building Society, 2003	p. 189
Structure of K-Rep Group of Companies	p. 202
Phased Strategy for Controlling Riverblindness	p. 290
Progress of the Onchocerciasis Control Program, Phase I	p. 294
Scaling Up for Additional Interventions	p. 310
HIV Prevalence in Uganda, 1994-2003	p. 346
HIV Prevalence among Women Seeking Prenatal Care in Major Towns	p. 346
Coordination of Uganda's National HIV/AIDS Partnerships	p. 357
Decentralized Coordination of Districts and Urban Centers in Uganda	p. 358
Boxes
Chronology of Reform in Uganda, 1986-2001	p. 41
Security, a Lingering Concern	p. 43
A Brief History of Rwanda	p. 72
Chronology of Events in Rwanda Before and After the 1994 Genocide	p. 74
Putting Down Arms: Returning to Civilian Life in Rwanda	p. 78
How the Genocide Affected Rwanda's Economy and Demographics	p. 88
Chronology of Cooperation in the Senegal River Basin	p. 97
A Tale of Two Countries: How Cooperation Has Affected People's Lives in Senegal and Guinea	p. 100
Changing People's Lives by Providing Clean Water	p. 104
Keeping Fish Cold in Senegal	p. 107
Resolving Conflicts among Water Users in Diawling National Park	p. 110
Multinational Company Shows the Way: Del Monte and Canned Pineapples	p. 120
Agnes Aronya, Packhouse Employee	p. 126
David Tinega, Packhouse Manager	p. 127
Jane Mutuli Munyoki, Smallholder Farmer	p. 129
Tiku Shah, Sunripe Director	p. 131
Ben Mwangi, Farm Owner, Contract Grower	p. 134
How Plugged in Is Africa?	p. 151
Using Mobile Phones to Communicate with Nomads in the Sahara Desert	p. 152
Selling ICT Products and Services in Botswana, Mauritania, and Tanzania	p. 160
The Path to Independence: A Client's Story	p. 186
Helping the Poor through Credit	p. 198
How Did K-Rep's Transformation Affect Poor People in Kenya?	p. 217
Important New Concepts in Water and Sanitation Development: Community Management, Human Development, Human Rights, and Empowerment	p. 259
Chronology of the National Rural Water Sector Program in Ghana	p. 261
Chronology of the National Rural Sanitation Program in Lesotho	p. 264
A Latrine Builder's Story	p. 266
Chronology of the National Water and Sanitation Program in South Africa	p. 267
Equity of Access and the Free Basic Water Policy in South Africa	p. 268
How Comprehensive is Rural Water and Sanitation Coverage in Ghana, Lesotho, and South Africa?	p. 270
Creating Water and Sanitation Programs That Are Well Suited to the National Economic Context	p. 273
What Do Ghanaians Think about Their Water and Sanitation Services?	p. 275
Kader Asmal, South Africa's Water Rights Advocate	p. 278
Chronology of Riverblindness Control in Sub-Saharan Africa	p. 286
Thirty Years of Achievement in Fighting Riverblindness	p. 288
The Human Face of Riverblindness: A Nigerian Woman's Daily Torment	p. 291
Robert McNamara's Vision for Controlling Riverblindness	p. 293
Using a Veterinary Drug to Control a Human Disease: How Merck & Co. Decided to Donate Mectizan to Fight Riverblindness	p. 300
How Do Community-directed Treatments Compare with Treatments Provided by Regular Health Services?	p. 302
Scaling Up Riverblindness Control in Nigeria	p. 305
Building Capacity Where Health Services Are Weakest	p. 307
Seven Lessons about Partnership	p. 312
Chronology of Zambia's Social Investment Funds	p. 322
Chronology of the Malawi Social Action Fund (MASAF)	p. 322
Changing People's Lives in Malawi	p. 329
Building Bridges, Transforming Lives	p. 331
Chronology of HIV/AIDS-related Events in Uganda	p. 344
Tables
Employment in the Horticulture Export Industry, 2003	p. 123
Income and Poverty Levels for Horticulture and Nonhorticulture Households, 2001	p. 125
Telecommunications Access in Botswana, Mauritania, and Tanzania, 1998-2003	p. 155
Information and Communications Technology Statistics for Botswana as of November 30, 2003	p. 169
Subscriber Base and Teledensity in Botswana as of November 30, 2003	p. 170
Other Licensed Operators in Botswana as of November 30, 2003	p. 170
Information and Communications Technology Statistics for Mauritania as of End of December 2002	p. 170
Subscriber Base in Mauritania as of End of December 2002	p. 171
Information and Communications Technology Statistics for Tanzania, 2003	p. 171
Subscriber Base in Tanzania, 2003	p. 171
Other Licensed Operators in Tanzania, 2003	p. 172
Other ICT Services in Tanzania, 2003	p. 172
Outreach and Performance, 1991-98	p. 200
Breakdown of Shareholding in K-Rep Bank, December 1999	p. 207
Client Outreach Before and After Transformation, 1991-2003	p. 212
Breakdown of K-Rep Bank's Loan Portfolio in December 1999-2002	p. 214
Average Deposit Sizes for K-Rep Bank Customers as of December 2003	p. 215
Comparative Financial Results	p. 223
Poverty Indicators in Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, and Uganda, 2002	p. 229
Economic Profiles of Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, and Uganda, 2000	p. 230
Education Outcomes in Kenya, Lesotho, Malawi, and Uganda Before and After Introduction of Free Primary Education	p. 240
Scaling up Phase II, 1996-2003	p. 306
Education, Health, Water, and Sanitation Outputs of the Social Investment Funds in Malawi and Zambia	p. 326
Capacity-building Ladder for Scaling Up Local Government Capacity	p. 333
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