ukdfid

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DFID - the Department for International Development. Leading the UK Government's fight against global poverty

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    • Play Neglected no more: Tackling diseases in Tanzania - ukdfid on Blip ukdfid episodes on Blip

      Neglected no more: Tackling diseases in Tanzania

      Find out more at: http://www.dfid.gov.uk/ntd-jan2012International Development Minister Stephen O'Brien visited Mabokweni village in Tanga, Tanzania to see the mass distribution of drugs that will help to prevent and treat neglected tropical diseases.On 21 January 2012, Stephen O'Brien announced that Britain will supply more than four treatments every second for people in the developing world for the next four years as part of a global push to help eliminate infectious tropical diseases.British...

      • Release date
        Jan 23, 2012
      • Runtime
        04:00
    • Play Breaking the cycle of poverty: Helping people to help themselves in Kenya - ukdfid on Blip ukdfid episodes on Blip

      Breaking the cycle of poverty: Helping people to...

      UK aid's Hunger Safety Net Programme (HSNP) is helping 60,000 of Kenya's most vulnerable household to lift themselves out of poverty by giving them small cash transfers of around £8 a month. This small amount of money can make a real difference to the lives of Kenya's poorest people by allowing to start a small business and provide for themselves and their families.To find out more, visit http://www.dfid.gov.uk/changinglives

      • Release date
        Dec 5, 2011
      • Runtime
        09:14
    • Play Andrew Mitchell in Burma - audio slideshow - ukdfid on Blip ukdfid episodes on Blip

      Andrew Mitchell in Burma - audio slideshow

      Andrew Mitchell reflects on his visit to BurmaDuring his trip Andrew Mitchell met with Aung San Suu Kyi as well as the president and other senior leaders from Burma's government and opposition and ethnic parties. He called for the release of all political prisoners and urged free and fair by-elections.Speaking after a visit to a school in Rangoon with Aung San Suu Kyi, Mr Mitchell said:"Aung San Suu Kyi is an inspiration and a personal hero to many across the world. It is an immense honour to ...

      • Release date
        Dec 5, 2011
      • Runtime
        02:13
    • Play East Africa Food Crisis - November 2011 - ukdfid on Blip ukdfid episodes on Blip

      East Africa Food Crisis - November 2011

      East Africa is experiencing a major humanitarian crisis due to drought. More than 13 million people are affected, more than the combined population of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.Britain is providing lifesaving aid for over three million people across Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia and the UK is now calling on more countries to follow its lead and step up their help for the crisis.Find out more at http://www.dfid.gov.uk/News/Latest-news/2011/British-aid-battles-starvation-in-Africa/

      • Release date
        Nov 16, 2011
      • Runtime
        02:42
    • Play Premier League and DEC unite to tackle famine - ukdfid on Blip ukdfid episodes on Blip

      Premier League and DEC unite to tackle famine

      The Premier League today backed the DEC East Africa crisis appeal as it announced a weekend of action at top flight football clubs across England. Football supporters will be able to text a number displayed on advertising boards, in match-day programmes and on players' training bibs to donate £5 to the appeal on the weekend of 26 November. Their donations will go towards helping the 13 million people in Ethiopia, Kenya and Somalia who face hunger in the crisis which was brought on by drought. ...

      • Release date
        Nov 16, 2011
      • Runtime
        03:42
    • Play Improving healthcare in Ethiopia - ukdfid on Blip ukdfid episodes on Blip

      Improving healthcare in Ethiopia

      This video was originally uploaded on 28 September 2009.Report on how DFID is supporting the Ethiopian government's Health Extension Programme, which is training ordinary women to bring frontline health services to the whole country. Featuring Liya Kebede, World Health Organisation Goodwill Ambassador. To find out more about how DFID is working in Ethiopia, please visit:http://www.dfid.gov.uk/ethiopia

      • Release date
        Nov 14, 2011
      • Runtime
        03:30
    • Play Improving rural access in Nepal - ukdfid on Blip ukdfid episodes on Blip

      Improving rural access in Nepal

      This video was originally uploaded on 23 November 2009.While millions of people are struggling with mountains of debt, a novel DFID-funded initiative in Nepal has shown that even the most impoverished can escape the clutches of money lenders and climb back into the black.

      • Release date
        Nov 14, 2011
      • Runtime
        03:02
    • Play I'm in love with the forest. I want to protect it - ukdfid on Blip ukdfid episodes on Blip

      I'm in love with the forest. I want to protect it

      This video was originally uploaded on 26 November 2009.Muktar was an illegal logger in the Ulu Masen forest, in Indonesia's Aceh province, for over 10 years before retraining as a ranger. Audio slideshow by Abbie Trayler Smith/Panos Pictures.Thanks to a project run by the NGO Fauna and Flora International, (partially funded by UKaid from the Department for International Development, in conjunction with the World Bank's Multi Donor Fund), young men from local villages are being trained to work ...

      • Release date
        Nov 14, 2011
      • Runtime
        03:23
    • Play Andrew Mitchell: ensuring UKaid is well spent aid - ukdfid on Blip ukdfid episodes on Blip

      Andrew Mitchell: ensuring UKaid is well spent aid

      This video was originally uploaded on 5 August 2010.Find out what we are doing to ensure UKaid is well spent aid:http://www.dfid.gov.uk/makingadifference

      • Release date
        Nov 8, 2011
      • Runtime
        06:24
    • Play Farming for the Future of Afghanistan - ukdfid on Blip ukdfid episodes on Blip

      Farming for the Future of Afghanistan

      This video was originally uploaded on 18 February 2011.The UK is supporting efforts being made in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, to replace poppies with legitimate crops. Through the Alternative Livelihoods Scheme subsidised wheat seed is being distributed to more than 48,000 farmers and they are being taught how to grow it profitably.

      • Release date
        Nov 8, 2011
      • Runtime
        08:23
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