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		<title>SMART Aid helps harness Africa&#8217;s agricultural potential</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/22/smart-aid-helps-harness-africas-agricultural-potential/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/22/smart-aid-helps-harness-africas-agricultural-potential/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 20:26:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Adler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa (AGRA) is an initiative funded by international donors including the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the Rockefeller Foundation. AGRA works to enhance agricultural productivity in Africa by training smallholder farmers, supporting the development of high-yielding seed varieties, and ensuring that farmers have access to good quality [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SMART Aid supports Ethiopian farmers to market their food</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/22/smart-aid-supports-ethiopian-farmers-to-market-their-food/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:26:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Adler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Ethiopian Commodity Exchange (ECX), which opened in January 2008, provides a low-cost, low-risk way for Ethiopian farmers to trade and get a fair price for their produce.  It trades coffee, sesame, haricot beans, teff, wheat and maize. The exchange ensures the quality of the produce, and manages delivery and payment through exchange warehouses [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SMART Aid lays foundations for private sector investment across Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/19/smart-aid-lays-foundations-for-private-sector-investment-across-africa/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/19/smart-aid-lays-foundations-for-private-sector-investment-across-africa/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Jun 2009 14:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nora Coghlan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SMART Aid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Investment Climate Facility (ICF) is an initiative that grew from the 2005 Commission for Africa and started operations in July 2007.  Its aim is to work with receptive African governments &#8220;to make the continent an even better place to do business&#8221;. It is currently active in ten African countries and working on four [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SMART Aid boosts food production in Malawi through fertilizer subsidy</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/17/smart-aid-boosts-food-production-in-malawi-through-fertilizer-subsidy/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/17/smart-aid-boosts-food-production-in-malawi-through-fertilizer-subsidy/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 21:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Adler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since 2005/2006, the Malawian government has provided a fertiliser subsidy to smallholder farmers, a programme that is now supported by the UK&#8217;s Department for International Development (DFID). This subsidy provides vouchers to farmers to purchase fertiliser and seeds that enable them to produce a more robust crop. Like many African countries, Malawi has been prone [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SMART Aid helps mobile phones bring banking to Kenya&#8217;s rural poor</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/16/smart-aid-helps-mobile-phones-bring-banking-to-kenyas-rural-poor/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/16/smart-aid-helps-mobile-phones-bring-banking-to-kenyas-rural-poor/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Jun 2009 19:31:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Adler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As ONE continues to advocate for SMART Aid, we’ll be bringing you examples on the ONE Blog of how effective development assistance, when implemented correctly, can save lives.
In Kenya, as with many places in Africa, opening a bank account requires a minimum deposit which is often beyond the reach of poor families.  In rural [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>SMART Aid boosts commerce with US through African Trade Hubs</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/15/smart-aid-boosts-commerce-with-us-through-african-trade-hubs/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/15/smart-aid-boosts-commerce-with-us-through-african-trade-hubs/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:57:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Adler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SMART Aid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Trade, fuelled by economic growth and investment, is an essential tool for poverty reduction. One challenge for many African businesses is navigating the complex rules and regulations involved in exporting to lucrative developed country markets. The USAID &#8220;Trade Hub&#8221; programs are designed to help African businesses take advantage of the African Growth and Opportunity Act [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>SMART Aid and private partnership helps Tanzania make bed nets for Africa</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/15/smart-aid-and-private-partnership-helps-tanzania-make-bed-nets-for-africa/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:54:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Adler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A to Z Textile Mills in Arusha, Tanzania is an example of what can be achieved when aid works in tandem with private partnerships to support industry and employment &#8211; and when African countries reform their business climates to welcome investors. A to Z is the only African factory that manufactures long-lasting insecticide-treated mosquito nets [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>SMART Aid supports innovative health insurance in Rwanda</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/15/smart-aid-supports-innovative-health-insurance-in-rwanda/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/15/smart-aid-supports-innovative-health-insurance-in-rwanda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:57:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Beth Adler</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SMART Aid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As ONE continues to advocate for SMART Aid, we’ll be bringing you examples on the ONE Blog of how effective development assistance, when implemented correctly, can save lives:
Rwanda has made remarkable progress in improving the health of its people since the 1994 genocide. The Rwandan government, in partnership with donors, has scaled-up access to health [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SMART Aid helps Ugandans fight corruption</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/12/smart-aid-helps-ugandans-fight-corruption/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/12/smart-aid-helps-ugandans-fight-corruption/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:17:04 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nora Coghlan</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[SMART Aid]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[As ONE continues to advocate for SMART Aid, we’ll be bringing you examples on the ONE Blog of how effective development assistance, when implemented correctly, can save lives:
When the Ugandan government ended primary school fees in 1997, millions of the poorest children were able to attend school for the first time. Enrolments more than doubled [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
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		<title>SMART Aid opens school doors to the poor in Ghana</title>
		<link>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/11/smart-aid-opens-school-doors-to-the-poor-in-ghana/</link>
		<comments>http://www.one.org/blog/2009/06/11/smart-aid-opens-school-doors-to-the-poor-in-ghana/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 18:49:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Nora Coghlan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As in many African countries, children in Ghana often missed out on schooling because their parents could not afford the school fees or needed them to help work in the fields or the home. In 2004, Ghana started a free compulsory Universal Basic Education Program, which abolished school fees and introduced a National School Feeding [...]]]></description>
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