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IFRTD Regional Coordinator Peter Njenga on the Significance of the New Makete Website
September 2, 2010

East and Southern Africa Regional Coordinator, Peter Njenga, reflects on the significance of the new www.maketetree.org website that charts the history of the small Tanzanian transport programme that had a formative influence on the rural transport sector

Entries invited for Colin Relf Young Voices Award
September 2, 2010

Young people from developing countries are encouraged to enter the 2010 Colin Relf Award - Exploring new thinking in rural transport.

IFRTD Secretariat has moved
August 31, 2010

Please note that from 1st September the IFRTD Secretariat at London will be operating from its new offices.

Rethinking rural
August 16, 2010

Matt Bonns reflects on how to make better education accessible to children in poor rural communities in Argentina through ICTs and use of solar energy.

Expression of Interest for short term consultancy in Cambodia
August 4, 2010

Important opportunity for experts on rural transport in Cambodia

Rural Roads are to support agriculture development in Congo Brazzaville
July 6, 2010
1321km of new rural roads in Congo Brazzaville are expected to create new market opportunities for small producers.

The Rising Nepal highlights Rural Transport
July 5, 2010
Following the recent Gender and Transport Workshop in Bangkok Jhabindra Bhandari writes in the Rising Nepal about some of the critical issues that persist in rural areas of developing countries.

Gender, Economic Integration and Cross-Border Infrastructure Development - Post workshop update
July 1, 2010
An update from the organisers of the Gender, Economic Integration and Cross-Border Infrastructure Development Workshop.

Mobility and Health in the BOND Networker
June 15, 2010

IFRTD's mobility and health research is featured in the latest edition of BOND's 'Networker' publication.

Bringing the Mobility and Health Discussion to the UN CSD
June 8, 2010

IFRTD highlighted rural transport, with a particular focus on Mobility and Health, at the Eighteenth Session of the UN Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD-18). Find out more and download the presentations.

Transaid on Youtube
May 21, 2010
Catch up on Transaid's work at their Youtube channel.

Workshop Postponed
May 4, 2010
The International Workshop on Gender, Economic Integration and Cross-border Road Infrastructure Development has been postponed to 11-12 June 2010 due to current events in Bangkok.

Uganda: 400 children die in road accidents
May 4, 2010

At least 400 children, mostly pedestrians, die in road accidents in Uganda every year, the Ministry of Works and Transport has announced. There are a further 1,200 serious injuries every year.

The final report of the WCA regional meeting is now online
May 4, 2010

The IFRTD West and Central Africa regional meeting has given new breath to the network as work plans are set for the year ahead

EU helps Malawi to improve 1,500 km of rural feeder roads
May 4, 2010

ILO Course: Employment-intensive investment for sustainable development
May 4, 2010
The training course will consider the adoption and effective implementation of national policies and investment programmes favouring the optimum use of the employment intensive techniques in order to reduce poverty and promote sustainable development

Should Uganda ban traditional birth attendants?
April 1, 2010
A recent article from the Katine project in Uganda reflects on the goverments decision to ban traditional birth attendants. What is the role of transport in this debate?

Just one Ambulance for Every 110,000 People in Northern Nigeria
April 1, 2010
How Transaid are working to establish a sustainable programme of ambulance driver training and assessment in Katsina state, northern Nigeria.

6th International Colloquium on Working Equids
March 24, 2010
Announcing a call for short papers for the 6th International Colloquium on Working Equids (29th Dec - 3rd Dec 2010, India). Rural transport is one of 8 themes at the event.

A Helmet on Every Head
March 24, 2010
The Global Helmet Vaccine Initiative (GHVI) aims to promote motorcycle helmet wearing across the developing world, working in partnership with governments, the private sector and non-governmental organisations.

Call for Papers - Gender, Economic Integration and Cross Border Road Infrastructure Development
March 20, 2010

International workshop on Gender, Economic Integration, and Cross-border Road Infrastructure Development: Poverty and Mobility in the Context of Asia. Call for papers - deadline March 20th 2010.

IFRTD Research Intern Vacancy
February 22, 2010
IFRTD seeks a Research Intern to focus on Website Content.

IFRTD Research Internship Vacancy - Fundraising
February 22, 2010
IFRTD seeks a fundraising intern to focus on fundraising. Deadline for applications: 5th March 2010

Job Vacancy - Infrastructure Specialist, Skat.
February 22, 2010
Skat seeks to recruit an experienced Infrastructure Specialist. Deadline for applications 31 March 2010

Job Vacancy - Senior Advisor, Training Rural Roads and Infrastructure, Uganda
February 4, 2010
Danida Seeks Senior Advisor, Training Rural Roads and Infrastructure, Uganda. Deadline 23 February 2010.

Job Vacancy - Senior Advisor, Rural Roads and Infrastructure, Uganda.
February 4, 2010
Danida Seeks Senior Advisor, Rural Roads and Infrastructure, Uganda. Deadline 23 February 2010.

TTi Projects Underway
February 4, 2010
Get involved with the newly established Transport Training Initiative through their call for participation in two new projects.

Request for Advice - Transport for Women in Labour in Afghanistan
February 4, 2010
Health Prom, an NGO working to improve health and social care for vulnerable women and children in Europe and Central Asia, are seeking your advice for a small partnership project they are supporting in Northern Afghanistan to reduce newborn and maternal mortality.

2010 Senior Road Executives Programme
January 25, 2010
The 2010 Senior Road Executives Progamme, due to be held April 12th-24th, is run by the International Roads Federation and the University of Birmingham. Funded by the World Bank and DFID, its objective is dissemination of advances in sustainable roads.

Colloque International: Transport et développement des territoires
January 25, 2010
L'appel à communication pour un Colloque international sur le thème 'Transport et développement des territoires' est lancé

Children and Mobility - in their own words
January 18, 2010
A new publication sharing research on children's mobility by young researchers in Ghana, Malawi and South Africa is now online.

IFRTD's first independent ECM!
January 11, 2010
IFRTD's first Executive Committee Meeting as an independent organisation took place in Berne, Switzerland, last December

Sri Lankan women are key beneficiaries of rural road project
January 11, 2010
A new road building project in Sri Lanka by the Asian Development Bank targets the employment of rural women.

Additional World Bank aid for Nepal's Rural Roads
January 11, 2010
The World Bank has approved $45 million in additional financing to scale up Nepal's efforts to improve its rural road network.

Simple Stretchers Breathe Life into Rural Nepal
January 11, 2010
Funds raised by the Women in Transportation Seminar London (WTS) have been used to place stretchers in the heart of rural communities in 3 districts of Nepal, where they are managed and maintained by local groups.