Sentences with phrase «improve rural access»

It highlights that it could revitalise the agriculture sector, foster rural development and alleviate poverty, not least by improving rural access to sustainable energy.

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In Rwanda and Burundi, more than one in four rural residents have no access to an improved water source; in Kenya, nearly half the rural population lacks access.

improving outcomes for our agriculture sector through lower production costs, supporting access to overseas markets and the associated benefits for farm businesses, rural communities and the Australian economy

They will give us the capability to offer opportunities for enrichment to our citizens, especially practice time to improve the skills of those who do not have easy access to computers in our rural setting in the summer.

He also said that NESP helps to improve energy access in rural Nigeria using clean technologies, in collaboration with 5 pilot states (Sokoto, Niger, Ogun, Cross River and Plateau).

We've recruited thousands of business mentors, we're investing # 2m in rural businesswomen, and in the autumn I will be bringing forward fresh ideas on how to improve women's access to finance.

In Sahara Africa, only 45 percent people in rural areas have access to improved drinking water source (UNICEF, 2005), thus 55 percent is exposed to unsafe drinking water which expose them to severe diseases.

The former Lagos State Governor who was represented by the Acting Director, Renewable and Rural Power Access Development, Federal Ministry of Power, Works and Housing, Mr. Faruk Yabo, was, however, quick to add that efforts must be intensified at improving the transmission grid.

Meanwhile, schools in both rural and urban areas continue working on their own workarounds to improve internet access.

As internet connectivity improves in rural America, many schools are expanding online options for students who lack access to hard - to - staff courses.

It may not be neat or linear, but something is finally being done to improve rural schools» access to affordable high - speed Internet.

Appalachia has some of the worst rural poverty in our nation, but schools are creating new strategies to improve access to mentors, tackling summer learning loss and increase high school graduation rates.

The report also calls on Congress to extend funding for the Children's Health Insurance Program, increase funding for career and technical education programs, expand the Community Eligibility Provision so more students in high - poverty schools can receive free meals, improve schools» access to Medicaid funding for health and mental health services provided to students, and adjust the Title I funding formula so that it's «accurately and more meaningfully» allocated to rural school districts.

Other possible solutions for improving access to courses have been offered by rural school advocates, like Robert Mahaffey, executive director of the Rural School and Community Trust, who proposes expanding courses in rural schools that invest more in their staff, as well as offering teachers more pathways towards credentials and certificrural school advocates, like Robert Mahaffey, executive director of the Rural School and Community Trust, who proposes expanding courses in rural schools that invest more in their staff, as well as offering teachers more pathways towards credentials and certificRural School and Community Trust, who proposes expanding courses in rural schools that invest more in their staff, as well as offering teachers more pathways towards credentials and certificrural schools that invest more in their staff, as well as offering teachers more pathways towards credentials and certification

This brief from Advance CTE, the first in a series on rural CTE access and quality, explores state strategies to improve the quality of local CTE programs to ensure they meet industry needs and expand opportunities for rural learners.

And in rural counties, which often have far worse Internet access than their urban counterparts, schools have been developing ways to improve bandwidth as well as access to devices including iPads and Chromebooks.

Competitive Preference Priorities Applicants may also choose to write to any of four competitive preference priorities: Improve Early Learning Outcomes, Support College Access and Success, Address the Unique Needs of Students with Disabilities and Limited English Proficient Students, and Serve Schools in Rural LEAs.

Following the rollout of iPads to all students as part of its personalized learning initiative, Coachella turned to improving Internet access for all students in its low - income, rural community.

This year's awards seek to recognize rural transit providers that improved the mobility of Americans in rural areas and enhanced access to employment, healthcare, and community services.

Genesee Valley addressed two needs of rural schools with its crowd - sourced WEBOOKS: improved access to digital content and a way to do this at a time of devastating budget cuts.

For people living in the poorest regions of the world without access to, or money for electric bulbs, the bottle light has the potential to significantly improve the quality of life, as Notions Capital describes it, for «billions of poor people in sun - swept favelas, shantytowns, and bidonvilles and scattered rural dwellings around the globe.»

The mix of fuels and technologies for clean cooking in rural areas varies, depending on locally available resources and infrastructure, but in total around 1 billion people in rural areas gain access via improved biomass cookstoves, while LPG and biogas provide for the remaining 1 billion people.

improve the quality of life for over eight million people in rural Kenya through access to clean renewable energy and contribute to meeting the Government of Kenya's National Climate Change Action Plan and Vision 2030

Dr Birol also praised India's remarkable progress in improving access to electricity, particularly in rural areas.

It also discusses the barriers preventing increased energy access to rural populations and some examples of policy instruments for improving energy services in rural areas.

This document brings report the key messages that emerged from the Third International Off - grid Renewable Energy Conference (IOREC 2016), including the importance of (1) mainstreaming off - grid renewable energy in national rural electrification strategies, (2) creating an ecosystem to accelerate deployment, (3) designing dedicated policies and regulations for the off - grid sector, (4) unlocking capital for energy access, (5) identifying the right business models for deploying off - grid renewables, (6) innovating to improve accessibility, reliability and range of electricity services, (7) strengthening the sustainability of energy access efforts and maximizing benefits and (8) harnessing the cross-sector development impact of off - grid renewables.

Why Rural Broadband is Popular The explanation for Wiring the Countryside can be explained in a few short words - akin to the Eisenhower Interstate project, the U.S. is going to engage in a massive network build - out to improve the lives of millions of Americans, create jobs, allow the nation to compete in the 21st century, and provide equal access to all.

Similarly, the Foundation for Rural Service travels to rural communities to offer internet training, help improve community health care access, including telemedicine, and provides grants for computers for rural residRural Service travels to rural communities to offer internet training, help improve community health care access, including telemedicine, and provides grants for computers for rural residrural communities to offer internet training, help improve community health care access, including telemedicine, and provides grants for computers for rural residrural residents.

«These are material increases in funding that will improve access to justice for many within the province, including those in indigenous, rural and remote communities,» said Bill Veenstra, president of the Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch.

«With an eye on improving access to justice in rural Alberta, our goal is to develop further streams of the Justice Bus to expose a more students to different aspects of the practice of law in rural Alberta.»

The Legal Resources Foundation, with the support of the EU under the Zimbabwe Justice Sector Programme, is offering legal training to traditional leaders with the aim of improving access to justice for rural communities in Zimbabwe, particularly those who are marginalised and vulnerable.

CONAF recognizes that difficulty obtaining vital documents such as birth and marriage certificates is a significant obstacle to accessing public services and claiming basic rights — especially for women and children in rural communities — and will carry out a series of capacity building and educational activities over the course of the next year to improve access to civil registry.

Microsoft wants to improve rural broadband access by using TV white spaces spectrum, and eliminate the gap across the US over the next five years.

Improved access to rural and highly rural veterans to healthcare services via telehealth initiatives.

You can clearly state this in your objective statement with phrases such as «desire to bring experience working with children to an under - served rural area to provide elementary - level education programs,» or «apply engineering degree to help local communities improve access to clean water.»

♦ «Improving AMI & CAP Care in Rural Critical Access Hospitals: A Partnership / Collaboration,» AHQA Quality Net Conference, Hunt Valley, Maryland, September 2004.

Repeat use of ECs was infrequent, a finding similar to that in a British study, in which only 4 % of women used ECs 3 or more times in a year.22 Improving access to reproductive choices for women in rural and remote communities was a key reason for the BC initiative, and our findings suggest that EC prescriptions increased substantially in those areas.

The NHRA was also less than positive about the new primary care co-payments, «It is hard to see how the increase in patient contributions will assist in improving access to primary care for people in rural and remote communities» said NRHA Chairperson Tim Kelly.

Strategies: Assist CDEPs to launch enterprises; provide support for Aboriginal tourism ventures; support Aboriginal arts and crafts; promote viable rural industries; increase Aboriginal participation in the construction industry; improve access by Aboriginal business to funding assistance; provide business incubation facilities.

«The Coalition is committed to improving access to health services in rural and remote Australia.»

The report discusses potential ways in which to improve access to credit for rural housing including: