Programme for the Development of Rural Areas

Land use right for women in rural areas

Literacy programmes for rural areas had specifically targeted women.

Rural Health Centers obviously are more concentrated in rural areas (378 with 5636 beds in rural areas compared to 135 with 2250 beds in urban areas).

Migration increases remittances to rural areas and strengthens market linkages between rural and urban areas.

Unemployment in rural areas

For rural areas these rates were 6.64, 4.68 and 4.93.

The Ministry of Education does not keep separate gender statistics for rural areas and urban areas.

Microcredit projects for rural areas are implemented through local women's NGOs.

The Government has taken special measures to train highly skilled specialists for rural areas from among rural women.

In 2002, women in rural areas accounted for 50.8 of the population and around 49 of rural workforce.

TB centers in urban areas outnumber those in rural areas.

Article 14 Women in rural areas

Most of these credits were provided for women in the rural areas.

In fact, the poorest areas were not rural areas but areas adjacent to large cities.

He used some of his vast wealth to shower money on rural areas. Rural people, grateful for his largesse, voted for him twice.

Food often remains unavailable in rural areas.

Even rural areas here are densely populated.

This was especially widespread in rural areas.

Infrastructure, sanitation and environment in rural areas

Viable and integrated development of rural areas

Combining work and care in rural areas

Not all rural areas are yet electrified.

It will be compulsory for new medical graduates to serve in rural areas.

Of the present three crisis centers for women, two are in rural areas.

In rural areas, the traditional obstacles weigh very heavily on respect for women's rights.

There was a need to provide incentives for teachers to move to rural areas.

This considers female children in rural areas, especially.

This helps improve women's life in rural areas.

Women in rural areas the role and challenges

Establishment of community childcare centres in rural areas.

Poverty still exists in rural and urban areas.

They impeded productive activities, particularly in rural areas.

However, the many development projects in place were targeted at rural areas, because the majority of the population lived in those areas and because studies had revealed that there was the greatest need for intervention in the rural areas.

Infant mortality of the female child in urban areas (2001 02 PIHS) was 70 while for rural areas it was 81.

Of these, 1,952 (81.6 ) lived in urban areas and 440 (18.4 ) in rural areas.

Of these, 248,964 (99.4 ) lived in urban areas and 1,384 (0.6 ) in rural areas.

The sex ratio was 106 in rural areas, compared to 91 in urban areas.

The standard of living in the rural areas is generally lower than urban areas.

Nevertheless, employment continues to be the most acute problem for the population of Nicaragua, especially for young people in both urban and rural areas and for rural women.

This has created more job opportunities for women, especially for those in rural areas and female students.

The Platform for Action emphasized the need for successful strategies to empower women living in rural areas.

Goal 1 Poverty Eradication Rural Development Engage and empower people living in poverty and rural areas.

In order to improve rural infrastructure and standard of life the Rural Development and Agricultural Market Regulation Act provides for various state benefits to support people living in rural areas.

UNDP also continues advocacy work for the elimination of violence against women in rural areas.