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WHY RURAL TRANSPORT AND DEVELOPMENT
For a long time, building roads in rural areas was considered as one of the main solutions to promote economic and social development through improved access to markets, social facilities, and better information flows. However for many developing countries this strategy has proven insufficient
RURAL TRANSPORT THEMATIC AREAS
Agriculture
What do you do as a poor rural farmer when you don't have year-round access to a physical market due to lack of appropriate transport services or infrastructure? And did you know that currently, 70% of the agricultural output of Sub-saharan Africa is headloaded,
Health
The significant contribution of transport and mobility to the development and the livelihoods of poor people is widely recognised. However, the development sector is yet to fully acknowledge and understand the role of transport in improving poor people’s health.
Safety and Security
Mobility in rural transport in developing countries largely involves walking and the use of intermediate means of transport (IMTs) in the form of bicycles, animal drawn carts and boats. In all these modes of travel there are both safety and security risks.
SOME OF OUR PROJECTS
RuTraNs – Rural Transport News
An IFRTD and AFCAP/ASCAP Newsletter: Keeping you up to date with the latest news, events, resources and projects from ac...
Collecting baseline data for rural transport services indicator
The Africa/Asia Community Access Programme (AFCAP/ASCAP) has partnered with IFRTD to carry out research on rural transpo...
IFRTD's baseline study on First Mile transport of tomatoes
Concurrently with the study on rural transport service indicators, IFRTD is carrying out a short survey in Kilolo Distri...
Transport Hubs
Widely dispersed populations, low volume economic activities and considerable distances between households and se...
Waterways and Livelihoods
For many of the poorest people in the world water transport is their only means of mobility and access to basic services...
Improving Mobility Workshop Series
Eliminating poverty requires the reduction of isolation and social exclusion. It means improving mobility and access so...
Balancing the Load
Balancing the Load was initiated in 1996 with the aim of filling in the gaps in our knowledge about how gender relation...
Simple Stretchers Breathe Life into Rural Nepal
In rural areas of Nepal where there are no roads and motorised transport is not an option, simple stretchers can provid...
Rural Transport Safety and Security
The issue of rural transport safety has been simmering in the IFRTD network for quite some time, especially in Lati...
Poverty Watch: Making Transport Count in Poverty Reduction
Poverty Watch is an IFRTD initiated programme that enables civil society to monitor transport investments and to encour...
Transport Indicators
The Transport and Urban division of the World Bank (TUDTR) is working with various partners and stakeholders to review...
Accessing Health Care on Three Wheels
Taking forward the issues raised by IFRTD's Mobility and Health programme, a project has been launched to address the p...
Developing indicators to assess rural transport services
The IFRTD in conjunction with Paul Starkey has been awarded a research contract by the African Community Access Programm...
