Transport, the missing link?: id21 insights, issue 63

What do poor rural farmers do when the rainy season cuts off their access to markets? What do women in labour do when the nearest health clinic is 30 kilometres away and transport is virtually non-existent? How can girls attend school if the journey isn’t safe? How do women provide for their families when the transport burden of domestic chores takes up potential income generating time?

In this issue of id21 insights, each article builds a picture of transport’s catalytic role in creating greater access to employment opportunities, educational and health facilities, agricultural development, social
inclusion and networking.

Articles included:

• Creating jobs: Salomón, E.
• Getting to school: Porter, G & Blaufuss, K
• Balancing the load: Fernando, P.
• Transport for pregnant women in Ethiopia: Berhanu, T.
• Halting the march of HIV/AIDS in Africa: Mashiri, M.
• A global network for rural transport:  Njenga, P.
• Conflicting agendas in Colombia: Friedman, L.M.M &  Bravo, A.