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Grandmothers Promote Maternal and Child Health : The Role of Indigenous Knowledge Systems' Managers

In virtually all societies, the managers of indigenous knowledge (IK) systems that deal with the development, care and well-being of women and children are senior women, or grandmothers. In that function, grandmothers are expected to advise and sup...

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Main Author: Aubel, Judi
Language:English
Published: World Bank, Washington, DC 2012
Subjects:
ADULT EDUCATION
ADULT LEARNING
BEHAVIOR CHANGE
BURNS
CHILD DEVELOPMENT
CHILD NUTRITION
COMMUNITY HEALTH
COMMUNITY PROGRAMS
CULTURAL VALUES
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT
EDUCATION ACTIVITIES
FAMILIES
GENDER
HEALTH EDUCATION
INDIGENOUS KNOWLEDGE
INDIVIDUAL BEHAVIOR
INFANT HEALTH
INFANTS
INFORMATION PROCESSING
INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
INTERVENTION
ISOLATION
KNOWLEDGE SYSTEMS
LEARNING
MOTIVATION
NGOS
NON-FORMAL EDUCATION
NUTRITION
NUTRITION EDUCATION
PREGNANT WOMEN
RECOGNITION
RURAL AREAS
SOCIALIZATION
WORKERS
YOUNG CHILDREN
YOUTH
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/02/6654051/grandmothers-promote-maternal-child-health-role-indigenous-knowledge-systems-managers
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10745

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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2006/02/6654051/grandmothers-promote-maternal-child-health-role-indigenous-knowledge-systems-managers
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/10745

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