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Towards the Design and Implementation of Comprehensive Primary Grade Literacy and Numeracy Programs
Produced for the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) by the Global Reading Network, this working paper is intended as guidance and support for all stakeholders that are involved in the design, implementation and leadership of litera
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Engaging Adolescents to Accelerate Progress on the first 1,000 Days
The fi rst 1,000 days, the period between the start of a woman’s pregnancy and her child’s second birthday, is the most critical time in life for growth and development and also the most responsive to interventions. Adolescence (ages 10-19) is another cri
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Adolescent Nutrition: Call to Action
An estimated 1.2 billion adolescents aged 10-18 will have a profound impact on the current and future health and well-being of their children, and society as a whole. Through the promotion of healthy diet and eating practices during adolescence, we have t
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Measuring Separation in Emergencies: Haiti following Hurricane Matthew
The Measuring Separation in Emergencies (MSiE) project is an interagency initiative funded by the USAID Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) and is coordinated by Save the Children in partnership with Columbia University. The overall aim of the MS
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Family Care for Children with Disabilities: Practical guidance for frontline workers in low- and middle-income countries
This Guidance is a resource for people who work with children and families using a case management approach in middle-income and low-income countries. It contains information about how to work with children with disabilities and their families. Basic case
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Fortaleciendo la Respuesta ante Desastres en el Perú
Lecciones Aprendidas del Fenómeno El Niño Costero 2017 en el Perú aims to strengthen the response to disasters in the country and promote a useful reflection of recurrent phenomena in the context of the climate change. The objective of this research was t
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Technical Brief: Investment case for the HIV workforce in Uganda
Given anticipated human resources for health (HRH) constraints and the need for greater shared financial responsibility for HIV in an era of HIV scale-up, it is critical to understand government capacity and willingness to increase and maximize the effici
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Android Apps Enhance the Reading Skills of Lag Behind Students in Bangladesh
This brief descibes an app that was used in Reading Enhancement for Advancing Development (READ) activities to prevent struggling students (in grade 1-3) from falling behind. The aim of the programme, and the app, has been to catch difficulties in learnin
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Ready: Global readiness for response to major disease outbreak
Infectious disease emergencies, also known as public health emergencies of international concern, have disastrous impacts on families, societies, systems, and economies. The impact of the 2014-2015 Ebola epidemic in West Africa stretched well beyond the e
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Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies (IYCF-E) Toolkit: Rapid start-up for emergency nutrition personnel
The IYCF-E toolkit has been designed as a resourceful collection of information and practical tools to begin implementation of IYCF-E programmes for a rapid start-up in case of an emergency. The IYCF-E toolkit is envisioned to make available ready to use
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Participatory Monitoring & Evaluation in Tanzania’s Health and Social Service Programs
These manuals and associated presentation were developed as part of an effort to build a participatory monitoring and evaluation (PM&E) programme for health and social services at the community level in the United Republic of Tanzania. The Field Manual se
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Formative Research and Gender Analysis
The U.S. Agency for International Development “Nurture” (USAID Nurture) project, led by Save the Children (SC) is aimed at contributing to a reduction in young child stunting. Over a three-year period, USAID Nurture will be implemented in all villages of