Expanding respectful maternal and newborn care in Kenya, Malawi, Madagascar, and India
The quality of the relationship between pregnant women, newborns, and healthcare workers is a critical factor that affects the use of maternal and newborn [...]
Safe, Empowered Tech for Adolescents: A Framework for Research and Action
Adolescents’ use of the internet has exploded in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) alongside the proliferation of digital programming for development. While access is [...]
Community-based Adolescent Girl Programming in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: A Balancing Act Between Scale and Quality
Mentors who run girls’ clubs can and do make a big difference in their communities. One of these mentors, Elizabeth, is a Maya K’iche’ [...]
Schooling and evidence-based interventions for adolescents and young girls in the Sahel
This blog is available in English and French. Jump to: En Francais The Sahel region faces major disparities in education that undermine the potential [...]
Community Engagement: A Bridge to Increasing Uptake of IPTp-SP to Prevent Malaria in Pregnancy
It’s about 10:30 a.m. on a Tuesday morning, and residents of the neighborhood are gathering at a local church in Dunga, Kisumu Central, for [...]
Addressing Garment Factory Workers’ Needs for Family Planning Information and Services in Bangladesh, Cambodia, and Egypt
Globally, the garment industry employs nearly 94 million workers and more than 70 percent of them are women. Predominately, garment factory workers who are [...]
Fulfilling the Radical Power of Education
The radical power and potential of education must be both leveraged and revitalized in the face not only of a global learning crisis but [...]
Adaptation in Crisis: Understanding and Addressing the Needs of Adolescent Girls in Humanitarian Emergency Settings
Adolescent girls occupy central roles in families’ coping and survival strategies in times of crisis. Despite and because of this, adolescent girls suffer disproportionate [...]