The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented with the virus spreading in almost all countries in the world. In Africa, 55 out of 54 countries have reported at least one COVID-19 infection. Luckily for Africa, confirmed COVID-19 cases remain...
Cash Transfer Programming (CTP) is a means of giving people money to meet critical needs, invest in their livelihood and in their children’s future. Substantial evidence has been generated on the effectiveness of cash transfers – including...
COVID-19 poses specific challenges and risks to children with regards to appropriate care both at the policy or system level and in work with individual children. This includes the potential temporary need for alternative care when caregivers...
The dream of a better future makes millions of girls leave their homes each year. Every girl carries a powerful story – why she migrates, the risks she faces, and the vision of a future she heads toward. It is important that girls’...
Child marriage is deep rooted in gender discrimination and inequality – and in many contexts is sustained as a result of harmful social norms and the negative consequences of poverty and deprivation. It is further exacerbated by humanitarian...
The purpose of this COVID-19 Adaptations Briefer is to emphasize the relevance of the IYCF Framework for Action during the COVID-19 pandemic, provide suggestions of adapted activities and share experiences from refugee settings. The Briefer does...
The module provides basic understanding of and an introduction to the concept of child rights and its relation with disaster risk reduction and climate change. The module is designed to be taught along with the school syllabus. Each session under...
Where a child grows up can determine their prospects in life more than you might guess. In most states across America, there are stark differences between communities that provide children the childhoods they deserve, and those where childhoods...
This paper is a summary of key research findings, lessons learned, and program/policy recommendations from operation research studies conducted under Growth through Nutrition and its predecessor, ENGINE. It also highlights some of the ways the...
This report presents the findings from the second follow-up study conducted by Growth through Nutrition in 2020 to assess the changes brought about by interventions targeting Most Vulnerable Households. This report informed the project’s...