Expanding Access to Contraceptive Implants
JANUARY 2010 — The Ethiopian Federal Ministry of Health last year launched a dramatic new effort to train health extension workers to provide Implanon, a contraceptive implant which provides three years of highly effective pregnancy prevention. FHI is providing technical assistance for monitoring and evaluation of the Implanon project.
Changing Lives Through Work: Income-Generating Activities in Ethiopia
MARCH 2009 — Income generating activities are a key element in FHI's household economic strengthening program in Ethiopia. This is proving beneficial for poor women and their families.
The Royal Netherlands Embassy funds FHI/Ethiopia to manage its five-year strategic plan. This includes provision of technical assistance for sustainable development and long-term institutional strengthening of the national HIV/AIDS response
With support from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), FHI is working with most-at-risk populations to prevent HIV in rural and urban hotspots (Sept. 2009-Sept. 2014)
USAID and DAI support FHI's measuring and evaluation (M&E) work on the Urban Gardening Project (Oct. 2008-Sept. 2013)
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Increasing Contraceptive Use and Lowering Rates of STIs
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Improving Care Options for Children in Ethiopia through Understanding Institutional Child Care and Factors Driving Institutionalization
JUNE 2010 — This report describes a study developed through consultations between the Ethiopian Ministry of Women's Affairs, FHI, and UNICEF. It is the first study of its kind to take an in-depth look at institutional care in Ethiopia. The overall objective of the study was to understand the scope of the information on institutional care practices in Ethiopia, as well as the quality of this information and the gaps therein, with the purpose of informing efforts to improve the quality of alternative care--including institutional care--for children in Ethiopia.
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Community Capacity Enhancement--Community Conversation (CCE-CC): Lessons learned about facilitating positive change in communities through a local discussion, planning, and action process
JUNE 2010 — This report details the experiences of FHI and its partners in Ethiopia in implementing the methodology known as Community Capacity Enhancement through Community Conversation (CCE-CC), one of several methodologies that should be used within a comprehensive behavioral intervention.
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The Household Economic Strengthening Program: Supporting those Affected by HIV/AIDS and Extreme Poverty in Ethiopia
AUGUST 2009 — This publication records the experiences of Family Health International and its partners to develop a home- and community-based care (HCBC) model and scale it up to 14 urban areas throughout Ethiopia.
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FHI's strong partnerships with U.S. and host-country governmental agencies, international NGOs, universities, and local and faith-based organizations play a vital role in our high-quality research and programs.
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FHI mobilizes large-scale response to HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia. View the region's challenges and achievements in the words of Country Director Francesca Stuer. (June 2006)
