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  • ‘What they say matters’: Putting people first to improve family planning services

    Private sector providers are an important source of voluntary family planning services in low- and middle-income countries. Bina Pharmacy in Bardibas, Nepal, which is owned by young husband and wife Sunil Kumar Mahato and Lalita Kumari Mahato, is no exception. The MOMENTUM Private Healthcare Delivery project supports pharmacies like Bina Pharmacy so that they can…

  • Meet the women researching the future of contraception

    More than 250 million women around the world want to avoid pregnancy but are not using a modern method of contraception (UNFPA, 2022). And, Laneta Dorflinger, distinguished scientist at FHI 360, says “many, many more people are using methods that are not ideal for them — or in some cases, methods that are barely acceptable.”…

  • Education opens gateways to a bright future for young people in Senegal

    Poverty, insecurity and lack of quality education are just three barriers to a child’s future prosperity — and in some parts of Senegal, cultural and religious traditions, along with school-related violence, are just a few of the barriers to a child’s access to high-quality, relevant education. These are exactly the barriers that the U.S. Agency…

  • Beyond early childhood education: Migrant and Seasonal Head Start programs help parents learn, too

    The Migrant and Seasonal Head Start (MSHS) program offers not just an educational home to the children of migrant farmworkers but also a wide range of support services to their parents. “There’s no better time than early childhood to take this holistic approach to education and to invest in families, to understand their cultures and…

  • Afghanistan’s food crisis through the eyes of a mother

    Raha*, a young mother in Afghanistan, was feeling desperate. The last year has been hard; she has struggled to find enough food for her four children. In Afghanistan, over the past year, food prices have soared, hundreds of thousands of people have lost work, and money has become scarce. “Mothers and children are in a…

  • Readying countries for the next infectious disease outbreak

    Janet Robinson, portfolio director of FHI 360’s Emerging Infectious Diseases and Health Security (EIDHS) group, speaks about a now-familiar type of humanitarian crisis: infectious disease outbreaks. What is the broad framework in which you and others in the global health community are thinking about global health security? There are three primary objectives of global health…

  • Traditional healers partner with FHI 360 to provide HIV services

    In the Dominican Republic, traditional healers are trusted members of the community. FHI 360 and our partners are training these healers to recognize signs of HIV in their clients – many of whom are members of the Haitian migrant community – and refer them for testing. Explore this photo story to learn more about how…

  • Nurturing a nation and its children

    Like all working parents, migrant farmworkers need reliable, affordable and safe child care that prepares their young children for kindergarten. In collaborative partnership with FHI 360, the U.S. Migrant and Seasonal Head Start program does just that. Explore this photo story to learn more about the children and educators served by FHI 360’s local partners:

  • In the Dominican Republic, FHI 360 connects Haitian migrants to HIV services

    HIV services are only effective if they actually reach people living with HIV. In the Dominican Republic, Haitian migrants and their descendants face challenges that can make it difficult to obtain health care, including HIV services. Here, Alejandro Soto — the chief of party of the HIV Service and Systems Strengthening Project and FHI 360’s…

  • Partnering for greater equity and impact

    This year, the GenderPlus Summit will explore the nature of global development and humanitarian partnerships — and will examine ways of breaking down harmful power dynamics to achieve greater equity and impact. FHI 360 asked three of our partners to share their thoughts on equitable partnerships, including how to achieve them and whether they lead to better results.…

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