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  • Partnering with the private sector to vaccinate for COVID-19 along work commutes

    Imagine this: It’s a weekday morning. You head to the train station to get to work. But before you board the train, you come across a team of health care workers offering COVID-19 vaccinations right there in the station. COVID-19 cases are rising, and getting vaccinated here at the station means you won’t need to…

  • Partnering for better educational outcomes in Senegal

    A lack of access to quality and relevant education, low attendance, and insecurity are some hurdles that can stand in the way of a child’s future success in Senegal. The country has a high budget for education, but literacy, enrollment in secondary school, and the average number of years in school are low. A third…

  • Policy meets people in Kathmandu book drive

    Growing up with a host of younger cousins and an affinity for the Harry Potter series, Sumee Sharma developed a love for both children and books. As an FHI 360 trainee based in the municipal government office in Kirtipur, Nepal, Sharma combined her two great passions by organizing a book drive on the internet to…

  • It takes a community: Students navigate their path to success

    Young people who are the first in their families to attend college can face a mountain of academic, financial, psychological and social obstacles on their path to success. Nearly one-third of first-generation college students leave school within their first three years, and only 27% typically graduate on time. Through the Bridge to Employment (BTE) program,…

  • ‘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…

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