Article Type: Story
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Meet the women driving electric public transit vehicles in Kathmandu
In Kathmandu, Nepal, air pollution levels are more than 10 times higher than what is recommended by the World Health Organization, putting the city’s more than 1.4 million residents at risk for severe health complications. In response, through the USAID Clean Air activity, the U.S. Agency for International Development and FHI 360, in partnership with…
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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…
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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,…
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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.”…
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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…