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Why amplifying Indigenous voices in education matters
Humanitarian and development organizations often fail to involve Indigenous people in designing and implementing programs that affect them; this piece explores lessons learned from programs that did so successfully.
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Closing the gender nutrition gap: A nourishing foundation
Women and girls are disproportionately impacted by malnutrition; one way to help close the gender nutrition gap is to put breastfeeding within reach for all who want it.
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4 strategies for providing second chances to previously incarcerated young people
FHI 360’s Lisa Johnson, director of the National Institute for Work and Learning, suggests ways for policymakers and communities to ensure previously incarcerated young people can get a second chance.
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Climate-resilient policies lack inclusivity: Indigenous communities can help
Spring 2024 Graduate Research Associate Intern, Environment and Climate Change Betty Nen explores actions that governments can take to incorporate Indigenous knowledge and communities into climate policy and programs.
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Heat threatens children’s right to education: Here’s what we can do
Discussion of climate change typically involves natural phenomena: raging wildfires, record flooding, ruinous drought. Less frequently examined, but equally important, is the effect of our warming planet on a child’s right to education. UNICEF has estimated that almost half of the world’s 2.2 billion children live in countries that are at “extremely high risk” due… […]
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How the right messaging can improve PrEP equity in the U.S.
In the Southern United States, there is a disproportionately high rate of HIV diagnoses amongst Black and Latino men who have sex with men. However, these groups are also less likely than their white counterparts to take PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, which can safely decrease a person’s likelihood of getting HIV through sex by about… […]
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Navigating the path to neglected tropical disease elimination following a historic funding pledge
As 2023 came to a close, global donors joined together to pledge US$777.2 million to accelerate progress toward eliminating certain neglected tropical diseases (NTDs). The groundbreaking move, announced during the Reaching the Last Mile Forum in December, is aimed at achieving the goals outlined in the 2030 road map on NTDs developed by the World… […]
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A missing piece of the puzzle in girls’ education
In both ordinary times and times of crisis, one of the best ways to tackle many of the issues facing the world today — from poverty to gender-based violence to climate change — is to provide primary school-aged girls with a quality education. Despite this, some 122 million girls worldwide are out of school. Too… […]
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Creating inclusive workplaces for people with disabilities
Organizations are at their best when they welcome, respect and include people of all backgrounds, including people with disabilities. At FHI 360, we prioritize disability inclusion and are continuously working to strengthen our practices and culture. But we know our work is not — and will never be — done. Habtamu Buli (“Buli”) is a… […]
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Rethink summer school to enhance and accelerate learning
While disparities have long existed in education, the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic have made them even more apparent. K–12 education took a hard hit during the pandemic. The 2022 National Assessment of Education Progress scores reflect declines in both reading and math, with historically marginalized students facing disproportionate decreases. While many students struggled to… […]
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