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CDS supports South Africa’s efforts to promote high-quality HIV rapid testing
This publication from the Capacity Development and Support program details work done through the secondment of an HIV testing services technical advisor to South Africa’s National Department of Health.
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PACTE-VIH Insight
July 2017 — The PACTE-VIH Insight series highlights the West Africa project’s work with HIV programming for those at an increased risk for HIV. The information presents interventions with police to improve security for those at an increased risk for HIV, unique identifier codes for anonymity and mobility, achievements with media and harnessing the impact of mobile…
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USAID Partnership for Education: Learning
August 2017 — The USAID Ghana Partnership for Education: Learning activity developed a phonics-based reading program that will provide evidence-based tools and strategies for improving reading performance in 100 districts in Ghana, reaching approximately 1.1 million primary students. This brochure provides an overview of Learning’s approach, which includes teacher professional development models, methods for scaling…
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mSTAR/Liberia Mobile Salary Payment Factsheet
July 2016 — In July 2016, mSTAR partnered with the Government of Liberia to roll out the first mobile salary payments to 67 teachers in Nimba County, Liberia. This fact sheet describes the initial rollout, where teachers with moderate to no mobile money experience successfully received salaries via their mobile devices. The mobile money payment…
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Top 10 Questions about the Development Assets and Student Success Pilot Program in El Salvador
May 2016 — This report shares the methodology, results and lessons learned in the Development Assets and Student Success Pilot Program in El Salvador, which was conducted as part of the Education for Children and Youth Program (ECYP) funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development. The pilot program introduced two complementary interventions — positive…
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The FHI 360 Approach to Preventing Violent Extremism (fact sheet)
June 2018 — This fact sheet presents methodologies and tools that FHI 360 has developed in working with civil society actors on the front lines of efforts to better understand, prevent and counter violent extremism in their countries and communities. The starting point for FHI 360 is to engage young people and their communities, including…
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Playtime is Science
2010 — Playtime is Science is an early childhood, pre-K through grade 3, inquiry-based science program that encourages girls and children from other underrepresented groups to think of themselves as scientists. The program is unique in its focus on physical science, strong family involvement and accessibility to students with disabilities. Playtime is Science program materials…
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Guiding Principles for Building Youth Soft Skills among Adolescents and Young Adults
June 2017 — A growing international evidence base across a wide range of disciplines points to the central importance of soft and life skills for empowering youth to flourish and achieve their goals. Despite frequent calls to focus programming and research on soft skills, little attention has been placed on understanding how these skills are…