Language: English
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Five Techniques to Support Second Language Learners in the Classroom
May 2017 — This guide steps through five recommended techniques for supporting second language learners. It also provides related rationale for each technique and guidance on how to implement in the classroom. The techniques are: create links to personal experiences and background knowledge; encourage use of first languages; give students time to process and test…
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Learning: Developing a Phonics-based Reading Program in the Dagbani Language
May 2017 — The USAID Ghana Partnership for Education: Learning activity has developed a systematic, phonics-based reading program with materials for primary grade P1 to use as a prototype in 20 schools in the Yendi Municipal District of northern Ghana. This fact sheet presents results from the prototype activities and shares Learning’s approach to implementing…
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Zimbabwe HIV Care and Treatment (fact sheet)
2017 — This fact sheet provides technical details on the work FHI 360 is undertaking through a five-year grant funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development to implement an HIV care and treatment project that supports the provision of services in 22 districts across Zimbabwe. In partnership with Plan International, FHI 360 serves pregnant…
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ASPIRES Vulnerability Assessment Handbook for Economic Strengthening Projects
April 2017 — This handbook will assist practitioners and specialists in monitoring and evaluation in the selection of vulnerability assessment approaches for economic strengthening interventions. The focus is on programs for orphans and vulnerable children supported by the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), where economic strengthening is used to increase resilience to…
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Digitizing Worker Salary Payments: A Manual for Ready-made Garment Factories
March 2017 — This manual presents the current state of mobile financial services for garment workers in Bangladesh and the challenges of adopting digitized payments. It covers subjects such as environmental contexts, tips for mitigating challenges, registering accounts and selecting service providers.
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Catalyzing Integration: Agriculture and Nutrition
March 2017 — The Catalyzing Integration series offers a closer look at integration between specific development sectors, including evidence of impact and rationale, promising practices, key tools and other technical guidance resources. The agriculture and nutrition brief addresses integrating these two sectors as a crucial step toward improving nutrient intake, decreasing malnutrition-related conditions, and expanding…
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Assessment of HIV/AIDS Services in IDP Camps, Borno State, Nigeria
May 2015 — FHI 360 conducted a rapid assessment in 14 camps for internally displace persons in Borno State, Nigeria, to identify needs for HIV/AIDS services. The results of the assessment showed that there are more than 92,000 displaced persons in the camp. Numerous organizations provide services such as shelter, educational services, psychosocial services, health…
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ZORDAR Project: Promotion of Zinc and ORS for Reduction of Diarrhea and Averting its Recurrence in Madhya Pradesh, India, End of Project Report
June 2016 — This end of project report traces the evolution, achievements and lessons of the Zinc and ORS to Reduce Diarrhea and Avert Its Recurrence (ZORDAR) project. The goal of the project, which was funded by the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI), was to reduce childhood diarrhea in Madhya Pradesh, India, by promoting oral…