June 2010 — Transitions between education cycles represent one of the greatest hazards for the continuing education of girls in the developing world.
2009 — This Thai adaptation of a training package for regional voluntary counseling and testing for most-at-risk populations consists of an HIV counseling handbook, an HIV counseling trainer’s manual and tools for HIV counseling. The package — a partnership among FHI 360, the World Health Organization and UNICEF — was developed to equip counselors with skills…
September 2008 — The level of HIV/AIDS infection among prison populations continues to present a significant public health challenge in Thailand. To uncover the risks of HIV transmission and the feasibility of interventions in Thai prisons, FHI 360 partnered with the Thai Department of Corrections (DOC) to conduct an assessment survey. Based on the findings from…
2008 — Girls account for more than half of the 33 million children in Africa who do not attend school due to economic hardship or other circumstances. To address this gap in girls’ education, the Africa Education Initiative–Ambassadors’ Girls’ Scholarship Program (AEI–AGSP) was launched to provide scholarships and mentoring to girls in sub-Saharan Africa. AGSP provides…
2008 — The prevalence of HIV remains a significant public health challenge in Thailand. Using the Asian Epidemic Model and epidemiological and behavioral data inputs, the Analysis and Advocacy Project and the Thai Working Group on HIV/AIDS Projections — with technical support from FHI 360 — developed national projections for HIV/AIDS over a 20-year period. This report…
2011 — Under the ASHA project (2006–2011), funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, FHI 360 and its implementing partners worked to contain and mitigate the effects of HIV/AIDS through the increased use of HIV prevention and care services for the most at-risk populations. Across Nepal, ASHA supported 33 integrated health service (IHS) centers, provided…
September 2007 — The Implementing AIDS Prevention and Care (IMPACT) project in Nepal was the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)/Nepal’s primary mechanism for providing technical assistance to the Government of Nepal for HIV/AIDS prevention, care and support. IMPACT’s activities in Nepal were developed in collaboration with USAID/Nepal in consultation with the National Centre for AIDS…
July 2012 — The Saath-Saath Project, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, convened the second National Coordination Meeting to encourage information sharing, facilitate scenario planning and stimulate collaboration among agencies working to combat trafficking in persons (TIP) in Nepal. Organized by FHI 360, this workshop also aided discussion on important issues related to HIV/AIDS…