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January 5, 2016

Leading the way on recycling: A Ghanaian girl's inspired effort to clean up her community

While walking to high school, Zimran Quansah found herself staring at the waste-lined streets and waterways of Gbawe, her hometown in Ghana’s Greater Accra Region. There is no central recycling program in Ghana, and members of the Gbawe community (population about 75,000) could be found picking up plastic waste and water sachets and selling them as their livelihoods.

December 14, 2015

Using the positive youth development approach to support the success of adolescent students in El Salvador

In El Salvador, a lack of quality education and insufficient academic support have contributed to an increasing number of dropouts among lower secondary students (grades 7–9).

December 3, 2015

"It’s my turn:" Empowering Ghana’s stigmatized populations to seek out HIV services (audio)

Hear from Nana Fosua Clement, project manager in Ghana for the Linkages across the Continuum of HIV Services for Key Populations Affected by HIV (LINKAGES) project as she talks about ways the project is supporting key populations in her country to overcome stigma and become more involved in promo

December 1, 2015

Better data improves malaria control in Nigeria

The lack or poor quality of malaria data has presented challenges to malaria control efforts in Nigeria. It has been difficult to ascertain even basic information on the actual number of fevers and confirmed malaria cases seen in health facilities.

October 30, 2015

Groundbreaking family planning checklists now available as apps

Too often, women in developing countries face financial, cultural, social and legal obstacles that prevent them from accessing pregnancy tests, contraception and other sexual and reproductive health resources and services.

October 27, 2015

Mobile phones reach youth with critical sexual and reproductive health information

The sexual and reproductive health (SRH) needs of young people — and the critical importance of meeting these needs — are well known. Still, young people globally face a multitude of barriers to accessing SRH information.

October 26, 2015

Research explores strategies to integrate family planning with food security and nutrition programming

Frequent pregnancies and short birth-to-pregnancy intervals can result in poor nutrition for both mother and child.

September 25, 2015

On World Contraception Day, recognizing the importance of long-acting reversible contraceptives

Long-acting reversible contraceptives (LARCs), which include contraceptive implants and intrauterine devices, are often overlooked as options for young women.

Sheikh Sagor stands by hatchery in Bangladesh

September 14, 2015

Championing mobile money in Bangladesh

Sheikh Sagor, a commercial farmer who owns a fish hatchery in Bangladesh, first learned about mobile money in 2013 through television advertisements and billboards.

August 20, 2015

Youth voices on global unemployment (video)

As part of the InterAction Forum 2015, youth delegates from FHI 360 and IREX came together with senior leaders from the nongovernmental organization and corporate worlds to disc

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