Resource Type: Fact sheet
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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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CDS support to the South African government
The resource details how the Capacity Development and Support (CDS) project helped the South African government address capacity gaps within its departments through secondments of technical advisors. Over a two- to three-year period, technical advisors supported nine government departments to help close skills gaps. The publication also details the achievements and unique model of these…
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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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A Holistic Approach to Preparing Youth for Success: Programa Para O Futuro
August 2017 — Programa para o Futuro is a holistic youth development project that uses a positive youth development approach and evidence to help young people acquire skills that lead to improved livelihoods, health, and civic engagement. This includes giving them the opportunity to learn valuable socioemotional skills, make decisions, build positive relationships, contribute to…
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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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Strengthening the Response to Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in the Public Health Sector (fact sheet)
June 2017 — This fact sheet provides an overview of the objectives and key achievements of the Strengthening the Response to Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis in the Public Health Sector project in South Africa. Funded by the Lilly MDR-TB Partnership via United Way Worldwide, the project supports South Africa’s National Department of Health and its partners in…
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Capacity Development and Support (CDS) (fact sheet)
June 2017 — This fact sheet summarizes objectives, methodology and key achievements for the Capacity Development and Support (CDS) project. CDS, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development, mitigates the impact of HIV, sexually transmitted infections and tuberculosis (TB) in all nine provinces of South Africa by increasing the capacity of local nongovernmental organizations…
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Care and Support for Improved Patient Outcomes (CaSIPO) (fact sheet)
June 2017 — This fact sheet summarizes the objectives, technical approach, technical assistance and key achievements for the Care and Support for Improved Patient Outcomes (CaSIPO) project in South Africa. CaSIPO, funded by the U.S. Agency for International Development and implemented by FHI 360 as a sub-partner, improves HIV care and treatment outcomes through the…
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FHI 360’s Health Portfolio in South Africa (fact sheet)
June 2017 — This fact sheet summarizes FHI 360’s work as a strategic partner with the Government of South Africa and South African civil society. We have implemented a wide range of technical assistance projects at national, provincial and community levels to: strengthen policies and programs that prevent the transmission of HIV; provide high-quality HIV…