This document presents a summary of findings and conclusions from an instance when a nurse contracted the EVD virus from a Save the Children managed health compound in Sierra Leone. The intent being to investigate and address procedural failures...
Ready-to-Use-Therapeutic Food (RUTF) is a specially formulated nutritional product that has been found to be very effective for treating children between 6 and 59 months with Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) as part of the Community-based...
The circumstances and reasons for the Ebola virus spreading in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia are complex – including the lack of early warning and surveillance, delays in recognising the importance of providing safe and dignified burials, and...
In mid-March 2015, child-centred agencies conducted a Children’s Ebola Recovery Assessment (CERA) in nine districts across Sierra Leone to create a mechanism for more than 1,100 boys and girls, to discuss issues of concern; assess the impact of...
Choices is a gender-focused curriculum for very young adolescents (VYAs) between the ages of 10-14 years that aims to create positive social and behavior change. Through a series of 10 hour-long participatory sessions, the curriculum challenges...
Note: This is a summary of the full report, which can be found here. This report focuses on the impact of child protection training on the behaviour of security and defense force personnel, with specific focus on trainings previously conducted by...
This report focuses on the impact of child protection training on the behaviour of security and defense force personnel, with specific focus on trainings previously conducted by Save the Children in East, West and Central Africa. A central...
Everyone needs a balanced diet to stay healthy and active. Children need to eat a variety of foods to grow, develop, and be strong. Foods are made up of different nutrients that work in different ways in our bodies. Some nutrients provide energy...
This report documents the lessons from Burkina Faso in the use in of the Household Economy Approach (HEA), a livelihoods framework developed by Save the Children to manage food crisis and target aid assistance.
Choices is a gender-focused curriculum for very young adolescents (VYAs) between the ages of 10-14 years that aims to create positive social and behavior change. Through a series of 10 hour-long participatory sessions, the curriculum challenges...