Millions of children in Malawi are highly vulnerable and deprived. About 60 percent of the country’s children are multi-dimensionally poor. Rates of children who are multi-dimensionally poor are higher in rural areas (70 percent) than in urban...
The COVID-19 pandemic is unprecedented with the virus spreading in almost all countries in the world. In Africa, 55 out of 54 countries have reported at least one COVID-19 infection. Luckily for Africa, confirmed COVID-19 cases remain...
This research article analyzes the feasibility of implementing the essential newborn care component of the Newborn Health in Humanitarian Settings: Field Guide in Bosaso Somalia. The essential newborn care intervention package encompasses training...
The dream of a better future makes millions of girls leave their homes each year. Every girl carries a powerful story – why she migrates, the risks she faces, and the vision of a future she heads toward. It is important that girls’...
Child marriage is deep rooted in gender discrimination and inequality – and in many contexts is sustained as a result of harmful social norms and the negative consequences of poverty and deprivation. It is further exacerbated by humanitarian...
This paper is a summary of key research findings, lessons learned, and program/policy recommendations from operation research studies conducted under Growth through Nutrition and its predecessor, ENGINE. It also highlights some of the ways the...
This report presents the findings from the second follow-up study conducted by Growth through Nutrition in 2020 to assess the changes brought about by interventions targeting Most Vulnerable Households. This report informed the project’s...
In early April 2020, to halt the spread of COVID-19, an estimated 1.6 billion learners globally – 91% of the total – were out of school. For the first time in human history, an entire generation of children globally have had their education...
“Women and girls travel long distances every day to fetch water, risking their well-being while doing so.” These are the words of Yenenesh Abebe, a student of the Water Supply and Sanitation Training Program at Woliso Polytechnic College. In...
Growth through Nutrition has provided training on Gender Responsive Effective Teaching Skills for 834 instructors at 19 institutions in Ethiopia. This success story illustrates how nutrition educator Fekadu Reta’s devoted teaching and...