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Disaster Risk Reduction Member Activity Report. Guide to Disaster Risk Reduction Efforts Conducted by InterAction Member Agencies
Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) aims to lessen the impacts of disasters through prevention and preparedness. By promoting and institutionalizing actions to mitigate the effects of these events, or avert them altogether, DRR takes a proactive stance to the d
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Programme conjoint UNFPA-UNICEF sur les Mutilations génitales féminines / excision: Accélérer le changement
The objective of the UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on Female Genital Mutilation and Cutting: Accelerating Change is to contribute to the abandonment of FGM/C in 17 African countries within a generation. The programme’s holistic, cross-border approach is fo
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Growth and Changes
"Growth and Changes" and "To Become a Young Man" are child-friendly booklets developed to teach girls and boys about the bodily changes that occur during adolescence. Growth and Changes, which caters to girls, covers questions related to puberty, menstr
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2009 NGO Sustainability Index for Sub-Saharan Africa- 1st Edition – September 2010
Whether they are responding to a cholera outbreak in Zimbabwe, generating public support for peace talks in Uganda, advocating for a law on access to information in Ghana, or addressing local communities' needs for improved housing or health care in Burun
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Research Manual: Child Protection Systems Mapping and Analysis in West and Central Africa- Phase II
This Research Manual provides broad tools to carry out child protection systems mapping and analysis in West and Central Africa using a qualitative research approach. It has been designed to support comparisons across national settings while at the same t
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Too often in silence. Addressing violence in schools- Selected initiatives from West and Central Africa
This report is a joint publication by ActionAid, Plan West Africa Regional Office, Save the Children Sweden West Africa, and UNICEF West and Central Africa Regional Office, as part of their joint Education and Protection Initiative that was launched follo
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Ready for Action: Campaigning at the grassroots and in coalition
In countries across the world, people are finding ways to challenge injustice and improve lives. They are campaigning for change with energy and clarity of purpose, often against great odds. So much can be learned from the real-life examples and inspiring
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Mapping and assessing child protection systems in West and Central Africa. A five country analysis. Expert Consultation Nairobi, September 2011
A 13-page presentation by Child Frontiers that is part of the preparations for and follow up to the Expert Consultation on Strengthening National Child Protection Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa, held in Nairobi, 28th-30th September 2011. The event was orga
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Disaster Risk Reduction through Schools: A Groundbreaking Project
This brief report outlines the activities of ActionAid’s five-year Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) through schools project, which engages children, teachers, parents, school management and local authorities in vulnerability analyses, DRR initiatives and edu
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Science in action. Saving the lives of Africa’s mothers, newborns, and children
"Science in action: Saving the lives of Africa’s mothers, newborns, and children" presents an overview of the current status of maternal, newborn, and child health (MNCH) in sub-Saharan Africa and reports a new analysis of how many lives could be saved if
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Hungry for change. An eight-step, costed plan of action to tackle global child hunger
Every year, 3.1 million children die from malnutrition-related causes. The risk of hunger and malnutrition is deepening as food prices remain high, the economic downturn pushes millions more into poverty and the effects of climate change on livelihoods wo
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Making the budget work for education- Experiences, achievements and lessons from civil society budget work
Over the last decade, budget work, or applied budget analysis, has become increasingly recognised as an important tool for holding governments and non-state actors accountable for their policy commitments, budget allocations and expenditure. Increasingly,