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Effect of Youth in Action on Work Readiness and Socioeconomic Outcomes: Findings from Malawi
About 89 million youth between the ages of 12-24 are part of a growing cohort of out-of-school youth, approximately half of whom live in Sub-Saharan Africa. While many of these youth aspire to be active members of their community, many out-of-school rural
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Improving Child Nutrition and Development through Preschools in Malawi
Some 12,000 community preschools in Malawi serve 45 percent of the county’s preschool population. Yet, because of food insecurity and communities’ difficulties in providing preschoolers with a midmorning meal, these schools may not survive. To address thi
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Nutrition in the WHO African Region
Today, nutrition is considered a fundamental pre-requisite to health and well-being, and a primary indicator of future human capital development. The first 1000 days of a child's life is especially crucial. Physical growth and cognitive development within
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Adaptation and Response for Children Affected by Droughts and Disasters
Weather-related stresses associated with El Niño in 2015–2016 have severely impacted 60 million people. Governments across the globe are dealing with the consequences as they affect food security, livelihoods, and the well-being of their populations. Seve
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Youth Perspectives on the Impact of Youth in Action on their Livelihood Development
Youth in Action (YiA), is a six-year youth learning and livelihoods program in partnership with Mastercard Foundation. The program works to improve the sustainable livelihoods of over 40,000 out-of-school girls and boys in rural Burkina Faso, Egypt, Ethio
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School-based Diagnosis and Treatment of Malaria by Teachers Using Rapid Diagnostic Tests and Artemisinin-based Combination Therapy: Experiences and perceptions of users and implementers of the Learner Treatment Kit, southern Malawi
Training teachers to diagnose uncomplicated malaria using malaria rapid diagnostic tests and treat with artemisinin-based combination therapy has the potential to improve the access of primary school children (6–14 years) to prompt and effective treatment
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Save the Children Malawi Supports Ministry of Health in Ending Preventable Newborn Deaths: Brief
This brief highlights a district-led quality improvement and mentorship approach to improve the quality of newborn care in Malawi, and ultimately, to end preventable newborn deaths, undertaken by the Malawi Ministry of Health, with support from implementi
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Improving Child Nutrition and Development Through Community-based Childcare Centres in Malawi- The NEEP-IE study: Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
The Nutrition Embedded Evaluation Programme Impact Evaluation (NEEP-IE) study is a cluster randomised controlled trial designed to evaluate the impact of a childcare centre-based integrated nutritional and agricultural intervention on the diets, nutrition
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Youth in Action: The transformative power of building youth skills (video)
Welfred, Teresa, Anita, and Edson are four youth who graduated from YiA program and through this video share some of the skills they attained through the programme. Youth in Action (YiA) is a six-year youth livelihood program. In partnership with Masterca
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Rapid Gender Assessment of the Youth in Action Program in Malawi
Youth in Action (YiA) is a six-year learning and livelihood program. In partnership with The MasterCard Foundation, YiA aims to improve the socio-economic status of approximately 40,000 rural out-of-school young people, both girls and boys, in Burkina Fas
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Malawi ELM & HEART Endline Analysis
This report evaluates the effect of Save the Children programming on early learning and development among pre-school children in 40 early childhood development centers (CBCCs) in Zomba, Malawi. The evaluation examines the effects of two programs: the Earl
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Every Last Child Country Spotlight: Malawi
Save the Children is campaigning at an international and national level to achieve the greatest impact for children with the Every Last Child Campaign. The Campaign in Malawi will focus on children living in the remotest areas. These children lack access