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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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Review of Save the Children Norway’s Support to Prevent and Respond to Violence in and around Schools
Save the Children Norway has, with the funding from Norad and Operasjon Dagsverk, designed and supported the implementation of projects and interventions to address violence in schools in 17 countries from 2014-2018. The review provides an overview of the
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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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The Learner Treatment Kit Study: Evaluation of a primary school-based malaria case based malaria case management programme on school attendance in Zomba District, Malawi
The study on the Learner Treatment Kit used a cluster-randomised trial in 58 primary schools in Zomba, Malawi to evaluate the impact of school-based malaria case management (as part of a ‘first-aid kit’) on child absenteeism, wellbeing, health & education
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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