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Beyond pandemics: A whole-of-society approach to disaster preparedness
“Beyond Pandemics: A Whole-of-Society Approach to Disaster Preparedness” outlines the human, economic and societal benefit of increasing collaboration, planning and dialogue across the entire societal architecture. It demonstrates how forming partnerships
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System failure? Revisiting the problems of timely response to crises in the Horn of Africa
Humanitarian response in pastoral areas in the Horn of Africa has consistently been late, despite an enormous investment in early warning. Attempts to improve early response focus on improving the performance of one or two actors, or introducing new tools
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Assessing the impact of microfinance programming on children: An evaluation from post-tsunami Aceh
The tsunami on December 24th, 2004 devastated the region of Aceh, Indonesia. This article presents an evaluation of the long-term impact of microfinance programs on Acehnese children organized by Save the Children as part of the post tsunami economic reco
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Mobility- A Pastoral Livelihood Strategy: Rapid Assessment of Social Service Provision for Mobile Kraals in Karamoja
This joint EU-Save the Children Uganda report presents findings of a rapid assessment of social service provision for mobile cattle camps in Karamoja, Uganda (widely called 'manyattas' and 'kraals'), and is an attempt to measure available social services
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Household Livelihoods in Crisis Situations: What Do We Know and Need to Learn about Economic Interventions for Child Protection and Well being?
USAID’s Displaced Children and Orphans Fund has been funding initiatives to support vulnerable children for the past 25 years. Two such initiatives are the Program on Forced Migration and Health’s (PFMH) Care and Protection of Children in Crisis Affected
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Foraging and fighting: Community Perspectives on Natural Resources and Conflict in Southern Karamoja
This joint publication by the Feinstein International Center and Save the Children in Uganda examines the perspectives and experiences of communities in the southern Karamoja region of Uganda regarding natural resources and conflict. The study set out to
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Establishing Sustainable Market Access for Subsistence Farmers in Bolivia. Field Report No. 7
Between 2002 and 2008, under the multi-million dollar, USAID-funded Title II Food Security project, Save the Children worked to reduce chronic malnutrition in Bolivia, one of the most malnourished nations in the world. Save the Children managed and implem
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Malnutrition in a land of plenty. Key findings from research in East Kasai province, the Democratic Republic of Congo (Briefing).
In a fertile and agriculturally productive region in the Democratic Republic of Congo, why is it that half of all children are chronically malnourished? Child hunger and undernutrition is a persistent problem in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), des
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Building Blocks: Asia- Briefing notes for communities working with orphans and vulnerable children
'Building Blocks: Asia is a series of practical briefing notes to assist policy-makers, non-governmental organisations (NGOs), community-based organisations (CBOs), local government and communities to respond to the needs of children affected by HIV and A
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Livelihoods Approaches as a Conservation Tool
This publication presents livelihoods programming through the lens of environment conservationism, particularly conservation of coastal environments. It also provides motivation for why conservationists should care about livelihoods. In order to aid plann
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New Horizons: An Alternative Livelihood Option for the Most Vulnerable Young Adults.
Four page overview of Save the Children's New Horizons alternative livelihood project, which provides employability skills training to the most marginalized children and adolescents between the age group of 15 – 20 years, to help them explore dignified an
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Growth: The Story of Gandi Devi and Her Baby
Gandhi Devi is a tea plucker on Elkaduwa Tea Estate in Matale, Sri Lanka. Devi struggles to balance her tea plucking obligations with her household chores and caring for her two children: Thirijan, 8, and Kaveeshan, 4. Devi and her family live in one of t