Over the past years, the world has witnessed record levels of mixed migration, mainly originating from and hosted within developing countries. Individuals and families migrate for a variety of reasons, some choose to leave to seek education and...
Across West and Central Africa (WCA), the prevalence of child marriage is 41%, meaning that four out of ten girls and young women, or nearly 60 million, were married before the age of 18. It is expected that, as a result of the COVID-19...
Save the Children is supporting the Save our Education campaign to ensure that all children get back into school as they gradually reopen.The poorest and most marginalized children are being hit the hardest during this pandemic and many may never...
Following Growth through Nutrition’s provision of agricultural inputs for 28,000 vulnerable households, the project conducted a Post Distribution Monitoring (PDM) Assessment among Year III beneficiaries who received agricultural inputs to...
This research article analyzes contraceptive use among sexually active young women aged 15-24 in health zones served by Save the Children, CARE, and IRC in conflict-affected North and South Kivu, DRC.
COVID-19 imposed unprecedented health, nutrition, social, and economic risks to the global population. Ethiopia was deeply affected, with the spread of the virus threatening to reverse the nutritional gains achieved in the last few years. In 2020...
Understanding the importance of measuring the gap in knowledge, perception, attitude, communication channels, and existing barriers to effective design of evidence-based institutional communication and campaigning strategies; Save the Children...
Growth through Nutrition has been providing technical and financial support to nutrition quality improvement at Primary Health Care Units in Ethiopia. This study report summarizes some of the key findings from research conducted by Tufts...
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...
This brief highlights the situation of children in conflict zones in West and Central Africa with a focus on gender. It explores how girls and boys are all increasingly affected and exposed to conflict in different ways (e.g.: recruitment into...