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5 Lessons from Top Global Experts on How to Support the Health Workforce
October 30, 2020
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The loss of health workers due to COVID-19 will have widespread impacts on the global health workforce. Hear from Dr. Tom Frieden and other global experts on how we can support frontline health workers.
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3 Questions with Simon Cole: Re-envisioning Health Commodity Distribution in Zambia
Health Supply Chains Supply Chain Management October 27, 2020
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Simon Cole, distribution center logistics director with the USAID Global Health Supply Chain Program’s Procurement and Supply Management (GHSC-PSM) project in Zambia, explains how engagement of third-party logistics providers allowed for quick adaptation to an altered health supply chain and continued delivery of life-saving commodities even in the midst of a global pandemic.
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For the Women of Afghanistan, Peace with the Taliban May Not End the War
Women’s Empowerment Peacebuilding and Reconciliation Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Violence Prevention Mainstreaming Gender Equality October 19, 2020
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How can the inclusion of Afghan women's voices in the Afghanistan peace talks further champion gender equality in the country? Dr. Susanne E. Jalbert provides substantial thoughts about it and what the international community can do as a response.
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For the Women of Afghanistan, Peace with the Taliban May Not End the War
October 19, 2020
< 1 Minute Read
Women’s Empowerment
Peacebuilding and Reconciliation
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Violence Prevention
Mainstreaming Gender Equality
How can the inclusion of Afghan women's voices in the Afghanistan peace talks further champion gender equality in the country? Dr. Susanne E. Jalbert provides substantial thoughts about it and what the international community can do as a response.
Trauma-Informed Approaches to Development
October 15, 2020
4 Minute Read
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Peace, Stability, and Transition
Countering Violent Extremism
Violence Prevention
Vulnerable Groups
Safeguarding
Development practitioners must consider how trauma affects the communities in which they work when designing and implementing programs. Chemonics shares a new resource that offers key principles and practical steps that development projects can use to ensure activities are trauma-sensitive at all stages of implementation.
3 Lessons for Empowering Youth to Drive Sustainable Change Through Innovation
October 14, 2020
5 Minute Read
Education and Youth
Empowering Youth
Youth Workforce Development
Economic Growth and Trade
Entrepreneurship and Enterprise Development
Business Enabling Environment
Youth empowerment through social innovation and entrepreneurship has incredible potential to solve problems at a grassroots level if youth are given robust platforms to connect and act.
Leveraging Your Company’s ERG: How to Partner with Global LGBTI Civil Society Organizations
October 5, 2020
5 Minute Read
LGBTI-Inclusive Development
Corporate Partnerships
Human Rights
Vulnerable Groups
Inclusion of Minority Groups
LGBTI civil society organizations can be critical to effectively reaching marginalized populations and navigating complex development challenges in the communities we serve. How can an organization's employee resource group play a key role in building and sustaining these invaluable partnerships?
Talk of Peace Sparks Hope and Fear in Afghanistan
September 28, 2020
4 Minute Read
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion
Peace, Stability, and Transition
Women’s Empowerment
Mainstreaming Gender Equality
Safeguarding
As peace talks in Afghanistan begin, Safir Sahar reflects on why it's so important that women's rights are central to the negotiations.
