Cash transfers have become a preferred approach to address household basic needs in both development and humanitarian programming in recent years. In Somalia, since the 2011 drought, unconditional cash transfers (UCT) have continued to increase as...
This presents the story of Burke Amsalu, a mother of four children who struggled to find sustainable income as a local-spirit vendor and laborer in the Horo Guduru Welega zone in Ethiopia. Since receiving training and livestock from Growth through...
The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, adopted 30 years ago, has contributed to a transformation of historic proportions. On most measures, the lives of children today are on average dramatically better than 30 years ago. Hundreds of...
The briefing paper sets out the scale of mental health effects on children living in conflict zones and the role of education in responding to them. Latest figures reveal that 142 million children are living in high intensity conflict zones. As...
Women and girls face extreme forms of violations in Somalia; common among them is Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C). National statistics estimates over 97% of girls aged 15 to 19 years have undergone FGM/C. To accelerate change towards...
This booklet (June 2019) presents some stories of change from young people and adults from the 8 countries in East and Southern Africa (Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Malawi, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe) where the Adolescent Sexual and...
For children in Afghanistan, the war has exacted a heavy toll of suffering and continues to pose a number of profound threats. Prolonged conflict exposes children to toxic levels of stress, affects their access to education and health facilities...
This research brief summarises the key findings and recommendations of the Cost of the Diet (CotD) assessment conducted in Sylhet and Moulvibazar districts of Bangladesh in 2018. The study was conducted to estimate the potential contribution of...
This curriculum is for young adults aged 15-19 years and combines financial literacy, livelihoods readiness, sexual and reproductive health, and gender-equitable content delivered in a fun and interactive way. It can be used in small groups to...
This presentation provides an overview of Growth through Nutrition activities to increase access to diverse, safe and quality foods, promote optimal nutrition, WASH, and agriculture behaviors, and improve access to WASH products and services...