All Content Tagged “Global Health”

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A woman sitting on the ground holds a young child, with another child standing nearby in the foreground.
A caregiver and children participate in the Integrated Early Childhood Development Activity in Cambodia. PHOTO CREDIT: Thomas Cristofoletti for RTI International

Five Ways USAID Advances the Care Economy

We are creating a future where care work is valued, women and girls thrive, and economic opportunity is available to all.

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  • Economic Growth
  • Education
  • Global Health
  • Education
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Inclusive Development
  • Activity Design and Implementation
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A group of women stand together holding a banner.
Women Healthcare Workers and Health Services Workers Union Members Present the Women’s Charter. UNIGlobal Union

Advancing the Rights of Women Health Workers in Ghana

How the USAID-Funded Together We Care Activity is Strengthening Ghana’s Care Economy

Read to learn more about how the USAID Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund (GEEA Fund) activity Together We Care (TWC) is enabling systemic change for care workers in Ghana.
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  • Economic Growth
  • Gender-Based Violence
  • Global Health
  • Gender Equality in the Workforce
  • Gender Equity and Equality Action Fund
  • Gender-based Violence
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Activity Design and Implementation
  • Partnerships
Brief
A smiling woman stands in front of an audience giving a demonstration on how to use a menstrual product.
Educational and behavior change session near Nairobi, Kenya for employees to support healthy attitudes towards menstruating employees. JM Media Avenue for USAID

USAID’s Menstrual Health and Hygiene Technical Brief

Explore this brief on multi-sectoral approaches to menstrual health and hygiene interventions. Uncover key challenges, opportunities, and tips for driving impactful change.

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  • Education
  • Global Health
  • Humanitarian Assistance
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Menstrual Hygiene Management
  • Project Design and Implementation
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A woman pointing at a sign of the USAID Western Kenya Sanitation Project
One of USAID’s partnering entrepreneurs points to the project name that has brought her new business. Photo Credit: Marian Siljeholm, USAID

It’s a Boda Girl Thing

Advancing menstrual equity in Kenya.

Many women and girls around the world struggle to access high-quality, safe menstrual hygiene products. This can mean that they miss school or work when they are menstruating.

    Tags:
  • Economic Growth
  • Global Health
  • Water Security, Sanitation, and Hygiene
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Maternal Child Health and Nutrition & WASH
  • Menstrual Hygiene Management
  • Partnerships
  • Project Design and Implementation
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Breaking Down Barriers to Breastfeeding: How Tajikistan’s Religious Leaders are Improving Maternal and Child Health by Engaging Fathers

USAID developed Breastfeeding Beyond the first 40 Days to encourage breastfeeding in Khatlon region and throughout Tajikistan. The intervention uses a community-tested social behavior change communication strategy to tackle major cultural barriers, including the religious community to find innovative ways to encourage breastfeeding.

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  • Global Health
  • Engaging Men and Boys
  • Maternal Child Health and Nutrition & WASH
  • Sexual and Reproductive Health
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four women in lab coats stand around a table doing a science experiment
Afolayan Deborah Funmilayo demonstrates a technique to three other researchers. AWARD

Women Scientists Advancing Agriculture Research Across Africa

Women play a critical role in agricultural research communities and help ensure that innovations work for all farmers and participants in agrifood systems Read the stories of women researchers working in Kenya, Uganda, Ethiopia and beyond to end hunger and create more resilient food systems through their contributions in science, technology, research and agriculture.

    Tags:
  • International Women's Day
  • Agriculture and Food Security
  • Digital Access and Technology
  • Education
  • Global Health
  • Biodiversity, Conservation, and Natural Resources Management
  • Climate, Environment, and Natural Resource Management
  • Economic Growth and Gender Equality
  • Education
  • Resilience and Food Security
  • Women's Economic Empowerment
  • Women’s Leadership