publication / October 25, 2012
Salt Iodisation at the Household Level
Iodine deficiency in pregnancy can cause a spectrum of problems. This guide explains how and when to use rapid test kits to measure salt iodisation in households to prevent iodine deficiency.
article / June 11, 2019
Tackling gender-based violence in the world’s largest refugee camp
At age 12, Smirna, now 19, was married off to a man more than twice her age.
At 14, she gave birth to her daughter, Jubaida.
At 17, Smirna became a refugee, fleeing Myanmar with her husband, Shamim, after their home was attacked and burned to the ground. They lost everything.
page / May 9, 2014
Burundi Policy Paper for Advocacy during the Global Week of Action 2014
Renforcer les systèmes de santé pour sauver la vie des enfants et des mères Principales recommandations
article / December 15, 2016
Social cohesion, what do we know about it?
Urban environments are opportunities for growth and draw diverse groups from different backgrounds, however, this has the potential to lead to social fragmentation causing strained relations and possibly violence.
article / March 10, 2014
And the winner is…
Written by Vu Quynh Lien - Micro Finance Unit Operations Officer
article / March 6, 2009
Single mother raises daughter on her own with help of small loans
Marina Gabrichidze, 42, has worked since age 15; she can’t remember a time when she wasn’t knitting or embroidering. Her grandmother taught her how to knit and embroidery as a hobby- never thinking that her life and that of her daughter would one day be sustained by them.
article / February 12, 2009
Global financial crisis deprives families of their main source of income
The copper-smelting plant is the only functioning factory in Alaverdi town, and the important means to provide relatively normal living conditions for its people.
article / September 24, 2008
Another win in the fight against illiteracy
For Titi, being able to complete a book is a true victory. One in five Roma people are illiterate and more than 80% of Romanian children who are not enrolled in school are Roma.
article / February 1, 2008
Minorities building a better life through loans
A narrow winding road through picturesque and rocky landscape leads to the village of Hoçë e Madhe / Velika Hoča predominantly populated by the Serb minority.
publication / May 8, 2020
COVID-19 Plan de la réponse d’urgence: Phase 2
La pandémie de COVID-19 menace d'inverser des décennies de progrès dans la lutte contre la pauvreté et les inégalités de revenus et met en danger l'avenir d'une génération d'enfants. En seulement quatre mois, le virus s'est propagé à tous les coins du globe.