How Self-Help Groups Strengthen Resilience: Tackling Food Insecurity in Protracted Cases in Ethiopia


January 1, 2016

In 2015 and 2016, Ethiopia experienced two consecutive years of drought, induced by an El Niño event. This affected a large proportion of the population, as many rural communities depend partly or entirely on rain-fed agriculture and livestock rearing. Access to financial resources and other support mechanisms is...

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Supportive Care for people living with HIV/AIDS


January 1, 2016

Once people who are HIV-infected start on treatment, they must stay on it for life. Treatment has 2 main benefits: 1) improves the health of the person living with HIV; 2) prevents transmission of the virus to others. HIV treatment for all PLWH means that the core of...

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Hand in hand Bible studies to transform our response to sexual violence (Portuguese)


January 1, 2016

(Portuguese) Hand in hand: Bible studies to transform our response to sexual violence (English) | This booklet contains 12 Bible studies covering a range of topics related to sexual violence. The booklet includes guidance for facilitators and advice on adapting the Bible studies for use as sermons. This...

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ICFP 2016 Faith Pre-conference Report.


January 1, 2016

The faith community made historic progress at ICFP in 2016 when 85 faith leaders from 26 nations came together for the first-ever Faith Pre-conference. They discussed best practices in faith-based involvement in family planning and committed to scaling up services to help families with healthy timing and spacing...

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