by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Nov 13, 2023 | climate change, development, environment, health, policy, poverty, public health, Sustainable Development Goals
Roy Cordova is a development expert from Bolivia. He has worked on monitoring & evaluation for projects in natural resources, municipal waste management and entrepreneurship for underserved populations. Today he talks about a big environmental problem in Bolivia:...
by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Aug 23, 2023 | development, evaluation, M&E, outcome measurement, policy
Data collection for development projects In rural areas far from internet service or in cities with electricity or internet access disrupted by violence or shortages, some #development projects still use paper and pen forms to collect information – primary...
by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Jan 12, 2023 | disease control, health, health care, policy, poverty, public health, Sustainable Development Goals
Lack of micronutrients causes diseases ranging from anemia to stunting in children as well as child mortality and cognitive deficiencies. One key intervention is large-scale food fortification (#LSFF), which adds #micronutrients to food staples such as rice, wheat and...
by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | Dec 7, 2022 | health, policy, poverty, public health, SDGs
Approximately two billion people worldwide, at least one quarter of the world’s population, suffer from the “hidden hunger” of micronutrient deficiency. [1] Micronutrient deficiencyMicronutrients – vitamins and minerals such as Vitamin A, Vitamin B12, folic...
by Rebecca Laes-Kushner | May 16, 2022 | FGM, gender based violence, health, public health
Over 200 million women have undergone female genital mutilation (#FGM), a procedure where their vagina has been cut or mutilated. FGM occurs in over 90 countries in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, with over 95% of women cut in countries such as Somalia, Guinea and...
