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Persons with disabilities are estimated to represent 15 percent of the world’s population. In humanitarian contexts, they may form a much higher percentage. They are among the most marginalized people in crisis-affected communities and are disproportionately affected by conflict and emergency situations. The guidelines set out essential actions that humanitarian actors must take in order [more…]
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The Practice of PDIA: Building Capability by Delivering Results podcast is a 12 part series that will walk you through the Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) approach to solving complex development problems. Subscribe to this podcast series to listen to podcasts as they are released. PDIA in Practice 1: The Big Stuck and Capability for [more…]
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The Building State Capability (BSC) program at the Center for International Development (CID) uses Problem Driven Iterative Adaptation (PDIA) to help organizations develop the capability to solve complex problems and to implement public policies. PDIA is a process of facilitated emergence, which focuses on problems (not solutions) and follows a step by step process (not [more…]
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The USAID-funded Leadership, Management, and Governance (LMG) Project has worked with the President’s Malaria Initiative (PMI) to provide long-term technical assistance to the National Malaria Control Programs (NMCPs) of seven countries. The LMG/NMCP Project embedded Senior Technical Advisors within the NCMP, alongside the team, for two to four years. During this time, the advisor would [more…]
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The Leadership, Management and Governance Project provided technical assistance to the National Malaria Control Programs (NMCPs) in Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Lao PDR, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo, through the work and expertise of Senior Technical Advisors. These advisors, who are directly embedded within the NMCP, served as technical experts as well as day-to-day [more…]
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From 2013 to 2017, the USAID-funded Leadership, Management, and Governance (LMG) Project provided technical assistance to seven National Malaria Control Programs (NMCPs), through the placement of long-term technical advisors, in Burundi, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Guinea, Lao PDR, Liberia, and Sierra Leone. The LMG/NMCP Project’s experience suggested that this technical assistance model could be utilized in [more…]
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Youth leadership is a theory of youth development, in which young people gain the skills and knowledge necessary to lead civic engagement, civic reform, and community organizing activities. It is one way to promote positive youth development. Youth leadership is the meaningful participation of youth plus (at minimum) skills development and opportunities to unleash their [more…]
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Building Success is a series of guides offering practical, concrete, and innovative approaches that have proven effective in strengthening the response to HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis in Nigeria. Each of the four guides can stand alone, but they will be most effective if used as components of an integrated package. The series synthesizes and expands the [more…]
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Increasing access to and uptake of postpartum family planning (PPFP)–family planning services started during the 12 months following delivery–has the potential to connect many women with life-saving information and services that prevent unintended pregnancies and avoid potentially adverse health outcomes. This report summarizes the findings from a research study to evaluate the added value of [more…]
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The USAID-funded Systems for Improved Access to Pharmaceuticals and Services (SIAPS) Program and its predecessor programs have assisted numerous countries in strengthening governance to promote robust decision making, enhance accountability, reduce opportunities for corruption, and improve efficiencies to enable better access to and use of quality-assured medicines. This compendium draws on these experiences and provides [more…]
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