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Measuring barriers to fistula care: investigating composite measures for targeted fistula programming in Nigeria and Uganda

Background Accessing surgical repair poses challenges to women living with female genital fistula who experience intersectional vulnerabilities including poverty, gender, stigma and geography. Barriers to fistula care have been described qualitatively in several low- and middle-income countries, but limited effort has been made to quantify these factors. This study aimed to develop and validate composite measures to assess barriers to accessing fistula repair in Nigeria and Uganda. Methods This quantitative study built on qualitative findings to content validate composite measures and investigates post-repair client surveys conducted at tertiary hospitals in Northern and Southern Nigeria and Central Uganda asking women about the degree to which a range of barriers affected their access. An iterative scale development approach included exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses of two samples (n = 315 and n = 142, respectively) using STATA 13 software. Reliability, goodn

Impact assessment of the Child Sensitive Social Protection intervention in Somaliland

Terms of refrance for Impact assessment of the “Child Sensitive Social Protection” intervention in Somaliland 1. Introduction Save the Children International (SCI) is a non-governmental organization whose mission is to fight for children’s rights and deliver immediate and lasting improvement to children’s lives worldwide. SCI has been operational in Greater Somalia for over 40 years. Current programs straddle relief and development in various sectors including Health, Nutrition, Child Protection, Child Rights Governance, Vocational and Skills Training, Education and Food Security & Livelihoods (FSL) working in Somaliland, Puntland and Central South Somalia to help communities cope with drought, conflict, displacement and flooding.

A hybrid system for monitoring and evaluation of Farmer Field Schools in Pakistan

By Rebekah Bell, FAO Representative in Pakistan (ad interim) The e-FFS is an android mobile-based data collection and management system designed, developed and managed by the FAO Pakistan team. ©FAO 18/03/2021 The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) introduced the Farmer Field School (FFS) approach in 1989 to educate farmers on improved agricultural practices. The FFS approach has been used widely where a season-long school is established for farmers to engage in group learning and training activities. As the FFS approach was scaled up globally, the challenge of quality delivery and effective monitoring and evaluation of FFS became necessary, especially in remote areas.

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