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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 ...

Information Management Job in Chad about Coordination and Disaster Management, requiring 0-2 years of experience, from OCHA; closing on 25 Mar 2021

Information Management Job in Yemen about Coordination and Disaster Management, requiring 5-9 years of experience, from OCHA; closing on 09 Apr 2021

The Innovation Village and Partners Unveil Top Startups of the Future of Education Accelerator Program. 2 minutes read Some of the startup founders pictured interacting the Future of Education Accelerator Program. (Photo by The Innovation Village) The Innovation Village through its Edtech Lab in partnership with Mastercard Foundation’s Young Africa Works and the Arizona State University, this morning unveiled three startups whose solutions made it to the top in the Future of Education accele...

Turke, Larson, Moreau, Anglewicz); Garabam Consulting ( Nehrling); Centre for Research, Evaluation Resources and Development ( Adebayo, Idiodi); Kinshasa School of Public Health ( Akilimali); International Centre for Reproductive Health ( Mwangi); Soinset santé. Center for Research in Epidemiology and Population Health ( Moreau) "Remote interviewer training for large-scale surveys can be an effective replacement to in-person learning in low-resource contexts when data are urgently needed and i...

Kenya: Infrastructure and Service Mapping, Samburu North Sub County, August 2020 Format The Government of Kenya has committed itself to end drought emergencies in Kenya by the year 2022. This is clearly spelt out in the Second Medium Term Plan (MTP 2013-2017) for the Kenya Vision 2030 . However, as the drought continues to prolong, it has become increasingly important to fill information gaps in a systematic and comprehensive manner to inform a more effective humanitarian response and planning ...

Kenya: Infrastructure and Service Mapping, Samburu West Sub County, August 2020 Format The Government of Kenya has committed itself to end drought emergencies in Kenya by the year 2022. This is clearly spelt out in the Second Medium Term Plan (MTP 2013-2017) for the Kenya Vision 20301 . However, as the drought continues to prolong, it has become increasingly important to fill information gaps in a systematic and comprehensive manner to inform a more effective humanitarian response and planning ...

Ethiopia conducts polio vaccination campaigns to ensure the country remains polio free Format In November 2020, Ethiopia conducted an oral polio vaccination campaign targeting 7.1 million under-5 children in four regions and two city administrations despite the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The campaign was conducted in Harari, Oromia, SNNP and Somali regions, and Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa cities. This campaign, which attained 103% of the targeted coverage, was the second-round of...