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A new Transfer Project book: "Evidence for Action: The Story of Social Cash Transfers and Impact Evaluations in Sub-Saharan Africa," sheds light on the effect of unconditional cash transfers on economic empowerment in Africa. UNICEF Innocenti social policy specialist Tia Palermo explains the...

As children, they escaped the virus through revolutions in medication. But today, they face an old foe again. Renowned HIV scientist Salim Abdool Karim sits down with Mia Malan to explain why their story is the story of Africa’s HIV epidemic. In this episode, HIV scientist Salim Abdool Karim speaks...

South Africa is experiencing what demographers call a “youth bulge” which occurs when young people make up a disproportionately large percentage of the population. One key challenge facing societies experiencing a youth bulge large is what happens when young people become of working age, and there...

This podcast provides insight and discussion on International humanitarian response to drought in the Horn of Africa region.

In the Central African Republic (CAR), two in three children — around 1.5 million — need humanitarian assistance. That's why Paolo Marchi, UNICEF CAR's Deputy Representative, and his colleagues are working around the clock to provide lifesaving aid. This week, he joins our own Erica Vogel to talk...

This podcast explains how the global humanitarian community can better respond to crises using Central African Republic as a model.

Dr. Jacob McKnight speaks about the many challenges that nurses face when caring for newborns in Kenya, including poorly resourced hospitals. Caring for sick newborns in a poorly resourced hospital is a very challenging job. Yet this is not the only challenge many nurses face as they juggle...

This podcast analyzes a multi-sectoral strategy to close the gap between orphans and unequal mortality rates in Africa. Find the episode at the link below! https://sanford.duke.edu/articles/life-after-loss-orphans-africa-podcast