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This piece looks at the rates of HIV/AIDs among children in Sub-Saharan Africa and current programs to address such rates. https://blog.savethechildren.org/category/u-s-programs/child-survival

Regardless of where a family or caregiver falls on the poverty line, children deserve adequate nutrition, access to healthcare and the opportunity to enroll in and complete school. Yet, children are often unjustly impacted by poverty and disproportionately represented in measurements of poverty. As...

This article argues that humanitarian aid should be administered on the principle of selfless assistance, not for political gain for the administering country. He feels that certain NGOs use humanitarian aid as a guise for promoting political interests instead of promoting safer livelihoods for...

In this blog, Professor Alpaslan Ozerdem - Co-Director of the Centre for Trust, Peace and Social Relations at Coventry University - writes about the "othering" of young people that often occurs during discussions of conflict and argues that young people have the potential to be positive actors in...

A sobering, even bleak, picture was painted by the team evaluating the implementation of the EU’s first Gender Action Plan, or GAP as it is commonly known. While we all knew that this wasn’t going to be a rosy account, good news was certainly thin on the ground. GAP AFTER GAP The GAP was widely...

In general, fortifying (and enriching) foods are helpful, but one should be cautious about nutrient overdoses with particular vitamins and minerals. It is also crucial to understand that fortifying foods cannot cover poor nutrition. More than two-thirds of Americans don’t eat fruits or vegetables at...

China released its national plan for implementing the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which translates each target of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) into "action plans" for China. The national implementation plan reviews China’s experience and achievements in implementing the...

In the Matope community, and other parts of rural Malawi, female adolescence remains a worry amongst policy makers. When proper washroom facilities are not available to them, girls are reluctant to attend school during their monthly cycles. This stalls government efforts to get – and keep – girls in...