17 September 2019: I provided gender inputs and editing support for the final report of the evaluation of the Community-based Reintegration Programme for Children Released from Armed Forces and Armed Groups in Boma State (former Greater Pibor Administrative Area), South Sudan, … Continue reading
1 August 2019: I recently helped support the drafting of Ethiopia’s National Costed Roadmap to End Child Marriage and Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting (FGM/C) 2020-2024, and produced a 10 page summary. Ethiopia has made significant progress in the last two … Continue reading
1 May 2019: Two new publications which I provided writing and editing support for: Education budget brief fiscal year (FY) 2018/19: The first education budget brief represents a milestone in South Sudan’s public financial management (PFM) discourse and is indicative … Continue reading
20 February 2019: Evidence for Children Roundtable Report, written for UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti, Campbell Collaboration and International Rescue Committee via Scriptoria Sustainable Development Communications. Quality evidence is a key driver of positive change in children’s lives. Exciting … Continue reading
16 September 2018: I have just developed three interesting case studies on how UNICEF’s engagement with the African Union supports child rights in Africa. The case studies look at lessons learned from: UNICEF support to the AU continental campaign to end child … Continue reading
16 September 2018: I recently produced a script and concept cartoons for a new user-friendly whiteboard animation which graphically and simplistically explains the concept of using near real-time monitoring (NRTM) to support child health. The video was produced for UNICEF’s … Continue reading
16 September 2018: Near-real time monitoring (NRTM) is a relatively new programming area. I’ve written two new case studies which detail learning from UNICEF’s Eastern and Southern Africa region Programme Monitoring and Response (PMR) Initiative which is supporting decentralised government … Continue reading
2 March 2018: UNICEF Kenya is using the reproductive, maternal, newborn, child, and adolescent health (RMNCAH) scorecard to strengthen data-driven service delivery in a devolved health system framework. Watch videos of stakeholders discussing the initiative: Dr Hellen Kiarie, Acting Head, M&E Unit, Division … Continue reading
30 May 2017: New approaches to programme monitoring and response (PMR) in the health and nutrition sectors are contributing to improved health outcomes for women and children in Eastern and Southern Africa. For the first time, UNICEF is combining subnational near real-time … Continue reading
15 April 2017: The huge potential of ICT for agriculture (ICT4Ag), from increasing agricultural yields to helping farmers get a fairer price for their produce, is well documented. Technologies such as SMS applications, mobile banking and satellite data have been … Continue reading
