24 November 2018: The African Union (AU) Campaign to End Child Marriage in Africa was launched on 29 May 2014 during the fourth AU Conference of Ministers of Social Development. Initially, the campaign was set to last for two years, … 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
1 December 2016: My literature review for Chance for Childhood Girls in conflict with the law in Uganda has just been published. The study assesses girls’ experiences and needs before, during and after contact with the criminal and informal justice systems, and provides … Continue reading
3 November 2016: My research on gender and children with disabilities conducted in Rwanda in 2015, has just been cited by UNICEF and the Education Development Trust in their Eastern and Southern Africa regional study on the fulfilment of the … Continue reading
10 May 2016: As Gender Researcher and Advisor for the NGO Chance for Childhood, I am currently researching girls’ experiences and needs while in contact with the criminal and informal justice systems in Uganda. The research comprises a combination of desk research … Continue reading
