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New research on effective early childhood development programming in humanitarian settings.

Mi-décembre 2022, l'̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ a publié son rapport annuel Emergency Watchlist, identifiant les 20 pays du monde les plus à risque de faire face à une crise humanitaire grave ou à une détérioration d'une crise humanitaire en cours en 2023. Une fois de plus, notre méthodologie unique basée sur 67 indicateurs et des discussions avec des acteurs clés dans la région, a conclu que les situations dans 5 pays d'Afrique de l'Ouest sont très préoccupantes. Le Burkina Faso, le Mali, le Niger, le Nigeria, et le Tchad, sont des pays où les conflits, le changement climatique et les troubles économiques ont un impact sur la vie de millions de personnes et limitent leur accès à des services de santé, d'éducation et de protection de qualité, à la nourriture et parfois même à l'aide humanitaire. Ces pays ont besoin de l'attention du monde entier pour aider les populations déplacées et les populations d'accueil à survivre, à se rétablir et à reconstruire leur vie.

Until recently, humanitarian organizations have not routinely used cost data to compare the efficiency or effectiveness of different interventions and program delivery models. As a result, policy makers and practitioners have had little data to inform decisions on the allocation of financial resources for humanitarian response. With better information about the cost-efficiency and cost-effectiveness of our interventions, the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ is able to understand how and why costs vary across contexts, enabling more informed decision making to maximize the impact of each dollar spent to improve our clients’ lives.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ (̽»¨¾«Ñ¡) implemented BILLY in Nairobi, Kenya from 2019-2021. BILLY was a micro-entrepreneurship program which provided business grants and services intended to increase employment status, consumption levels, and business investments. The program focused on youth in Nairobi, particularly refugees and vulnerable populations. As part of a research study, three treatment models of BILLY were implemented, which included various combinations of direct program services, business grants, and compensatory cash grants.

The ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡ in NY is delighted by the event turnout at the Youth & Wellness Panel that occurred on Wednesday, May 3 at M.M.LaFleur in NYC! Avigail Ziv, the Executive Director for both the New York and New Jersey Resettlement offices, led a discussion with the ̽»¨¾«Ñ¡â€™s NY Senior Youth Program Manager, Pat Curran, and Health and Wellness Manager, Andrew Jones. See below for Andrew and Pat’s insights into the ways trauma-informed supports are critical to helping youth become more aware and confident about their mental health journey.