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The Abriendo Oportunidades Response to COVID-19: Advocating and Providing for Indigenous Populations in Guatemala (Part 6, Covid-19 Response Series)
by Angel del Valle, Country Representative to Population Council Guatemala Office
Context
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to advance in the Mesoamerican region, the Pan-American Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) expressed concern about the disproportionate effects experienced by indigenous and afro-descendant populations.
Stories of Grit, Hope and Resilience from JLMC’s Girl Power Project During the Pandemic in Uganda (Part 7, Covid-19 Response Series)
by Vivian Glyck, Founder of JLMC, Audrey Kanyesigye, Country Director, JLMC Uganda, and Tessa Davis, Program Director, JLMC
Background
Since its founding in 2006, Just Like My Child (JLMC) Foundation has developed deep partnerships with rural communities
SMASH Adolescent Girls Community of Practice (SAG-CoP)’s response to COVID-19 in Mwanza, Tanzania: Strategic Communication, Adaptive Restructuring, and Prioritizing Sustainability (Part 8, Covid-19 Response Series)
by Sono Recovatus and Samantha Berg
About SAG-CoP
In early 2017, a group of 16 like-minded NGOs and CBOs in the Mwanza region of Tanzania came together to form the SMASH Adolescent Girls Community of Practice (SAG-CoP). Coordinated by a
Last Updated: 8 Mar 2022 by jsoares
Nurturing Minds/SEGA School-Driven Response to Covid-19 in Tanzania (Part 5, Covid-19 Response Series)
by Shira Landskroner-Eiger
Background
The SEGA (Secondary Education for Girls Advancement) Girls’ School is a residential secondary school for bright, motivated Tanzanian girls who otherwise would be unable to attend school due to extreme poverty or hardship. Housing over 260