We’ve been inspired recently by the evolution of our thinking and approaches as we work toward more equitable technical assistance strategies. In this issue of Technical Assistance and Implementation (TA&I) Connect, we’re highlighting bold, inspiring illustrations of Abt’s TA work that centers equity in practical ways in partnership with communities worldwide. We hope you enjoy them!
We're working with the Administration for Children and Families’ (ACF) Family and Youth Services Bureau and the ACF Office of Planning, Research, and Evaluation to build knowledge in preventing adolescent pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections. Learn more about the local evaluation TA support our team provides Personal Responsibility Education Program (PREP) grantees.
COVID-19 added a huge strain on health systems across the globe. In Mozambique, our USAID-funded Efficiencies for Clinical HIV Outcomes project was able to expand its scope to reach young adults across urban and rural settings. We implemented a door-to-door vaccination approach, which helped build resilience.
Join us for "Harnessing our Collective Wisdom to Create the Necessary Community Conditions so Children and Families Thrive." Abt Principal Associate Ginger Pryor will moderate a panel including Sandra Gasca Gonzales of the Annie E. Casey Foundation, author David Ambroz, and Mark Washington of Blue Cross Blue Shield.Register now!
Renewable energy all the way! As part of the U.S. President’s Malaria Initiative VectorLink project, our Madagascar and Tanzania teams are fighting malaria by using solar panels to keep insecticide storerooms at desired temperatures and charge mobile data collection devices. Read more.
Meet Dr. Davlatali Gafurov! As part of the Abt-led, USAID-funded Healthy Mother, Healthy Baby Activity, he is now using technology to monitor health worker activities, track his district’s progress, and coordinate efforts with other districts.
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System Modeling is essential to plan the services and housing that homelessness response organizations need to address local situations. Our new tool, Stella M, uses a community’s inputs on the number of people experiencing homelessness and project types to calculate the housing, shelter, and services a community requires.
Communities across the U.S. are addressing the effects of climate change. A new guide supported by Abt helps HUD grantees implement resilience approaches that focus on nature-based solutions such as relying on natural floodplains, to lessen impacts of natural hazards.
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