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The power of hygiene promotion in South Sudan - AID and INTERNATIONAL Development Forum

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The power of hygiene promotion in South Sudan. Whitney Smith from Action Against Hunger reports on how simple village hygiene promotion is transforming lives. April 17, 2015. Our village hygiene promotion work is changing that for children throughout the country: training communities about proper water, sanitation, and hygiene techniques. And equipping them with the knowledge needed to reduce the spread of disease and help prevent malnutrition. A spirit of collaboration. Twice a week, they move door-to-d...

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Disaster relief - AID and INTERNATIONAL Development Forum

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Emergency Lighting Solution Improves Education. Speedtech Energy, the leading manufacturer of solar energy-saving lighting devices in emerging markets, has accumulated. August 15, 2016. NRS International launches interactive Virtual Disaster Simulation at Global Disaster Relief Summit. NRS International and the Aid and International Development Forum (AIDF) will launch a Virtual Disaster. August 04, 2016. The Role of Reliable Solar-powered Lighting in Modern Day Disaster Relief Efforts. August 04, 2016.

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[E-book] Best Practices and Lessons Learnt in Emergency Procurement - AID and INTERNATIONAL Development Forum

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E-book] Best Practices and Lessons Learnt in Emergency Procurement. By Vanessa Thevathasan, Aid International Development Forum. April 07, 2015. Login or Register to read more. Click here to recover. The guide focuses on disaster procurement preparedness, disaster response with a particular emphasis on local procurement as well as innovation, communications and coordination. The guide is a timely release for AIDF’s upcoming 7th Global Disaster Relief Summit in Washington DC on 10-11 September. During the...

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AIDF Global Disaster Relief Summit 2015 - AID and INTERNATIONAL Development Forum

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AIDF Global Disaster Relief Summit 2015. Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Centre, Washington D.C. The event started with a keynote speech from Dmitri Dovgopoly, the director of the UN Procurement division addressing Updates on UN Procurement. The first expert panel of the conference focused on Common Compliance Pitfalls During Disaster Response. The second panel continued to delve into the topic of logistics. Best Practice for Getting Supplies Into Areas of Reduced Infrastructure. Following...

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World Malaria Day 2015: Creating a Malaria Free World - AID and INTERNATIONAL Development Forum

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World Malaria Day 2015: Creating a Malaria Free World. By Vanessa Thevathasan, Aid International Development Forum. April 23, 2015. Malaria is a deadly disease transmitted to people through bites of infected Anopheles mosquitoes. On World Malaria Day 2015, it is time to acknowledge the progress the international community has made in reducing malaria mortality. Achieving universal coverage of malaria interventions is still imperative. This includes measures such as artemisinin based combination thera...

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[Infographic] How PPPs between telecommunications and humanitarian agencies can save lives - AID and INTERNATIONAL Development Forum

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Infographic] How PPPs between telecommunications and humanitarian agencies can save lives. March 17, 2015. Login or Register to read more. Click here to recover. The infographic also includes a case study of the humanitarian partnership between Inmarsat and Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF), providing the hospital serving refugee camps on the Thai-Burmese border with a vital satellite internet connection and communication base - facilitating faster, more efficient aid and mHealth servic...The infographic is...

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The Economic Benefits of Reducing Chronic Undernutrition - AID and INTERNATIONAL Development Forum

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The Economic Benefits of Reducing Chronic Undernutrition. May 07, 2015. Chronic undernutrition has neurological consequences that lead to cognitive impairments with the prefrontal cortex proving to be especially vulnerable. Evidence that undernourished children score poorly on tests of attention, fluency and working memory are consistent with this. The cognitive impairments experienced in early life have long-term consequences. In both Guatemala and Zimbabwe, a one standard deviation increase in heig...

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Building Resilience, Transforming the Future: The Role of Women in Disaster Risk Reduction - AID and INTERNATIONAL Development Forum

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Building Resilience, Transforming the Future: The Role of Women in Disaster Risk Reduction. By Vanessa Thevathasan, Aid and International Development Forum. May 15, 2015. Women are disproportionately affected by disasters but are rarely included in disaster planning. The Third UN Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction that concluded on 18th March in Sendai, Japan, once again raises the important question: what is the role of women in reducing the risk of disaster? As he further notes, sustainable and sust...

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Our partners - AID and INTERNATIONAL Development Forum

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Report] Operational Feasibility of Smallholder Innovations. June 10, 2016. Report] AIDF Mobile for Development 2:Transforming Global Healthcare Through Mobile Technology. May 05, 2016. Report] AIDF Mobile for Development: Transforming Global Healthcare Through Mobile Technology. November 05, 2015. E-book] Best Practices and Lessons Learnt in Emergency Procurement. April 07, 2015. IFRC’s World Disasters Report 2014 Focus on Culture and Risk. December 01, 2014. April 01, 2014. August 15, 2016. June 17, 2014.