Save the Children Federation, Inc.

Save the Children Federation, Inc. invests in children’s education, health, and protection from harm. The non-governmental organization works globally to advocate for children’s rights in order to provide economic stability, better health, and emergency aid in times of crisis.

Grants Received

GM-0102

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    Award Period:
    May 01, 2017 to January 31, 2018

RFA No. GH-023

 Country: Sierra Leone  |  Associated APC Country Office: Sierra Leone

Community Health Matters Focus Area:
Capacity Building, Community Health Systems Strengthening

Save the Children support Ministry of Health and Sanitation and Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender, and Children’s Affairs in the implementation of the Comprehensive Program for Ebola Survivors (CPES) in Western Area Rural.

Keywords: Sierra Leone,

GM-0089

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    Award Period:
    December 01, 2015 to May 31, 2017

RFA No. GH-020

 Country: Sierra Leone  |  Associated APC Country Office: Sierra Leone

Community Health Matters Focus Area:
Capacity Building, Community Health Systems Strengthening

Save the Children improves the availability of quality reproductive, maternal, newborn and child health (RMNCH) services in Western Area Rural (WR) District in Sierra Leone by implementing Local Initiatives for Community Health (LINC-Health). This initiative targets 22 community health posts (CHPs) and maternal CHPs (MCHPs) in underserved parts of WR, with a comprehensive recovery investment in the capacity of health staff and their established community platforms to enhance safety and quality of health services.

Keywords: Sierra Leone,

GM-0073

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    Award Period:
    August 01, 2015 to July 31, 2016

 Country: United States  |  Associated APC Country Office: USA - Washington, DC

Community Health Matters Focus Area:
Capacity Building

Save the Children supports the Better Care Network, an international network of organizations committed to supporting children without adequate family care around the world, in the following areas: (1) Increased country and regional level information available on children’s care through new country and regional pages on BCN’s new website; (2) Better mining and use of data from global households surveys, in particular DHS and MICS, to strengthen the evidence about changes in children’s care, and their impact on child well-being; (3) Development of Working Paper on Informal Support to Caregivers; (4) Support for BCN’s transition to greater independence as a network.

Keywords: United States,

GM-0039: Expanding Community-based Access to Injectable Contraception

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    Award Period:
    January 01, 2014 to February 29, 2016

RFA No. GH-006 and GH-007

 Country: Guinea  |  Associated APC Country Office: USA - Washington, DC

Community Health Matters Focus Area:
Capacity Building, CBA2I

Through a grant awarded under Advancing Partners & Communities (APC), Save the Children will advance their CBA2I programming by establishing a cost-efficient, sustainable learning site in Guinea. At the learning site, representatives from other communities within the country will learn best practices in the operation of a CBA2I programs that include CHW administration of injectables. The learning site will also allow representatives from other countries and NGOs to participate. The program, through additional collaboration with government officials, will facilitate further scale-up of CHW provision of injectables in Guinea.

Keywords: Guinea, CBA2I, family planning, injectable contraceptives, training