Knowledge Generation

Climate change has dire consequences for populations in fragile states, which are not only climate vulnerable but also conflict-prone and energy poor. Yet climate solutions aren't reaching them. Little of the $250+ billion in annual renewable energy investment reaches those most in need. Renewable energy can have multiple short and long-term benefits in crisis contexts, but its adoption requires policy shifts and financial innovation to better link existing solutions with vulnerable populations.

For the past seven years, the sound of terror for Syrian civilians has been the distant humming of a plane or helicopter followed by bombs raining down from the sky. Airstrikes in Syria have killed at least 80,000 civilians, injured more than 375,000, and killed hundreds of aid workers. Hala provides life-saving information to this vulnerable population via its early warning system, Sentry, and utilizes its data to aid accountability efforts for violations of International Humanitarian Law.

During times of emergency, access to accurate information about what's needed is fragmented and hard to come by. We lack tools to respond quickly and effectively to rapidly changing needs on the ground. Meanwhile, private, NGO and public sector entities want to help but don't know how. There needs to be an easy way for a) local organizations to communicate needs in real-time (internally to external donors & actors) and b) supporters to access and respond to that information.

Waterborne diseases are among the primary threats facing people affected by conflict, including in displacement camps and in war-torn areas where critical infrastructure has been disrupted. Providing safe water is essential for limiting excess morbidity and mortality associated with waterborne diseases. However, current guideline protocols for emergency water treatment are, remarkably, not based on any field evidence, and often fail to ensure that water is safe to drink in emergency settings.

Guinean adolescents are coming of age in a post-Ebola epidemic context where the epidemic's psychosocial consequences were severe, will linger for many years, and affected all facets of health.The psychosocial impact of Ebola epidemic on Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health (ASRH) is unknown. Myths & misinformation are common. There is a bidirectional relationship between ASRH and mental health with high potential for one to adversely affect the other. Post-Ebola ASRH guidelines are rare.

Chamas for Change addresses the inequities driving poor Maternal, Newborn and Child Health (MNCH) outcomes by integrating health, social and financial literacy education with a saving/loans program to foster women's empowerment through community health volunteer (CHV)-led women's groups. Chamas introduces a core set of adult capabilities that break the intergenerational cycle of poverty and provide children with a healthy, positive environment. Our innovative solution demonstrates efficacy, acceptability and sustainability in our communities.

2.7 Million newborns die within the 1st month and 303,000 new mothers die each year. Most deaths occur in low-income (L-I) settings as a result of severe postpartum hemorrhage (PPH), sepsis and complications of delivery, all of which can be managed with medication if promptly addressed. However, shortages of medicine is a challenge. The problem is far wider in L-I communities, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, where the fake medicine market represents a nightmare.

The menstrual cycle affects the physical and emotional development of adolescent girls. Amongst the nomadic Ovahimba of Namibia, the first menstruation is a sign a girl is ready get married and give birth. A bride price (cattle or money) is paid to the girl's family to commit her to marriage, often to men older than her. Once married girls drop out of school and start the process of child bearing. Girls are denied their right to education and autonomy and have no control over their sexual lives.

Increasing number of cases of rape, sexual & gender-based violence indicates that the problem assumed alarming proportions given the formal complexity of police in treating rape cases & attendant stigmatization that follows such cases. The absence of structured data collection, forensic & medical evidence impedes legal prosecution of such cases. The project intends to establish structured data collection/ reporting system & provide pro-bono services to victims in prosecution of rape cases.

The findings for SRHR 2018 survey conducted by Indian Dreams Foundation in 11 slums of Agra, U.P revealed that % of girl child marriages before 18 years is 60.54%, children delivered at home by using unhygienic practices are 49.65%, girls & women not using sanitary pads during menstruation is 71.27% and married women forced by the husband to do sexual intercourse during periods is 28.92%. The proposed innovation will address poverty, lack of awareness on SRHR, SGBV and CEFM.