Obstetric Fistula in Nigeria: WI-HER joins the states of Bauchi and Kebbi in fighting fistula September / October 2019 BACKGROUND WI-HER, LLC is leading gender integration and social inclusion efforts within the USAID-funded Integrated Health Project (IHP) in the Nigerian [...]
By Oloruntobi Dare, Intern Summer 2019 Oloruntobi Dare I greatly valued my time this past summer as a gender integration intern with WI-HER, LLC. I was assigned to work on the USAID-funded Integrated Health Project (IHP) supporting Nigeria, [...]
Image Credit: peopleimages.com By Morgan Mickle and Kelly Dale, Gender Specialists, WI-HER, LLC “As the role of the community is decreasing or changing, the role of the health center is increasing.” (Male Registered Nurse, Antiguan Health Facility) There [...]
By Lour Harb, Intern Summer 2019 Pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree at the University of Virginia, I’ve had a great interest in the global health field. Consequently, during the summer of my sophomore year, I undertook an internship at [...]
Los asuntos de género que influyen en la respuesta frente al Zika en la República Dominicana Para examinar la integración de género en la respuesta al Zika en la República Dominicana, el socio especializado en asuntos de género, [...]
Gender Issues InfluencingZika Response in theDominican Republic To examine gender integration in the Zika response in the Dominican Republic, ASSIST partner WI-HER, LLC conducted a rapid gender assessment in April 2018. In the Dominican Republic, while there is [...]
By Kelly Dale and Morgan Mickle Gender equality advocates across the world push for greater equality in policies and programs, in access to education and health, and in workplaces and the home. A policy that spans across almost all of [...]
By Morgan Mickle, Gender Specialist, WI-HER, LLC We have a lot to learn from Zika. And we better pay attention. Many believe that Zika is no longer a threat, but think again. In the first three months of 2019 alone, [...]
By Tisa Barrios Wilson, Program Associate Despite research that shows girls perform better educationally across the world,1 the translation of that performance to success and equality in the workforce remains a challenge. Known as the Global Gender Pay Gap,2 women’s [...]
By Marlene Espinola y Andrea Ruffinelli, Technical Facilitators for ASSIST Paraguay, Elga Salvador, Senior Gender Advisor, WI-HER, LLC In response to the Zika epidemic, the USAID Applying Science to Strengthen and Improve Health Systems (ASSIST) Project in Paraguay has been [...]
