The extension from USAID means Breakthrough ACTION, its flagship global social and behavior change project, can continue its critical work in family planning, malaria, COVID-19 and more
As Donors Return to Old Patterns of Giving, Here’s How to Ensure Nonprofits Get the Resources They Need May 24, 2021
As America begins to reopen and the economic forecast brightens, many people in the nonprofit world are hoping that after the tumult of the past year, we are about to usher in a permanent change in the way donors give.
After all, we’ve seen foundations and very wealthy individuals take more risks and provide the flexible, multiyear funding nonprofits have long sought. At the other end of the donor spectrum, a
Chronicle of Philanthropy survey found that giving to well-known megacharities skyrocketed in 2020, powered by smaller donors.
Giuffrida); University of California, San Diego (
Lundgren) As efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals gain momentum, better understanding of underlying social and individual factors that influence unmet need could improve social and behavior change efforts.
Women in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) face complex and multifaceted obstacles in managing their fertility. For instance, gender role expectations and other social factors related to family planning (FP) communication and decision-making play roles in method adoption and continuation. Research indicates that unmet need for FP in West Africa continues to grow. This longitudinal, qualitative cohort study investigates the processes involved in FP behaviour change among women and men in southwest Benin, leading to a typology of FP users based on FP need, attitudes, and behaviours, as well as the role of enabling factors and barriers, such as social and gender norms.