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The most effective interventions place people at the center. As the 2024 United Nations World Social Report details, we need further cooperation and collaboration to respond to multifaceted crises and ensure we are serving the most vulnerable people and societies: https://ow.ly/1htT50TU7eo #SocialDevelopment #Collaboration #Partnerships #LeaveNoOneBehind

When we talk about universal access to information, the conversation also needs to include a discussion on how to ensure that individuals are gaining access to reliable, fact-checked, research-based information, or, at the very least, how to foster the critical thinking skills necessary to assess the validity and truth of what people are reading and sharing online. #InformationAccess #Equity #Research #Misinformation #DigitalLiteracy #CriticalThinking #EquityInAccess #MediaLiteracy

When we understand the social determinants of health (SDOH)—the factors that influence an individual's health—we can create more effective interventions that improve the lives and well-being of those we support and work with: https://ow.ly/JqkJ50TTp1V #HealthEquity

Social mobilization is a process that focuses on developing context-specific ways to work with various individuals and groups, including often marginalized ones, to facilitate long-lasting change. It uplifts community leaders and influencers as agents of change and is often used as a tool in health education. Through social mobilization, communities work together toward a common goal. #CommunityEngagement #SocialMobilization #BuildingTrust #SustainableDevelopment #HealthEducation

In Nepal, WI-HER works with local partners to develop social mobilization guidance for health workers, local and district officials, and others, to detail approaches for various urban settings. #EndNTDs #ImproveHealthOutcomes #Nepal #SocialMobilization #CommunityEngagement

WI-HER works closely with community influencers in a variety of public health interventions and recognizes that engaging with men is critical to achieving gender equality. Here, an influencer shares how he's applying what he's learned. "As an influencer, I now strongly understand that hygiene promotion activities at home should involve everyone. I encourage fellow men to understand and appreciate the value of women's contributions to the households at home and also help out in keeping our houses clean." - Lopeyok Lokwang influencer, in Moroto District, Uganda #CommunityEngagement #LocalLeadership #PublicHealth #GenderEquality #AccelerateEquality #Uganda

This World Development Information Day, we uplift the importance of considering the ethical use of statistics in international development work. Different stories can be told depending on how data is interpreted and used; it is our responsibility as development practitioners to share culturally relevant, appropriate, and representative data that is equitably accessible to interested parties and local communities. To learn more, check out Amstat's Ethical Guidelines for Statistical Practice: https://ow.ly/ObfB50TSvfh #EthicsOfStatistics #DataUse #DevelopmentInformationDay

We need bold, innovative solutions to drive real, long-lasting change, and artificial intelligence (AI) is going to be a game-changer when it comes to accelerating progress, according to a new Devex report. But how can we harness AI in ethical ways to drive change? By using WI-HER's innovative and human-centered iDARE methodology, we can better develop AI solutions that do no harm. https://ow.ly/lNOw50TREHq #EmergingIssues #SustainableDevelopment #DoNoHarm #Innovation

When we better understand the challenges women and youth MSMEs face in agribusiness, the more effectively we can support their growth. WI-HER conducted a GYESI Analysis under USAID Ethiopia Transforming Agriculture, and this analysis revealed a number of challenges and opportunities to improve agricultural productivity and food systems in Ethiopia: https://ow.ly/iMCH50TRHss #WBGMeetings #FoodSystems #SystemStrengthening #InclusiveDevelopment #Gender #MSMEs

WI-HER's Genet Kassaye is now live on a USAID Act to End NTDs | East webinar sharing how insights from a GESI Assessment informed the resumption of services in Tigray, Ethiopia with sensitivity to the recent conflict and post-conflict setting. ow.ly/MLKW50TGW4t