Subject: Civil society orgs combat COVID-19 in Burkina Faso, fighting corruption and more
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Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2020 00:29:54 +0000

Results for Development

July 2020

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How a social movement to fight COVID is strengthening Burkina Faso’s health system

Experts from R4D and RESADE document how a social movement to combat COVID-19 in Burkina Faso quickly gained traction and government support. This is the first post in a series documenting the creation of the COMVID COVID-19 social movement (loosely translated as "Communities combat COVID-19") as well as the coalition’s march toward universal health coverage in the country.

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Strengthening systems for the treatment of acute malnutrition

In partnership with UNICEF, R4D launched a new project to assess country and regional needs for technical support on strengthening and scaling-up wasting programs. The project will generate practical research and guidance to inform country-led strategies to integrate wasting treatment in health systems.

How tools used to measure progress in the governance space can be useful for health, education and nutrition

In this blog post, R4D experts consider fiscal governance measurement tools can be applied to other sectors, and explore universal themes such as political will, readiness to engage, and power and influence.

R4D in the news! A database of education technologies for teaching and learning during COVID-19

EdWeek Market Brief reported the rollout of a new database developed by the EdTech Hub. The tool helps educators find technology to improve teaching and learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. Developed in conjunction with UNESCO, the database can be searched by target users, education levels, approach, connectivity and more. Explore the database.

Moving beyond traditional approaches to address corruption

Corruption in extractive industries is a barrier to good governance and sustainable development, including in health, education and nutrition. A new report considers what factors are likely to enable or constrain anti-corruption efforts, and posits that we need to move beyond the traditional focus on transparency, accountability and participation (TAP) measures.

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