Publication Date December 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

Locally Led Implementation of an Adolescent Intervention To Address Child, Early, and Forced Marriage And Improve Sexual and Reproductive Health Outcomes in Nigeria

This brief summarizes the implementation approach taken by USAID's MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership to address the multiple factors underpinning intimate partner violence, CEFM, and early adolescent pregnancy. The project worked at each level of the socioecological model by engaging adolescents and their parents, partners, and communities to yield improved social and health outcomes.

Publication Date December 1, 2024 About MOMENTUM

MOMENTUM Projects in Latin America and the Caribbean: Regional Reference Brief

The Latin America and the Caribbean Regional Reference Brief summarizes MOMENTUM’s projects and activities implemented in partner countries to improve equitable access to respectful quality maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition, voluntary family planning, and reproductive health care for all individuals and communities. The brief will be updated periodically as project activities evolve throughout the life of the project.

Publication Date December 1, 2024 About MOMENTUM

MOMENTUM Programs in West Africa: Regional Reference Brief

The West Africa Regional Reference Brief summarizes MOMENTUM’s programs and activities implemented in Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Mali, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo to improve equitable access to respectful quality maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition, voluntary family planning, and reproductive health care for all individuals and communities. The brief will be updated periodically as project activities evolve throughout the life of the project.

Publication Date December 1, 2024 About MOMENTUM

MOMENTUM Projects in Southern Africa: Regional Reference Brief

The Southern Africa Regional Reference Brief summarizes MOMENTUM’s projects and activities in Madagascar, Malawi, Mozambique, and Zambia to improve equitable access to respectful quality maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition, voluntary family planning, and reproductive health care for all individuals and communities. The brief will be updated periodically as project activities evolve throughout the life of the project.

Publication Date December 1, 2024 About MOMENTUM

MOMENTUM Projects in East Africa: Regional Reference Brief

The East Africa Regional Reference Brief summarizes MOMENTUM’s projects and activities in Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Ethiopia, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan, Sudan, Tanzania, and Uganda to improve equitable access to respectful quality maternal, newborn, and child health and nutrition, voluntary family planning, and reproductive health care for all individuals and communities. The brief will be updated periodically as project activities evolve throughout the life of the project.

Publication Date November 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

Advancing Adolescent- And Gender-Responsive Health Systems in Kenya

This case study is the culmination of a three-year initiative in Samburu and Turkana counties in Kenya to advance understanding of how to strengthen adolescent- and gender- responsive health systems. The report summarizes the processes, results, and lessons learned of the initiative and argues that employing an adolescent- and gender-responsive approach to health systems, facilitated by a novel assessment tool, is feasible and has the potential to drive improvements within subnational health systems. The case study outlines recommendations on how to apply an adolescent- and gender-responsive health systems approach to more sustainably improve adolescents’ and youth’s access to and use of quality health and nutrition services at scale.

Publication Date November 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

Développement mené au niveau local pour améliorer la planification familiale et la santé maternelle et néonatale des jeunes parents à Madagascar

MOMENTUM Leadership National et Mondial a soutenu un partenaire local pour adapter et mettre en œuvre une approche destinée aux jeunes parents à Madagascar. Cette note technique détaille le processus de développement dirigé localement, les activités de renforcement des capacités, les processus d'apprentissage adaptatif et les conclusions, ainsi que les recommandations finales pour la voie à suivre.

Publication Date October 1, 2024 Research & Evidence

Evaluación de la Respuesta del Sistema de Salud de el Salvador a las Necesidades de Salud de la Población Adolescente: Propuesta del Plan de Acción con enfoque de igualdad sustantiva con base a los hallazgos

Los sistemas de salud que se adaptan a las necesidades de los adolescentes pueden atender de manera efectiva sus requerimientos integrales en esta etapa crucial de la vida. No obstante, en El Salvador, los adolescentes enfrentan barreras específicas que dificultan su acceso a los servicios de salud de calidad. En este informe, MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership presenta los resultados de una autoevaluación sobre la capacidad del sistema de salud salvadoreño para satisfacer las necesidades  de salud de los adolescentes, así como un plan de acción orientado a cerrar las brechas identificadas."

Publication Date September 1, 2024 Program & Technical Resources

Enhancing Quality of Care and Client Experience Through Client Feedback

The client feedback mechanism is a novel approach used by MOMENTUM Private Healthcare Delivery Nepal to help private providers enhance quality of care and client-centered services. The brief describes the client feedback mechanism and results of its use with private service delivery points in Karnali and Madhesh provinces of Nepal from 2021-2023.

Publication Date September 1, 2024 Research & Evidence

Capacity Strengthening for Youth-Led Organizations

MOMENTUM Country and Global Leadership worked with eight African youth-led organizations (YLO) to consolidate learning and co-create guidance on the organizational, technical, and network capacity-strengthening needs of YLOs. Through this effort, MOMENTUM supported YLOs to lead the development of the following resources: