To celebrate International Women’s Day, I spoke to Dr Naseer Nizamani, Country Director of Nutrition International in Pakistan, about the importance of good nutrition for women and girls and why malnutrition must be addressed for progress on gender equality.
For more information on malnuntrition in Pakistan, take a look at our...
Last Sunday, I joined this year’s ‘March4Women’ in London: the annual event from CARE International UK to mark International Women’s Day . Each year on 8 March, International Women’s Day is an opportunity to reflect on women’s rights and gender equality around the world. Despite warnings of snow and the ‘Beast from the East’, 7,000 other people, both men and women, braved the weather to...
A recording of the March grassroots conference call is now available. We were joined this month by Rosanna Flury, the Regional Director for Europe and Central Asia at the Global TB Caucus Secretariat. Rosanna works with members of the Eurasian Parliamentary Group on TB to help them maximise their impact on addressing TB at a national and regional level, and she also leads the work of the...
Since the millennium, significant progress has been made in tackling global poverty. The number of people living in extreme poverty has fallen by an impressive 50%, with more people than ever before being able to access the health and nutrition services they need. Countries are also becoming wealthier; the number of low-income countries has reduced from 63 in 2000 to 31 in 2016.
But economic growth hides increasing inequality, particularly in access to health services. For example,...
A recording of the February grassroots conference call is now available. We were joined this month by Amy Dodd of the UK Aid Network (UKAN). Amy has worked extensively in politics, policy and campaigning, including most recently as an advisor in the Shadow International Development team in UK Parliament, focusing on gender, economic development, conflict and climate change issues. Amy is now the Director of UKAN,...
The Send My Friend to School campaign, which RESULTS is a part of, is a coalition of over 20 organisations and teaching unions, working to ensure every child gets a quality education. This year, we will be joining Send My Friend to call on the UK Government to tackle many of the safety issues that children face in schools around the world by signing and...
The last year has been a lively year in British politics. Parliament triggered Article 50, the country voted (again) in a dramatic general election and, to top it off, the Cabinet had a row over chlorinated chicken. But throughout it all, campaigners across the country have been fighting to make sure that global education remains firmly on the political agenda.
The long-awaited Global Partnership for Education (GPE) replenishment takes place tomorrow in Dakar, Senegal. As world...
Chris Woodgates, member of our Brighton RESULTS group, discusses the Global Partnership for Education and the importance of educating children with disabilities. Chris is based in Brighton and is currently studying for a BA in Anthropology at the University of Sussex. This blog was first posted on the RESULTS Brighton blog.
A recording of the January grassroots conference call is no w available. We were joined on the call by Nafisa Baboo, Senior Advisor on Inclusive Education at Light for the World , an international disability and development organisation which works for an inclusive society where no one is left behind...
According to new figures released at the beginning of January, 2017 was the second worst year on record for economic losses as a result of climate related disasters. In fact, the overall losses in 2017 were almost double the ten-year average . Hurricanes such as Harvey, Irma and Maria, as well as a severe earthquake in Mexico, are largely responsible for pushing...
RESULTS UK is a charity registered as RESULTS Education in England and Wales (1015286), a company limited by guarantee (2761858), and a charity registered in Scotland (SC041481).
