Evaluating safety and acceptability of a non surgical male circumcision device and providing evidence to inform prequalification by the World Health Organization and approval by the Food and Drug Administration.
Project Country: Kenya
From a Community of Practice to Movement Building
Building and strengthening networks for girl-centered programming that builds protective health, economic, cognitive, and social assets of the most off-track adolescent girls; implementing tools, conducting workshops, introducing technologies, and documenting experiences.
Gender and COVID-19 in Kenya: Capturing the Impacts on Adolescent Girls and Women
Understanding the social, educational, health, and economic effects of COVID-19 on adolescent girls; and integrating gender-related questions into surveys.
Harnessing Data to End Child Marriage
Deepening understanding of the diversity of experiences of child, early, and forced marriage and the effectiveness of interventions to build an evidence base for policies, programs, advocacy, and investments.
How Can Behavior Change Communication Interventions Be Mobilized to Effectively Promote Adoption of Healthy Behaviors in Urban Slums in Kenya during the COVID-19 Outbreak?
Understanding knowledge, attitudes, and practices over time during the COVID-19 outbreak; determining the impact of behavior-change prevention messages; understanding long-term impacts of the pandemic and preparedness for future disease outbreaks; and generating data to design policies and interventions.
Kuboresha Afya Mitaani: Urban Maternal, Newborn and Child Health Project
Studying the primary factors of poor maternal newborn child health in urban informal settlements, implementing established interventions adapted for informal settlements, and organizing participatory forums for intervention stewards to sustain programs.
Male Engagement and Accountability to Adolescent Girls (NISITU)
Addressing and evaluating programs to engage boys and men in reducing girls’ experience of gender-based violence and changing gender norms that perpetuate violence against women and girls.
Measurement, Learning, and Evaluation to Strengthen the Evidence on Frontline Delivery of Primary Health Care
Standardizing metrics for performance monitoring of frontline health worker programs; generating critical evidence that advances community health systems; and engaging existing communities of practice.
Mental Health Support for Out-of-School Adolescents in Urban Slums in Kenya
Pilot-testing and evaluating a project that integrates mental health training into a social, health, and economic asset-building program to address stigma, increase awareness of warning signs, and provide counseling.
Nestorone Gel and Testosterone Gel for Male Contraception
Testing a novel male contraceptive gel containing Nestorone and testosterone applied daily by the male partner in a global Phase 2 clinical trial evaluating the efficacy, safety and acceptability of the gel over a period of 52 weeks.