“It is my first time seeing a visit from high-level officials to discuss the health issues of our community.” This remark from a Guinean woman reflects the dramatic change in approach that led to a substantial increase in the country’s national health budget for Read More >

Youth-serving organizations (YSOs) provide critical services and support to youth. Nevertheless, many have little knowledge of positive youth development (PYD) principles, or view them as difficult to operationalize. Read More >

In December 2018, SCS introduced FHI 360’s SCALE+ methodology in Jamaica by engaging stakeholders representing civil society, government, faith communities, young people and more in a Whole System in the Room (WSR) workshop to address youth crime and violence.

One of the ways SCS Global is supporting USAID missions is by co-creating projects and activities. Read More >

The Youth Lead Activity, launched in October 2018, is a three-year SCS Global program which has two inter-related components: The first will build youth’s civic engagement skills through an internship and training program that culminates in grant-funded, youth-led projects; the second will establish structures and systems for engaging youth as leaders in government agencies, n Read More >

SCS Global partner ICNL has developed a toolkit to help CSOs ease excessive financial restrictions imposed as a response to Financial Action Task Force (FATF) anti-money laundering (AML) and counter-terrorism financing (CTF Read More >

On December 19, 2018, USAID’s Acting Deputy Assistant Administrator of the Bureau for Democracy, Conflict and Humanitarian Assistance V. Read More >

In newsrooms in Tanzania—and all over the world, women journalists face sexual harassment. The SCS Boresha Habari project helps raise awareness on “sextortion” in the media with a PSA launched in November 2018 during the 16 Days of Activism on Gender-Based Violence in the Workplace. Read More >

We have updated our popular Implementation Tips for USAID Partners to reflect recent ADS changes. Implementation Tips are short articles providing practical information about common organizational development questions.

In September, SCS conducted a Learning Forum with USAID, International Center for Not-for-Profit Law and Aga Khan Foundation to explore methodology innovations for the Civil Society Organization Sustainability Index. Read More >