Success Stories
Improving Emergency Medical Response for Conflict Victims in Pakistan
A six-day workshop to train 28 medics from Peshawar Lady Reading Hospital, Khyber Teaching Hospital, and Hayatabad Medical Complex was held in March in Peshawar, Pakistan, through the Conflict Victims Support Program. The training included basic life support skills, primary trauma care, and mass casualty management. A total of 800 medics will be trained under... more
Vocational Training for a More Vibrant and Stable Economy
A ceremony was held March 20 in Charsadda for 116 Pakistanis, including 19 women, who completed vocational training offered through the Conflict Victims Support Program. Certificates were awarded to participants in tailoring, refrigerator repair, plumbing, electrical systems, and computer software. Participants also received a small in-kind grant to immediatel... more
Filed Under: Conflict Mitigation, Emergency Response, Jobs, Relief to Development, Women & Gender, Asia & Pacific, Pakistan
AgriTrade Increases Growth Prospects for Milling Company
Jerald Tigere started his maize milling business in 2008, when an economic crisis had caused widespread food shortages in Zimbabwe. Although producing maize meal was a viable business, the difficult economic environment meant that profit margins were thin, and Tigere struggled to expand his operations to meet demand. Today, after benefiting from AgriTrade, t... more
Filed Under: Food & Agriculture, Economic Growth, Africa, Zimbabwe
Vaccination Campaign Helps Prevent Measles
The spread of communicable diseases has become a high risk factor in the Zaatari refugee camp in Jordan, where the Syrian population has swelled to over 100,000 in recent months. The threat of a large-scale disease outbreak was heightened when a case of the measles was confirmed this March. As more cases emerged, UNHCR and other actors held an emergency meetin... more
Filed Under: Emergency Response, Health & Hygiene, Refugees, Middle East & North Africa, Jordan, Syria
IRD Swaziland Launches Climate Change Project
IRD Swaziland successfully handed over its completed project and launched the three-year follow-on program, Mitigation of the Negative Impact of Climate Change in Swaziland, February 27. The event brought together key government and development stakeholders in the food security and WASH sectors. IRD was honored to have US ambassador to Swaziland Makila James, M... more
Filed Under: Food & Agriculture, Water, Women & Gender, Africa, Swaziland