A Social Norms Analysis of Religious Drivers of Child Marriage
by Olivia Wilkinson, Kerida McDonald, Susanna Trotta, Jennifer Philippa Eggert and Florine de Wolf This article in Global Health: Science and Practice provides an analysis of social and behavioral drivers of child marriage to advance the protection and empowerment of girls from child marriage. Child marriage directly negatively...
Providing Mental Healthcare through Faith-based Entities in Africa: A Systematic Review
By Dr. Nadine Nanji and Dr. Jill Olivier of the University of Cape Town This article, published in the Christian Journal for Global Health, shares the results of a review of evidence on faith-based health providers of mental health services in Africa looking at types, magnitude, and quality,...
Strengthening Organizational Capacity in Kenya, Malawi, and South Sudan
by Deirdre Church and Mona Bormet of CCIH, Evelyn Gathuru of the Christian Health Association of Kenya (CHAK), Gift Werekhwe of the Christian Health Association of Malawi (CHAM), and Richard Guma of the Organization for People’s Empowerment and Needs (OPEN) This article shares evidence that grantmakers’ investment in...
Strengthening Very Young Adolescents in Gender Equality in Bangladesh
This peer-reviewed field report published in May 2023 in the Christian Journal for Global Health features the story of a young girl in Bangladesh who gained the confidence to refuse early marriage thanks to a program operated by faith-based organizations with funding from USAID’s MOMENTUM Country and Global...