At its heart, a place-based approach is built on a simple principle: The people who live closest to a problem are also ...

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UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, applies a community-based protection approach rooted in the principle of “people protecting people”, recognizing that community members are often best placed to identify ...

The dire statistics surrounding on-campus suicides portray just one piece of the mental health crisis for students. For every student who dies as a result of suicide, 280 others consider it but elect ...

At a time when New York City has declared a state of emergency amid an influx of thousands of migrants, social safety nets have been strained. Inflation has led to a spike in demand for social ...

The Covid-19 pandemic underscored the chronic issues of the “digital divide” hurting millions of Americans who, without connectivity, struggled to educate their children, work from home, access good ...

Innovative intervention delivered by trained community health workers – meaning nonclinical personnel with deep knowledge of the community – increased treatment utilization among participating ...

Nairobi, Kenya, 31st July 2015 (UNHCR) - ‘Community-based mechanisms enhance protection while strengthening communities at the same time.’ UNHCR conducted a 3 day Community Based Protection ...

Since 2020, Myesha Watkins has led Cleveland Peacemakers Inc. Since 2020, Myesha Watkins has led Cleveland Peacemakers Inc. She is a licensed social worker, youth development professional, and ...

Years back, we have established a consensus that our peacebuilding to be sustainable need to adopt the community approach. This has led to the adoption of the three-prong approach that speaks of a ...