
Alastair Whitson
Blog posts
Vulnerabilities of movement: cross-border mobility between India, Nepal and Bangladesh
Wednesday, 23 November 2011 00:00This ODI Background Note explores the magnitude, causes and consequences of migration in South Asia including the social and behavioural mechanisms underlying the relationship between migration and HIV-related
An integrated approach to address mobile people’s vulnerability to HIV and migration: EMPHASIS experiences in a nutshell
Wednesday, 23 July 2014 14:27This briefing presents the key messages and experiences from the 5-year EMPHASIS (Enhancing Mobile Populations’ Access to HIV and AIDS Services, Information and Support) project in Bangladesh, Nepal and
Migration, health and dignity in South Asia: Lessons from the EMPHASIS project on migration, women’s empowerment and HIV in Bangladesh, India and Nepal
Wednesday, 23 July 2014 14:15This report on the EMPHASIS (Enhancing Mobile Populations’ Access to HIV and AIDS Services, Information and Support) project suggests that reaching cross-border migrants with information in their home countries and at their destinations can
The effects of an HIV and AIDS project on migrants in Nepal, Bangladesh and India: findings from a quasi-experimental study
Wednesday, 23 July 2014 13:35This briefing presents findings from the the 5-year EMPHASIS project on migrants and HIV in Nepal, Bangladesh and India. Analysis of the project suggests that HIV and AIDS prevention programmes that focus on peer education for migrants within
Community-Based Adaptation in practice: A global overview of CARE’s practice of Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) to climate change
Sunday, 29 June 2014 23:00This report outlines the practical lessons learned by CARE about Community-Based Adaptation (CBA) to climate change, and explores how elements of the approach are evolving and being integrated into other development
Strengthening women's voice: Evidence-based advocacy from the grassroots to the global
Sunday, 08 June 2014 23:00Findings and lessons learned from the Great Lakes Advocacy Initiative
This short policy brief summarises the main lessons learned from a project implemented by CARE and its partners in Burundi, Rwanda, Uganda and the DRC from
Challenging Gender-based Violence Worldwide: CARE's Program Evidence
Thursday, 05 June 2014 23:00Strategies, Results and Impacts of Evaluations 2011-2013
The report analyses the impact of CARE’s work around the world to tackle gender-based violence and considers how to build momentum to end the cycle of
CARE International policy position on the Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict, June 2014
Thursday, 22 May 2014 23:00This policy brief calls on states, multilateral agencies and NGOs to commit to ending sexual violence in conflict by scaling up programmes engaging men and boys, funding frontline services for survivors of gender violence during emergencies, and
Arab Spring or Arab Autumn? Women's political participation in the uprisings and beyond: Implications for international donor policy
Thursday, 31 October 2013 00:00After decades of rule characterised by dictatorship, patronage and violence, in 2010 young people in the Arab world began to rise up and demand a new kind of politics. Women played their part as leaders and participants, and were not spared the
Committee on World Food Security: CARE issues for the CFS 40
Monday, 07 October 2013 23:00This document explains CARE’s role and position at the 40th annual meeting of the Committee on World Food Security. It is intended as information for CARE’s partners and interested parties, on a focal area of CARE’s international advocacy