Award given for contribution towards making Sierra Leone ‘Ebola free' The new medal was created to recognise bravery and hard work of thousands of people who helped to tackle Ebola in West Africa. Options responded to the call to action from the UK’s Department for International… Options news 16 November 2015
The Girl Generation launches new strategic plan This week, just over one year on from our launch, we unveil our new strategic plan. After months of consultation and deep reflection we are convinced that we now have the framework that will draw us closer… Options news 30 October 2015
Launch of the County Innovation Challenge Fund in Mukuru, Kenya At 7.00 a.m. on a sunny Nairobi day, Mukuru Health Centre in Embakasi was already a hive of activity. Tents were being decorated, chairs arranged, branding materials erected and audio visual equipment… Options news 9 September 2015
International Youth Day 2015 Call to Action from Nigeria It has been some months since the bill outlawing female genital mutilation (FGM) was assented to by the immediate past president of Nigeria. It has also been one year since the first ever Girl Summit… Options news 12 August 2015
How we support Nepal’s health sector recovery from this year’s earthquakes In the immediate aftermath of the devastating earthquakes in April and May this year, the swift action by the Government of Nepal, the Nepalese Army and the indomitable spirit of the people of Nepal,… Impact story 29 July 2015
Financing for development: The Girl Generation welcomes focus on women and girls Last week, global leaders attending the third Financing for Development Conference in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, comprised of 193 country delegations, signed up to the Addis Ababa Action Agenda (AAAA).… Options news 20 July 2015
Young people take safe clinic messages to market women in Sierra Leone The Ministry of Health and Sanitation has identified seven key enablers that make a clinic safe and ready to provide emergency care for pregnant women and newborns. These enablers include: water and sanitation… Options news 13 May 2015
Supporting the Ebola response and recovery planning in Sierra Leone This included: Working with Sierra Leone’s laboratory system to ensure prompt turnaround of Ebola test results. Funded by DFID, Options rapidly mobilised a team to work with the Sierra Leone Laboratory… Options news 8 April 2015
The Girl Generation: Be part of the generation that ends female genital mutilation The Girl Generation: Together To End FGM celebrates the Africa-led movement to end FGM in one generation. Across the African continent, people are coming together to abandon this violence against women… Options news 10 October 2014
First open defecation free village We’ve been working with the Government of Odisha to improve the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services for communities in 15 nutritionally vulnerable districts, through a UK aid-funded… Options news 1 May 2014