Since 2012, USAID Bangladesh has supported the Bangladesh Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MOHFW), Program Management and Monitoring Unit (PMMU) through the Technical Assistance Support Team (TAST) to oversee the country’s sector-wide health programs. This support focused on strengthening the capacity of the PMMU to efficiently use high quality routine health information and evaluations for evidence-informed decision making. Over time, key areas of TAST support have included the development of key M&E frameworks, coordination of data collection, and facilitation of program reviews. Read this brief to find out more.  

In 2019, the US Government launched the Advancing Protection and Care for Children in Adversity Strategy for International Assistance. D4I works with USAID’s Children in Adversity team to foster positive impacts for children made vulnerable by conflict, violence, and neglect. D4I has supported governments in Armenia, Cambodia, Colombia, Moldova, Rwanda, Uganda, and Zambia in policy reform, case management for children, and M&E of programs.  

How can countries use demographic data to make a case for investing in the social service workforce (SSW)? Through an assessment, D4I has identified promising approaches to strengthen the SSW and broader systems related to child care and protection in Armenia, Cambodia, and Rwanda. Read this blog post to learn about the Government of Armenia's successful strategy in setting a minimum ratio of community social workers per population.  

Government child protection agencies can use case management information systems (CMIS) to ensure that caseworkers have the tools and resources needed to meet families’ needs effectively and efficiently. D4I has created two toolkits—the CMIS assessment and planning tool and governance guidelines—to strengthen implementation and oversight. Watch this webinar to learn more! 

D4I partnered with the Armenia Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs in leadership and coordination to strengthen the country’s counter-trafficking in persons (C-TIP) response. D4I has supported the government in addressing drivers of trafficking by establishing monitoring and oversight systems. Watch this webinar on promoting health equity in D4I’s C-TIP work in Armenia. 

In Colombia, D4I supported the Colombian Institute of Family Welfare (ICBF) to strengthen the collection and use of high-quality routine data and to develop and prioritize indicators for M&E of child protection and case management.  

In Moldova, D4I mapped indicators for monitoring the rights of persons with disabilities and developed Moldova’s first compendium on disability.   

D4I has supported the government in Moldova to launch two Data Review Rooms in Ștefan Vodă rayon and Chișinău to facilitate regular, timely, and targeted review of data available on Ukrainian refugee children and families transiting or living in Moldova.  

D4I explored how to assess the digital competencies of child protection staff using the Digital Skills Assessment Guide. The guide covers what digital competencies are needed, how to assess them, and how to use assessment results to improve digital skills. D4I hosted a webinar with child protection and digital specialists and piloted the guide in Uganda.