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Grassroots volunteer Nick Horslen reports back from 2014 RESULTS International Conference

22 July 2014

Nick Horslen, our amazing grassroots volunteer from the Reading RESULTS group, recently attended the Results International Conference 2014 in Washington with his wife Julie. Have a read of his blog from the conference, hear his highlights and find out why you should consider coming along next year.

From the outset I was excited at the prospect of meeting the Results teams from all over the world. I’d seen and read a lot on the web, Facebook and on twitter about RESULTS...

"Dying for a Cure - Research and Development for Global Health"

14 July 2014

This blog has been written by Matt Oliver, Health Advocacy Officer for TB and Policy Adviser to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Global TB.

Last Tuesday (8 th July), the All Party Parliamentary Group on Global TB launched its report entitled “Dying for a Cure: Research and Development for Global Health” through a debate in...

Why isn’t my life worth anything to Romanian authorities?' - Cristina reflects on surviving MDR-TB in Romania

10 July 2014

This is our second blog from Cristina in Romania which she has written following a visit from UK parliamentarians back in May. You can find her first post and other voices from those affected by TB on the TB Europe Coalition website .

'Why isn’t my life worth anything to Romanian authorities?' - Cristina reflects on surviving MDR-TB in Romania...

DFID’s Contribution to Improving Nutrition - New Evaluation Published Today

9 July 2014

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This blog has been written by Tena Nevidal, a Volunteer Intern at RESULTS UK who is spending her time looking at the nutrition aid architecture.

Today, a study that evaluates DFID’s Contribution to Improving Nutrition was published by the...

RESULTS is recruiting a Micronutrient Advocacy Officer!

9 July 2014

We have another exciting opportunity at RESULTS for a passionate advocate to come join our excellent team, in a new post: Micronutrient Advocacy Officer.

Vitamin and Mineral deficiency (VMD) is a problem that has damaging impact on the health of millions of children and women around the world. Yet few people are aware of the detrimental role that this form of undernutrition has on the social and economic development of low-income countries.

The United Nations...

RESULTS is recruiting a Nutrition Advocacy Officer!

7 July 2014

Are you an advocate looking for the next step in your career?

Do you want to use your skills to design and implement nutrition actions while working with a strong team of experienced health and education advocates?

Are you self-motivated and committed to international development and health issues?

If your answers are: yes, yes, and yes! RESULTS UK wants to hear from you.

RESULTS are a dynamic organisation that uses advocacy and campaigning to build the...

RESULTS Celebrates Success Stories at the Parliamentary Reception

1 July 2014

Alicia P. Morales, Volunteer Intern, describes her enriching experience at RESULTS event in Parliament.

On June 10, one day after starting my internship with RESULTS UK, I had the fantastic opportunity to attend their Parliamentary reception at Westminster. As the newby in the organisation this event came at a perfect time for me, since I had the opportunity to learn first hand about the...

More positive news on education for children with disabilities!

30 June 2014

Dan Jones, Campaigns Manager, welcomes the Government’s commitments to prioritise people with disabilities in development, and urges full implementation.

“The UK Government is committed to ensuring that disabled people, and all other excluded social groups, are systematically and consistently included in DFID’s policy, programming and international work and will embed the recommendations from the IDC as far as possible. The UK supports the ambition of the High Level...

Powerful pledges by UK and Developing Country Governments lead the way at Global Partnership for Education

26 June 2014

Today RESULTS UK welcomed an important pledge by the UK’s Department for International Development (DFID) , announced by Minister Lynne Featherstone at today’s Global Partnership for Education (GPE) replenishment conference in Brussels.

Announcing a 50% increase in the UK’s contribution to the GPE from 2015-2018, Ms Featherstone...

DFIDs Progress One Year on from Nutrition for Growth

25 June 2014

DFIDs leadership on tackling undernutrition was instrumental in bringing world leaders together for the Nutrition for Growth summit last year. Last month our grassroots volunteers encouraged DFID to honour their £655 million commitment at Nutrition for Growth and called on them to announce how they had spent their money committed at the Nutrition for Growth event last year. Many of our grassroots volunteers placed...

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