The New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) Expanding Health Partnerships—NPI EXPAND Project— is a five-year project which aims to support Missions by increasing the availability and utilization of quality health services across all USAID priority health areas. In line with the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) commitment to localization, NPI EXPAND invests in local partners and strengthening their capacity to strategize, plan, and implement health sector programs with USAID funds. Enhanced participation of capable local partners to increase demand for and deliver high-quality, high impact health services will enable governments to meet crucial health goals equitably and sustainably. NPI EXPAND will catalyze opportunities to scale up innovative interventions by strengthening the capacity of local partners with varying levels of capabilities and exposure to USAID.
NPI EXPAND has a global mandate to work with USAID missions throughout the world which have programs requiring NPI EXPAND’s expertise in capacity strengthening, grant making and performance improvement in health and other development sectors.
Featured Insights
Our project partners and staff have been involved in a number of exciting and life-saving activities over the past couple of months. Please see the stories and presentation below for more information and insights.
Lessons in Localization Webinar 6: Localizing Gender Mainstreaming
Samantha Lemieux
/ July 25, 2024
On July 25, 2024, NPI EXPAND hosted the sixth event in the project's series, Lessons in Localization: Experiences and Perspectives...
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Advancing Equity: Strategies for Social Inclusion and Accessible Family Planning Services in India
Samantha Lemieux
/ July 25, 2024
USAID’s NPI EXPAND initiative has made significant strides in enhancing social inclusion within family planning (FP) services in India. The...
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NPI EXPAND Support Enhances the Effectiveness of ADSSR Board in its Oversight Role
Samantha Lemieux
/ July 25, 2024
Anglican Development Services South Rift (ADSSR) is one of the NPI EXPAND grantees in Kenya. The organization was registered in...
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NPI EXPAND Strengthens the Financial Sustainability of Local Organizations
Samantha Lemieux
/ July 25, 2024
Local organizations play a vital role in developing and implementing solutions for challenges affecting society in their communities and countries....
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Organizational Gender Assessment Tool
Samantha Lemieux
/ July 19, 2024
Organizational Gender Assessment Tool and Facilitator’s Guide The purpose of the organizational gender assessment tool is to identify areas for...
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Hashoo Foundation’s Transformation Journey Through NPI EXPAND Partnership
Samantha Lemieux
/ July 9, 2024
Hashoo Foundation is an impact-oriented non-profit organization dedicated to empowering communities through socio-economic uplift across Pakistan. Established in 1988, Hashoo...
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Accelerated Learning Program Centers Creating a Brighter Future for Girls in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan
Samantha Lemieux
/ July 9, 2024
In the remote Upper Dir district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province in Pakistan, girls’ education often seems unattainable due to...
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Lessons in Localization Webinar 5: Funding Organizational Sustainability (Indirect Cost Recovery)
Samantha Lemieux
/ June 25, 2024
Download the slides from this event Download NPI EXPAND's indirect costs research paper On June 25, 2024, NPI EXPAND hosted...
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Sidai – The Maasai Community Dialogue Guidebook
Samantha Lemieux
/ June 6, 2024
Sidai - The Maasai Community Dialogue Guidebook In Kenya, NPI EXPAND works with local partners in the Maasai community to...
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Paper: NPI EXPAND Experience with Indirect Cost Recovery
Samantha Lemieux
/ June 6, 2024
NPI EXPAND Experience with Indirect Cost Recovery An NPI EXPAND Learning Question Paper As part of the project's learning agenda,...
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The Integral Role of Mainstreaming Gender for Progress in Health and Education
Samantha Lemieux
/ June 5, 2024
Context: Gender, Health, and Education in Pakistan Pakistan’s population is 49% female and ranks 142 out of 146 countries in...
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ADEMAS Contributes to Improved Hygiene Conditions in Schools
Samantha Lemieux
/ June 5, 2024
Hygiene and sanitation problems account for one third of the burden of water-related disease and one-fifth of the burden of...
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NPI EXPAND Ethiopia – Social Accountability in Action (video)
Samantha Lemieux
/ June 4, 2024
This video is developed by NPI EXPAND Ethiopia, a USAID-funded project aimed at improving the quality of health service in...
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Mainstreaming Gender in Organizational Systems
Samantha Lemieux
/ May 30, 2024
Background In Pakistan, New Partnerships Initiative EXPAND: New Partners for Better Health (NPI EXPAND) is implementing USAID's Human Development Activity...
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Increasing Demand and Uptake of Health Services Through a Multigenerational Approach
Samantha Lemieux
/ May 29, 2024
In Narok County, Kenya, sociocultural practices like female genital mutilation (FGM) significantly influence family planning and maternal health outcomes. FGM...
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Data are people: the importance of data protection in public health
Samantha Lemieux
/ May 24, 2024
Through the USAID-funded New Partnerships Initiative (NPI) EXPAND Brazil project, implementation partners worked to increase vaccination against COVID-19 in the...
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Leveraging Integrated Family Planning and Tuberculosis Services to Enhance Health Outcomes in Tanzania
Samantha Lemieux
/ May 24, 2024
New Partnerships Initiative EXPAND: New Partners for Better Health (NPI EXPAND), a five-year global cooperative agreement project funded by USAID...
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Brief: Success Factors for Sustainable Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Models in Health
Samantha Lemieux
/ May 24, 2024
Success Factors for Sustainable Social Entrepreneurship and Social Enterprise Models in Health An NPI EXPAND Thought Leadership Brief The New...
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NPI EXPAND Pakistan – End of Project Recap
Samantha Lemieux
/ May 24, 2024
The USAID-funded New Partnerships Initiative EXPAND: New Partners for Better Health (NPI EXPAND) Human Development Activity (HDA) end of project...
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Lessons in Localization Webinar 4: Innovative Subawarding in Dynamic Environments
Samantha Lemieux
/ April 4, 2024
Download the slides from this event On April 4, 2024, NPI EXPAND hosted the fourth event in the project's series,...
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