Partners

To provide USAID missions and bureaus with the best possible assistance through the TASC mechanism, John Snow, Inc. has partnered with the Academy for Educational Development (AED), and the Manoff Group, Inc. (MGI).

Academy for Educational Development (AED)
The Academy for Educational Development, a nonprofit organization, has been at the forefront of primary health care promotion for under-served and at-risk populations for child survival, nutrition, maternal health, HIV/AIDS, and population programs. AED has been a global leader in developing a systematic methodology for motivating community, family, and individual behavior change in population, health, and nutrition programs and for strengthening the performance of health providers.

Manoff Group, Inc.
The Manoff Group is a consulting company that for over twenty-five years has specialized in behavior-oriented planning and communications for health, nutrition, family planning, and environmental programs. The Manoff Group has achieved innovations in qualitative research methods, concept development and testing, communication strategy and media planning, message design, materials development and testing, and program evaluation. In the 1970s, the Manoff Group was a pioneer in using the power of mass media to create public awareness of urgent health problems and to suggest practical solutions. During the past decade, the Manoff Group has developed techniques for strengthening interpersonal counseling to help health workers and individual mothers "negotiate" feasible and effective changes in practices.