This brief has been developed to support conversations on addressing violence in and through education.

Comprehensive sexuality education is crucial for helping young people develop healthy sexual behaviours, respectful relationships and an understanding of their rights.

A review of Georgia’s education system conducted in 2021 and 2022 revealed significant shortcomings in the representation of comprehensive sexuality education within the general education system.

Youth Next Level is a suite of resources that provides concrete guidance and recommendations on how to effectively support the scale-up of youth-led HIV responses and accelerate the achievement of Result Area 7 of the Global AIDS Strategy and the 30-80-60 community leadership targets of the 2021

Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) inclusive of cultural values and viewpoints is vital for promoting healthy sexual behaviour among adolescents.

School attendance or completion is important for adolescents’ development. Adolescents who drop out or are regularly absent from school are at higher risk of adverse sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes.

School meal programs are popular social programs. They are provided to 61 percent of primary students in high-income countries but to a smaller share of students in less wealthy countries.

This paper presents results from an RCT in 140 schools in Madagascar that targets both hygiene practices and menstrual stigma.

Teen pregnancies are common in Latin America and the Caribbean and pose risks for the mother and her future family. Though it has fallen, the region has the second highest teen pregnancy rate in the world (55 births per 1,000 girls aged 15-19), after Sub-Saharan Africa (World Bank 2023a).

Key messages:
Teenage pregnancy rates in Brazil are amongst the highest in Latin America.
Significant evidence associates teenage pregnancy with school dropout, lower educational outcomes, poor maternal and infant health, and higher poverty rates.