This report is the result of a collaborative research effort between a SIPA workshop team and the Regional Centre of Excellence Against Hunger and Malnutrition (CERFAM), a knowledge-sharing and partnership platform established by the World Food Programme in Côte d’Ivoire.
Media reports indicate that young people are discontented with current sexual education approaches, feeling that current practice disproportionately emphasizes negative aspects like sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies.
Sexually and gender-diverse secondary school students experience more bullying-victimization and feel less safe at school than their heterosexual, cisgender peers.
The new generation’s health and wellbeing is of paramount importance: it constitutes United Nations’ priority, complies with Children’s Rights and responds to the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations.
This review aimed to map and synthesize existing literature on sex and reproductive education policy implementation in primary and secondary schools in Asia and Africa. Database searches yielded 24 relevant articles, which underwent thematic analysis.
The Adolescent and Youth-Friendly Health Services (AYFHS) program in Ghana aims to improve access to reproductive and sexual health services for young people. However, despite its importance, low utilization rates persist.
A growing body of academic literature recognizes the importance of supporting students’ wellbeing in school settings. Approaches to supporting students’ wellbeing tend to focus on students’ subjective wellbeing, largely focusing on individuals’ mental health and advocating positive psychology.
This review seeks to shed light on the implementation of CSE in reducing unintended adolescent pregnancies in two different African countries: Nigeria and Rwanda. Data were collected from Google Scholar, PubMed, and policy papers via narrative review search strategies.
This technical brief focuses on the relationship between menstrual health and education and skills building, particularly within the African context.
National nutrition policies are critical collective principles of action aimed at addressing malnutrition in all its forms. This report summarises how national nutrition policy statements and strategies conceptualize and discuss education across school, community, and national levels.