School meals in our words: choosing our future
Across 13 countries, 1,235 children shared their experiences of school meals with child researchers. Their voices carried a clear message: school meals matter to us.
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SRHR in adolescence: insights from the Real Choices, Real Lives cohort study
Since 2007, the longitudinal and qualitative ‘Real Choices, Real Lives’ (RCRL) study has been tracking the lives of girls and their families in nine countries around the world.
School-related violence in Latin America and the Caribbean: building an evidence base for stronger schools
The prevalence of school-related violence and, in particular, bullying is not a new or isolated phenomenon, nor is it limited to certain schools or countries. Abundant evidence indicates that bullying is widespread and has a negative impact on educational outcomes.
I felt like the world was falling down on me. Adolescent girls’ sexual and reproductive health and rights in the Dominican Republic
Adolescent girls in the Dominican Republic are being denied their sexual and reproductive rights, including access to safe abortion.
Desarrollo humano en República Dominicana: el embarazo en adolescentes: un desafío multidimensional para generar oportunidades en el ciclo de vida
Teenage pregnancy in the Dominican Republic is a complex problem and of high concern to the national agenda. Available data indicate that 22% of women between 12-19 years have been pregnant. This rate is 34% higher than the average for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Smart school meals. Nutrition-sensitive national programmes in Latin America and the Caribbean: a review of 16 countries
School meals programmes have an important role to play in the fight against hunger and malnutrition. When appropriately designed, they have the potential to improve the diets and nutrition knowledge and practices of millions of schoolchildren and their communities.
How reliable are reports of early adolescent reproductive and sexual health events in demographic and health surveys?
CONTEXT: Age at sexual debut, age at first marriage or first union and age at first birth are among the most widely used indicators of health and well-being for female adolescents.
Educación sexual en la escuela como base para la equidad social y de género. Línea base sobre la educación sexual y VBG en las escuelas del sector público
Este informe corresponde a la “Consultoría para el Levantamiento de información sobre programas de prevención en violencia basada en género y educación sexual en las escuelas”, el cual forma parte del “Levantamiento de líneas de base para el Programa de País 2012‐2016 2”; con el objetivo de esta
Universidad Saludable. Módulo educativo para la acción preventiva de las ITS, el VIH y el SIDA en instituciones de educación superior
La prevención y el control del VIH y sida han constituido en los últimos 30 años uno de los desa s más importantes a la imaginación y a la inteligencia de nuestra especie.
Las escuelas de educación frente al fenómeno de las drogas en América Latina y el Caribe
En la primera parte del documento se describe el estudio realizado por la CICAD para identificar a las Escuelas de Educación en América Latina y el Caribe que estaban trabajando de alguna forma con la temática de las drogas en el currículo, así como en las actividades de extensión y de investigac