África

Toolkits & Guides
Toolkits & Guides | 2016

Menstrual hygiene management guideline

This Guide supports organizations working on MHM to encourage all girls and women to adopt safer menstrual hygiene practices. It also demonstrates how to work with communities and implement concrete actions for effective menstrual management.

Programme Reports & Evaluations
Programme Reports & Evaluations | 2015

Menstruation: Breaking the silence, taking action

In 2014, the United Nations declared May 28 of every year as Menstrual Hygiene Day in recognition of the woes girls and women experience during menstruation. This was a reaffirmation of the world’s commitment to create more befitting living conditions for girls and women.

Case Studies & Research
Case Studies & Research | 2019

Behind the numbers: ending school violence and bullying

School-related violence in all its forms, including bullying, is an infringement of children’s and adolescents’ rights to education and health and well-being. No country can achieve inclusive and equitable quality education for all if learners experience violence in school.

Case Studies & Research
Case Studies & Research | 2018

Understanding child marriage: insights from comparative research

This is the first policy brief produced by the Young Marriage and Parenthood Study (YMAPS), looking at research findings from Young Lives (Ethiopia, Peru, Vietnam and the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) and Child Frontiers (Zambia).