Lessons from school-related gender-based violence prevention intervention in Zambia
Zambia has high rates of violence against children and low rates of secondary school completion, especially among girls.
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Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future PLUS (O3 PLUS), 2024 annual report: Promoting health and well-being in higher and tertiary education institutions
This report highlights the 2024 achievements of the O3 PLUS programme, implemented in six Eastern and Southern African (ESA) countries: Kenya, Namibia, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Connect with Respect: Preventing gender-based violence in schools, implementation research on the Connect with Respect programme for the prevention and management of school-related gender-based violence in Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia
The purpose of this study was to understand how the Connect with Respect (CwR) programme is implemented in different countries and different contexts by examining the specific cases of Malawi, Tanzania, and Zambia.
Bridging the policy-practice gap: an evaluation of comprehensive sexuality education implementation in selected schools of Mpongwe District, Zambia
This study assessed the implementation and perceived effectiveness of Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in secondary schools within Mpongwe District, Zambia.
Adolescents’ engagement with comprehensive sexuality education in Zambian schools: implications for strengthening responses to risky sexual behaviours
Internationally, adolescent engagement in risky sexual behaviours (RSB) remains a global health problem. Comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is an effective strategy for enhancing positive adolescents’ sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes.
Framework to enhance the implementation of the school pregnancy re-entry policy in Zambia
Zambia has witnessed a surge in teenage pregnancies at the primary school level since the introduction of the school pregnancy re-entry policy (REP) in 1997, which replaced the expulsion policy, resulting in some stakeholders questioning its worth.
An assessment of gendered social norms and their relationship to child marriage and adolescent pregnancy in Zambia
Zambia faces a persistent challenge: 29% of young women are married before age 18. This in-depth study moves beyond statistics to examine the underlying gendered social norms that create an "enabling environment" for these outcomes.
Factors associated with adolescent pregnancy in Zambia: a secondary data analysis of the 2018 Zambia demographic and health survey
Globally, complications from pregnancy and childbirth are the leading causes of death among adolescent girls aged 15–19 years. In Zambia, nearly three in ten adolescent girls have begun childbearing, with rates as high as 35% in rural areas.
Scaling up a life skills and mentorship programme led by young women in sub-Saharan Africa: regional overview
CAMFED’s Learner Guide Programme aims to support girls in secondary school to strengthen self-development and foundational learning skills, thus encouraging them to stay in school and improve their learning outcomes.
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.