In sub-Saharan Africa, just over two-thirds of girls complete their primary education and four in ten complete lower secondary education. More needs to be done to improve educational opportunities for girls, which would help end child marriage and boost countries’ economic development.
Preventing violence in and around school is a moral imperative. It is also essential to reap the benefits from education and ensure children’s well-being.
Using data from the Demographic and Health Surveys for 2011 and 2016, this brief provides an analysis of the effect of a mother’s education and age at delivery on the risks of under-five mortality (U5M) and under-five stunting (U5S) for her children.
This brief provides tentative estimates for the cost of a national school eye health program in Uganda based on unit cost estimates in Uganda and other countries.
In Ethiopia, in 2003, 2.9 million adults and 250 000 children are living with HIV/AIDS. About 90% of the reported AIDS cases are between the age 20 and 49 and this age group is among the productive sector. However, research has revealed (UNESCO Prospect Vol. XXXIII No.
Education needs to look at the development of individuals, their ability to think and reason, build up self-respect, as well as respect for others, think ahead and plan their future.