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These guidelines are deisgned to provide clear, standardised, and practical direction for implementing the Re-entry Policy across all schools in Zambia.

School re-entry and continuation policies are widely promoted in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) as a means of safeguarding adolescent mothers’ educational participation, yet their practical effects remain inconsistently documented.

Teenage pregnancy continues to disrupt girls’ schooling in rural Zimbabwe despite the Education Amendment Act (2020), which guarantees readmission after childbirth.

Approximately one billion children worldwide report having experienced physical, emotional, or sexual violence, yet existing evidence suggests this figure substantially underestimates true prevalence, as individuals often avoid disclosing their experiences of violence.

Bullying is a public health concern impacting mental health globally, particularly in schools. Both perpetrators and victims experience mental health challenges.

This report, titled “Evidence of Change: Advancing Menstrual Health Management in Angola” , summarizes the findings of a five-year initiative (2021–2026) carried out under the Safeguard Young People (SYP) Program by the Ministry of Youth and Sports, with technical assistance from UNFPA.

This report examines how CSE equips adolescents with the relationship skills they need to learn and thrive.

The UNITED! Movement youth advocacy brief equips young people across Eastern and Southern Africa with evidence, strategies, and practical tools to advance sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR) and HIV advocacy.

The KILONGA program started in the Amoron’i Mania region of Madagascar in 2021 and sheds light on how menstrual stigma can affect girls’ daily experiences at school. In many communities in this region, menstruation remains a taboo subject, something that is rarely discussed openly.

Sexual corruption, also known as sextortion or sexual exploitation, is not a new phenomenon in Madagascar. Indeed, this concept uses sex as a bargaining chip in the practice of corruption.