Funded by the Department for Education, Education for Wellbeing was one of England's largest research programmes testing the effectiveness of school-based mental health interventions.
Media reports indicate that young people are discontented with current sexual education approaches, feeling that current practice disproportionately emphasizes negative aspects like sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancies.
This document is intended to provide UNFPA country offices and implementing partners with guidance on how to work effectively with out of school young people in a gender and rights focused manner towards their optimal health and well-being.
The Manual is the result of Government of Malawi and UNFPA’s commitment to young people and interest in developing a comprehensive resource for teaching out of school youth about sexuality, reproductive health, gender, rights, services and related life skills aligned to international standards.
The Guatemala WFP country office, in partnership with the Ministry of Education and Ministry of Agriculture, has developed a smartphone app, which aims to connect schools and registered suppliers to facilitate the procurement process from local suppliers of the Guatemalan school meal programme.
This report summarises existing policies, programmes, and evidence on nutrition, health, and wellbeing in children and adolescents aged 5‒19 years in humanitarian contexts.
This policy brief shows that the majority of African states have adopted measures that stipulate that girls can return to school after pregnancy.
These guidelines are primarily intended for persons at the school (micro) and ministry/department level (macro) who are required to plan, organize, monitor, or evaluate CSE in schools. At the center of the guidelines is the Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) logical framework.
Out-of-school Comprehensive Sexuality Education (OOS CSE) applies to any programmes that are not delivered as a part of the school curriculum. This manual is intended for use with out-of-school youth ages 17 to 22.
The Adolescent Health Club Discussion Guide is designed for use by Adolescent Health Club facilitators. Health club supervisors and peer educators can use this guide in communities and schools to educate young people aged 13–16 on sexual and reproductive health.