Health and Education Resource Centre
Case Studies & Research
Addressing children's nutritional needs and school meal programmes
The current issue of the newsletter focuses on 'Addressing Children's Nutritional Needs and School Meal Programmes'. This issue includes articles written in this context by various experts and researchers from different member-institutions, such as Bangladesh,
Sexual health and healthy relationships for Further Education (SaFE) in Wales and England: results from a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial
Objectives: To examine the acceptability of implementing, trialling and estimating the cost of the Sexual health and healthy relationships for Further Education (SaFE) intervention.
Comparative analysis of two approaches to monitor countries’ progress towards full and equal access to sexual and reproductive health care, information, and education in 75 countries: An observational validation study
Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) Indicator 5.6.2 is the “Number of countries with laws and regulations that guarantee full and equal access to women and men aged 15 years and older to sexual and reproductive health care, information, and education.” This indicator plays a key role in tracking g
Addressing stigma and discrimination towards school re-entry of teenage mothers in Ghana
This study investigates how teenage mothers in Ghana experience stigma and discrimination during their post-pregnancy and childbirth school re-entry phase.
The number of toilets, toilet types, and school enrollment rates: evidence from Cambodia
Using commune-level panel data for 11 years, we investigate whether there is a relationship between toilet facilities at primary and lower secondary schools and school enrollment rates in Cambodia. We differentiate toilet facilities by type (improved and unimproved) and by gender.
Hacer ESI: apuntes epistemológicos, pedagógicos y políticos
En los últimos 20 años en Argentina se sancionaron un conjunto de normas jurídicas centradas en promover derechos de ciudadanía, producto de la lucha incansable de los movimientos de mujeres, feministas y LGBTIQNB+, que reconocen y amplían derechos en torno al género y las sexualidades regulando
Long-term sustainability of African school feeding programs, a review
Sustainable school feeding programs (SFPs) in sub-Saharan Africa play a vital role in addressing malnutrition and poor educational outcomes among children.
Pathways to Prosperity for Adolescent Girls in Africa
Africa stands at a crossroads, with its future prosperity hinging on the policy and investment decisions it makes today. The continent has an opportunity to shape the trajectories of generations to come by investing in the success of a pivotal population: its adolescent girls.
Cash Versus In-Kind: Households' Preferences in the Ghana School Feeding Programme
Where do caregivers of school children stand on the perennial debate on cash versus in-kind transfers for social protection and human capital development?