Menstrual hygiene management (Waterlines: Journal issue)
This issue of the journal Waterlines looks at experiences of menstrual hygiene management in schools in a number of countries.
Ethiopia
Eastern and Southern Africa commitment: One year in review - 2013-2014
In December 2013, ministers of education and health from twenty ESA countries affirmed and endorsed their joint commitment to deliver comprehensive sexuality
Children’s multidimensional health and medium-run cognitive skills in low- and middle-income countries
This paper engages in the debate on the effects of children’s health on their education in later life stages in low- and middle-income countries.
Building the assets to thrive: Addressing the HIV-related vulnerabilities of adolescent girls in Ethiopia
Reaching vulnerable adolescent girls with information and connecting them to services are not straightforward tasks. Poor girls in
WASH in schools empowers girls’ education. Proceedings of the Menstrual Hygiene Management in Schools Virtual Conference 2012
WASH in Schools (WinS) fosters social inclusion and individual self-respect. By offering an alternative to the stigma and marginalization associated with hygiene issues, it empowers all students – and especially encourages girls and female teachers.
Addressing cross-generational sex: A desk review of research and programs
Current interest in cross-generational sex is largely due to the feminization of the HIV and AIDS epidemic.
Toward multi-sectoral responses to HIV/AIDS: implications for Education for Rural People (ERP). Ministerial seminar on education for rural people in Africa: policy lessons, options and priorities
The education sector, very large cadre of government employees, faces impacts of HIV/AIDS both on supply and demand sides.
The impact of HIV/AIDS on the schooling of female students in Addis Ababa
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.
National plans of action for orphans and vulnerable children in sub-Saharan Africa. Where are the youngest children?
In 2005, an estimated 48 million children aged 0-18 years, that is to say 12 percent of all children in sub-Saharan Africa, were orphans, and that number is expected to rise to 53 million by 2010.
Youth reproductive and sexual health
The study provides information on key reproductive and sexual health indicators in young women and men age 15-24 in 38 developing countries. The data come from Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and AIDS Indicator Surveys (AIS) conducted between 2001 and 2005.