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.
Sustainable school feeding programs (SFPs) in sub-Saharan Africa play a vital role in addressing malnutrition and poor educational outcomes among children.
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.
Where do caregivers of school children stand on the perennial debate on cash versus in-kind transfers for social protection and human capital development?
This paper shines a light on sexual violence in education settings. It covers forced, non-consensual or exploitative sexual acts perpetrated in, around or related to an education setting.
The case studies from Mozambique, Sierra Leone and Zimbabwe featured in this brief show how catalytic funding can be instrumental to address gender-based violence in and around schools in a short period of time.
Adolescent pregnancies pose a risk to young mothers and their babies. In Zambia, one third of 18-year-old girls have given birth. Poverty, low secondary school enrolment, misinformation, and community norms contribute to early childbearing.
The ‘What Works to Prevent Violence - Impact at Scale’ Programme is a seven-year initiative funded by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office on prevention of violence against women and girls, focused on learning about how to take small-scale evidence-based approaches to scale.
Cases of teenage pregnancies and child marriages remain high in Kenya, and specific counties, continue to battle the ever-rising cases of teenage pregnancies.
The Being LGBTQI+ in Ireland study is a sequel to the 2016 LGBTIreland study which highlighted that although many of the participants within LGBTQI+ communities were experiencing positive wellbeing, a sizable minority were experiencing high levels of mental distress and mental health challenges.
Approximately one billion children experience some form of physical, sexual or psychological violence or neglect each year. Globally, one in three learners reports experiencing bullying in the previous month, and more than three learners were involved in physical fights between peers last year.