This study investigates how teenage mothers in Ghana experience stigma and discrimination during their post-pregnancy and childbirth school re-entry phase.

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?

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.

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 National School Feeding Program (SFP) in Malawi is an initiative administered by the Ministry of Education in collaboration with several partners, to provide nutritious meals to children attending primary school.

The school feeding program (SFP) in Ethiopia is designed to provide nutritious meals to children attending pre-primary and primary school. In this report, we analyzed the costs of the SFP and quantified its impact on education, health and nutrition, social protection, and agriculture.

Young people are increasingly involved in advocacy on sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), but research documenting their experiences remains limited.