Drawing on over two decades of data, Young Lives is one of the few studies collecting longitudinal data on mental health in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), including in conflict-affected regions of Ethiopia, providing a holistic, life-course perspective of risk factors and effective stra

Historically, adolescent pregnancy has been conceptualized as an outcome of child marriage, but in Southeast Asia, the contexts and drivers of adolescent pregnancy are less well-understood.

Menstrual symptoms may negatively impact academic achievement, but rigorous population-based studies are lacking.

UNESCO commissioned a study to explore how national CSE programmes affect learners’ relationships in five countries: Argentina, Armenia, Lao PDR, Namibia and Nigeria. This study had two objectives: 

This report analyses procurement models and financing strategies for home-grown school feeding (HGSF) programmes, drawing on four case studies from Addis Ababa (Ethiopia), Bolivia, Brazil, and Cambodia.

This research study focuses on Maltese secondary school students’ experiences with cyberbullying through the perspectives of educators, experts and high-level policymakers.

Today, Armenia’s school feeding programme stands as a model of collaboration, demonstrating how strategic investment, multisectoral coordination and circular economy models can lead to sustainable success.

In this blog, we draw on the 2023 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)—released in February this year—to take a closer look at the links between bullying and learning. Using data from 21 middle-income countries, we highlight four key findings.

School meals have proven effective in improving child outcomes, particularly in low-income settings. Yet concerns about funding adequacy and cost efficiency remain.

This report presents findings from Fill the Nutrient Gap (FNG) analyses conducted in Guatemala and Peru, assessing how school meal programs can improve child nutrition and diet affordability.