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Case Studies & Research
Case Studies & Research | 2016

Mentoring adolescent boys to reduce gender-based violence

According to the theory of change that underlies the Samata programme, one important factor in keeping girls in school is to reduce gender-based violence by their male peers. This brief explains how Samata works with adolescent boys.

Case Studies & Research
Case Studies & Research | 2016

Understanding teenage fertility, cohabitation, and marriage: the case of Peru

This paper intends to contribute to the economic literature that investigates the origins of teenage pregnancy and early marriage/co habitation in Peru and to improve understanding of the risk factors of one important gender-related issue that has historically provoked asymmetric costs for boys a