Education and skills
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- Evidence digest, Report
This resource is a research summary on youth and capability development, building on evidence from five cities across Ethiopia, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Nigeria and Somalia. The research uncovered prevalent systemic barriers hindering young people in…
This animation offers an overview of Young Lives, a longitudinal study of child poverty across four countries, over 15 years, with 12,000 children.
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- Fact sheet , Policy paper
In many lower-income countries, women lag men in phone ownership and usage for a variety of economic and normative reasons. This resource investigates two approaches that close the digital gender gaps. The first approach is a statewide programme…
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- Policy paper
This resource highlights how children in poverty across low- and middle-income countries are the most affected by climate change, impacting their health, education, nutrition, and living conditions. The Young Lives evidence shows that these impacts…
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- Graphic resource, Multimedia
This infographic has been developed to support those working on designing and delivering social protection activities by highlighting the key issues relating to gender equality and social inclusion and why it’s important for social protection policy…
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- Policy paper
This policy brief looks at extensive evidence around the direct and indirect impacts of violence in and around schools and the significant impacts on educational outcomes. It highlights that gender inequality is a root cause of violence in schools…
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- Evidence/literature review
This evidence review from knowledge for development and diplomacy (K4DD) helpdesk draws on academic and grey literature to understand where health equity approaches which have been successful and which factors have enabled this to happen.
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- Evidence/literature review
This report examines the evidence and data on whether there is a rollback of women’s rights globally and how this is impacting women’s safety and security. The resource looks at the evidence on global rollback of women’s rights in legislation,…
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- Evidence digest, Fact sheet
This fact sheet provides a short overview of why social protection is a powerful tool for advancing gender equality and empowering women and girls. It highlights how the system can prevent and protect people from poverty, vulnerability and social…
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- Graphic resource, Multimedia
This infographic explores the complex and often contested relationship between harmful social norms and extreme poverty. It highlights how deeply embedded norms can drive the marginalisation and impoverishment of certain groups, and why identifying…
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- Guidance document, Lessons from a programme
This learning report presents six practical actions to help make identification and enrolment processes in education more inclusive of children with disabilities. Based on inclusive education projects in Nepal, Nigeria, Bangladesh, Kenya, and…
This infographic summarises research evidence from Young Lives publication - delivering on every child’s right to basic skills. Based on evidence from Vietnam, Ethiopia, Peru and India, it highlights the gaps in reading and digital skills among…
This infographic summarises evidence from a Young Lives Study of children’s experiences of violence in Vietnam, Ethiopia, Peru and India. It looks at what children say about violence, how it impacts them, and the main themes that emerged from a…
This infographic summarises findings on child marriage and early parenthood in India, based on Young Lives research. It highlights the gendered differences of adolescents’ experiences and explores both risk and protective factors influencing early…
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- Policy paper
This policy note summarises key findings from the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) report on the wellbeing of adolescents with disabilities in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). It draws on a thematic evidence review, combined…
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- Evidence digest, Policy paper
This policy note explores the barriers women entrepreneurs face in scaling their businesses and presents evidence-based findings on effective strategies to support women-led firms. Lessons from the Africa and East Asia Pacific Gender Innovation Labs…
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- Guidance document, Lessons from a programme
This guidance document outlines six core principles for disability-inclusive programming, based on lessons learned from 12 projects delivered between 2019 and 2023. Drawing on practical experiences, it highlights both successes and challenges in…
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- Evaluation, Lessons from a programme
This think piece explores the role of women’s rights organisations (WROs) in creating enabling environments for girls’ education and challenging harmful gender norms. It examines the constraints WROs faced and how they were overcome, their impact on…
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- Policy paper
This policy paper presents key lessons on closing the gender productivity gaps in agriculture, drawn from impact evaluations. The research shows that when women manage cash crop plots and have equal access to agricultural inputs and resources, they…
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- Guidance document
This resource from the Knowledge, Evidence and Learning for Development (K4D) programme provides guidance on how to ensure socially excluded people are taken into consideration in crisis settings, including humanitarian and conflict-affected…
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- Report
This resource from the Work and Opportunities for Women helpdesk (WOW helpdesk) provides key facts relating to the case for promoting women’s economic empowerment in development programming and business planning. It explains what companies can do to…