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Evidence on girls’ secondary education
Helpdesk Report
January 13, 2016

Overview of key findings: The cost of secondary education, including fees, other direct costs and opportunity costs constitute the primary barrier to secondary education in most contexts. The costs are often higher for girls than boys. Strategies that address the cost barriers, such as fee elimination and cash transfers are generally effective at increasing girls’… Read more

gender and education, Girls, Secondary Education
Addressing violence against women and girls in health programming: part A
Document Library
July 20, 2015

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is the most widespread form of abuse worldwide, affecting one third of all women in their lifetime. VAWG undermines the mental and physical health of women and girls, violates their human rights and can have a negative impact on long-term peace and stability. In line with its international and national commitments,… Read more

Girls, violence, Women
Addressing violence against women and girls in health programming: part B
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July 20, 2015

Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is the most widespread form of abuse worldwide, affecting one third of all women in their lifetime. VAWG undermines the mental and physical health of women and girls, violates their human rights and can have a negative impact on long-term peace and stability. In line with its international and national commitments,… Read more

Girls, violence, Women
Education
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Mother Tongue Education- Girls and Poor/Vulnerable Children
Helpdesk Report
November 17, 2011

This review shows that there is evidence that girls, poor and vulnerable children stay in school longer if they are taught first in their mother tongue. Fifty percent of the world’s out-of-school children live in communities where the language of schooling is rarely, if ever, used at home.  The language used in schools, is one… Read more

achievement, bilingual, Children, dropout, Education, education for all, foreign language, Girls, inequality, language, minority, mother tongue, Poor, School, vulnerable
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The Impact of Girls’ Education on Early Marriage
Helpdesk Report
September 14, 2011

There is a strong association between higher age at marriage and higher education levels. A global analysis of data by the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) found that girls’ education is ‘the most important factor associated with child marriage’. Another study determined that in 29 countries, women who married at the age of 18 or… Read more

Early Marriage, Education, Gender, Gender Equality, Girls, Girls' Education
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Adolescent Reproductive Health in Ethiopia
Helpdesk Report
August 1, 2011

Ethiopia is unusual within the region in having very low levels of sex before marriage.  According to the 2005 DHS well over 90% of single women are virgins.  Ensuring the health of adolescent girls is vital to the nation. Ethiopia has made progress in improving youth’s health; yet, young women still suffer high rates of… Read more

Abortion, Childbirth, Early Marriage, Early Pregnancy, Education, Ethiopia, Family Planning/Contraceptive Use, Female Genital Cutting Rape, Fistula, Forced Marriage, Gender, Girls, HIV/AIDS, Lifecycle, Maternal Mortality, Nutrition, Reproductive Health, Sexual Health
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Safe Transport for Girls
Helpdesk Report
July 25, 2011

The importance of safe transport to improve access to education, particularly for girls has been a subject for much research. However, academic literature or general information on concrete examples of safe transport initiatives is very limited.  Literature searches yield neither any information on costs or cost-effectiveness, nor any impact evaluations of initiatives.  Also the literature… Read more

Bicycles, Costs, Education, Girls, Maintenance, Primary, Transport
Education
Gender
Girls’ Education in Sudan
Helpdesk Report
November 2, 2010

This report gives an overview of the evidence of the economic and social barriers to girls’ education in Sudan. It also gives an overview of barriers which affect the education of both boys and girls. It gives the evidence for successfully addressing barriers to girls’ education in Sudan and examples from other countries of successfully… Read more

Africa, East Africa, Education, Girls, Girls' Education, Sudan
Education
Gender
Health
Women’s Literacy and the Links Between Maternal Health, Reproductive Health and Daughter Education
Helpdesk Report
July 8, 2010

Development agencies have found two predictable indicators for longevity among women in developing countries: accessible clean water and literacy skills. Of the 1 billion illiterate people in the world, two thirds of them are women. Literate women average 2 children per family while illiterate women give birth to 6–8 children. Educated women are more likely… Read more

Education, Gender Equality, Girls, Literacy, Maternal Health, Reproductive Health, Women

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