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Education
Education for refugees and IDPs in low- and middle-income countries: identifying challenges and opportunities
Topic Guide
November 1, 2016

This topic guide is designed to support DFID advisors, education specialists, and other partners working on providing education for refugees and Internally Displaced Persons (IDPs). It provides an overview of the key issues, and signposts relevant sources for further information and reading. Section 1 provides a brief introduction to the guide. Section 2 gives a global overview of forced displacement and education. Section 3 maps the state of research, policy, and practice in refugee education. Section 4 maps the state of research, policy, and practice in IDP education. Section 5 seeks to identify and explore best practice, and existing and potential future opportunities and innovations, in the field of education and forced displacement. Read more

conflict-affected states, Education in emergencies, education policy, internally displaced persons, Low income countries, middle income countries, refugee education
Education
Birte Snilstveit on improving learning outcomes and access to education
HEART talks
August 15, 2016

Birte Snilstveit, 3ie’s Evaluation Specialist, presented findings on 14th April 2016 from 3ie’s systematic review on education effectiveness, Interventions for improving learning outcomes and access to education in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on education aim to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning. In… Read more

Access to education, Learning Outcomes, Low income countries, middle income countries, SDGs
Education
Interventions for improving learning outcomes and access to education in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review
Document Library
August 15, 2016

Substantial progress has been made in improving access to education in low- and middle income countries (LMICs). However, several challenges still need to be addressed. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on education aim to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning. In this context, there is a need for evidence on the effects… Read more

Access to education, Learning Outcomes, Low income countries, middle income countries, SDGs
Gender
Health
Social Protection
Water and Sanitation
Menstrual hygiene matters: a resource for improving menstrual hygiene around the world
Document Library
June 27, 2016

This resource aims to provide a comprehensive guide on menstrual hygiene that supports the development of context-specific information for improving practices for women and girls in lower- and middle-income countries. It brings together examples of good menstrual hygiene practice from around the world, related to policies, strategies, programmes and interventions, so that knowledge can be shared and adapted to… Read more

health and gender, Low income countries, menstrual hygiene management, middle income countries, WASH
Gender
Health
Social Protection
Water and Sanitation
Use of menstrual cup by adolescent girls and women: potential benefits and key challenges
Document Library
June 27, 2016

Managing menstruation requires the use of disposable sanitary towels. Disposable sanitary towels are the most frequently used methods to manage menstruation. In resource-poor settings, they are often too expensive and unaffordable to most adolescent girls and women who need them. Consequently these women and adolescent girls resort to unhygienic methods. Lack of access to sanitary… Read more

health and gender, Kenya, Low income countries, menstrual hygiene management, menstrual hygiene products, WASH
Gender
Health
Social Protection
Water and Sanitation
Menstrual hygiene in Ugandan schools: an investigation of low-cost sanitary pads
Document Library
June 27, 2016

Menstrual hygiene management (MHM) is a largely overlooked issue in the water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) sector. Every day, millions of menstruating girls and women in low-income countries struggle to find clean water for washing, private places for changing and adequate blood absorbing materials. This study aims to explore the difficulties experienced by schoolgirls in… Read more

health and gender, Low income countries, menstrual hygiene management, menstrual hygiene products, Uganda, WASH
Health
Slum upgrading strategies involving physical environment and infrastructure interventions and their effects on health and socio-economic outcomes
Document Library
June 13, 2016

Slums are densely populated, neglected parts of cities where housing and living conditions are exceptionally poor. In-situ slum upgrading, at its basic level, involves improving the physical environment of the existing area, such as improving and installing basic infrastructure like water, sanitation, solid waste collection, electricity, storm water drainage, access roads and footpaths, and street… Read more

Low income countries, middle income countries, urban health, Urbanisation
Health
Addressing inequities in urban health: do decision-makers have the data they need? Report from the urban health data special session at International Conference on Urban Health, Dhaka 2015
Document Library
June 13, 2016

Rapid and uncontrolled urbanisation is evident across the majority of low and middle-income (LMIC) countries. This growth is particularly evident in South Asia where urban populations are projected to rise from 45 to 62 per cent by 2050. Yet, much needs to be done to respond to this scale of growth. The infrastructure—housing, sanitation, health care, education,… Read more

Inequity, Low income countries, middle income countries, urban health
Health
Screening for common mental disorders in low resource settings: reasons for caution and a way forward
Document Library
April 1, 2016

Recognition of high rates of common mental disorders in many resource-constrained contexts has indicated the need for routine screening of patients attending public health facilities. Screening may facilitate entry into community level psychiatric services for those identified as disordered. Yet, screening instruments will need to ensure high specificity so as to minimise expenditures on treating… Read more

Low income countries, Mental Health, middle income countries, Screening
Gender
Health
Social Protection
Prevalence and determinants of common perinatal mental disorders in women in low- and lower-middle-income countries: a systematic review
Document Library
April 1, 2016

The perinatal mental health of women living in low- and lower-middle-income countries has only recently become the subject of research, in part because greater priority has been assigned to preventing pregnancy-related deaths. In addition, some have argued that in resource-constrained countries women are protected from experiencing perinatal mental problems through the influence of social and… Read more

health and gender, Low income countries, Mental Health, Women's Health
Education
The private sector and youth skills and employment programs in low- and middle-income countries
Document Library
January 25, 2016

This paper provides a comprehensive look at the way the private sector is involved in youth skills and employment in low- and middle-income countries, considering the broad range of programme types and firm types. It presents and interpret the available evidence of the effectiveness of this involvement. It also presents an understanding of where the… Read more

Low income countries, middle income countries, Private Sector, TVET, Youth Employment, youth skills
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