2015

Authoring Agency: Women’s Refugee Commission, Save the Children, UNFPA and UNHCRPublication Date: July 2015This report presents the results from a year-long collaborative exercise between the Women’s Refugee Commission and Save the Children that mapped existing adolescent sexual and reproductive health (ASRH) programs that have been implemented since 2009.  It explains best practices for ASRH programs and […]

Authoring Agencies: Women’s Refugee Commission, Save the Children, and UNHCRPublication Date: July 2015To operationalize the learning from a 2012 study on adolescent sexual and reproductive health, the WRC and Save the Children embarked on a pilot project in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The project aimed to improve adolescent (10-19 years) knowledge, attitudes and

Authoring Agency: Behavioral Economics in Reproductive Health InitiativePublication Date: January 2015This comprehensive review paper highlights major behavioral challenges in reproductive health. It identifies a set of promising tools from behavioral economics that could be relevant to reproductive health challenges and presents a framework for applying behavioral economics to reproductive outcomes. Learn More …

Authoring Agencies: Plan International and the International Center for Research on WomenPublication Date: February 2015This report describes research undertaken in Cambodia, Indonesia, Nepal, Pakistan, and Vietnam to assess the prevalence, nature, response, and reporting of various forms of school-related gender-based violence.  Findings point to the need for focusing on gender equality in education and the

Authoring Agencies: UNESCO and the Education for All Global Monitoring ReportPublication Date: 2015This paper provides an overview of international trends in child marriage and adolescent pregnancy. It draws from four country case studies to provide evidence of the nature the relationships between child marriage, adolescent pregnancy, and schooling. The author concludes with policy and program recommendations for addressing

Authoring Agency: UNESCOPublication Date: January 2015The report examines a wide range of issues related to girls and women in STEM fields, including gender differences in learning achievement in mathematics and science, and educational, psychosocial, and labor market factors.  It provides reflections and conclusions for further study and policy formulation in Asia and beyond. Learn More

Authoring Agency: Child and Youth Finance International NetworkPublication Date: 2015This publication demonstrates how policy and program interventions can address the financial and social needs of girls during adolescence to limit future vulnerability. Citing examples from leading civil society organizations, it makes the case for holistic financial inclusion and educational programming that builds self-confidence and economic

Authoring Agency: Mercy CorpsPublication Date: April 2015The study examines life for adolescents in pastoralist communities in Turkana, Kenya in comparison to adolescents in communities that have transitioned out of pastoralism. In addition to highlighting some of the stark differences in roles and responsibilities, access to services — such as education — and marriage, the study also uncovered how shocks, such

Authoring Agencies: Human Rights Project for Girls, Georgetown Law Center on Poverty and Inequality, and Ms. Foundation for WomenPublication Date: 2015This report details some of the ways in which the juvenile justice system fails young girls, the majority of whom are impoverished girls of color. It offers policy recommendations to dismantle the so-named “abuse to

Authoring Agency: Advocates for YouthPublication Date: 2015This factsheet highlights a variety of adolescent girl-centered issues such as lack of education, unwanted pregnancy, and intimate partner violence.  It also details the potential benefits of supporting adolescent girls and provides a great summation of the importance of adolescent girls to the process of international development. Learn More …