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1. Expanding access to secondary school education for teenage mothers in Kenya: a baseline study report

   The objectives of this study were to: 1) foster an understanding of the current situation and context in regard to out-of-school teenage mothers and their potential support systems for school re-entry at the household and school levels in Homa Bay County, 2) clarify possible solutions for promoting school re-entry on the part of out-of-school girls, their families, and the education sector, and 3) provide a benchmark against which changes resulting from an intervention to promote school re-entry may be measured by the endline period.

2. The status of HIV prevention, sexuality and reproductive health education: Fiji, Kiribati, Solomon Islands and Vanuatu

   The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) regional office for the Pacific in Fiji commissioned this review of education sector responses to Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) in four Pacific countries: Fiji, Kiribati, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu. In line with UNICEF’s mandate, the focus of the review was on the learners: young people aged 10-24. …

3. Unintended pregnancies among young women living in urban slums: Evidence from a prospective study in Nairobi City, Kenya

   Background: Despite the significant proportion of young people residing in slum communities, little attention has been paid to the sexual and reproductive health (SRH) challenges they face during their transition to adulthood within this harsh environment. Little is known about the extent to which living in extreme environments, like slums, impact SRH outcomes, especially during this key developmental period. …

4. Building the assets to thrive: Addressing the HIV-related vulnerabilities of adolescent girls in Ethiopia

   Reaching vulnerable adolescent girls with information and connecting them to services are not straightforward tasks. Poor girls in Ethiopia have few opportunities to access public institutions such as youth or community centers, health services, financial institutions, and schools. They may not know that they have a right to these services, and service delivery staff might not welcome them. …

5. Teenage, married and out of school. Effects of early marriage and childbirth on school dropout

   In this paper, we tackle the question of causality between early marriage and school dropout, using data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) from nine Southern and Eastern African countries. By comparing school participation patterns of girls who were married before or during the school year in question to those were never married, we are able to establish a sequence of events and therefore, a more solid foundation for treating marriage as a cause of school dropout. In short, the first research question for this paper is as follows: Research Question 1. …

6. Project evaluation: HIV/AIDS Prevention and Promotion of Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health

   In Ethiopia Save the Children Sweden (SCS) works to promote children's rights through advocacy, direct support, capacity building, research and awareness raising. In line with this, it has been supporting six local partner organisations whose implementation area is in Addis Ababa. Hiwot Ethiopia is one of the local partners of SCS working on HIV prevention and promotion of adolescent sexual reproductive health with the major objective of inducing behavioral change among in and out of school youth. …

7. How they got it and how they wanted it: marginalised young people's perspective on their experiences of sexual health education

   Young people in Australia are at greatest risk of contracting sexually transmitted infections, and priority actions are necessary for this population group. This study of marginalised and at-risk young people in out-of-school environments was conducted in Western Australia with the aim of obtaining young people's perceptions about their experience of sexual health education and preferred means of gaining sexual health knowledge and skills. A participatory research methodology was implemented through a series of workshops with 88 young people recruited through community youth agencies. …

8. Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey: Tajikistan Summary Report

   Tajikistan Country Report for the 2011-2012 Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey.

9. Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey: Swaziland Summary Report

   Swaziland Country Report for the 2011-2012 Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey.

10. Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey: South Africa Summary Report

    South Africa Country Report for the 2011-2012 Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey.

11. Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey: Senegal Summary Report

    Senegal Country Report for the 2011-2012 Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey.

12. Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey: Russia Summary Report

    Russia Country Report for the 2011-2012 Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey.

13. Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey: Peru Summary Report

    Peru Country Report for the 2011-2012 Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey.

14. Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progres Survey: Nigeria Summary Report

    Nigeria Country Report for the 2011-2012 Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey.

15. Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey: Niger Summary Report

    Niger Country Report for the 2011-2012 Education Sector HIV and AIDS Global Progress Survey.

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