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Empowerment of adolescents in Bangladesh

This brochure presents highlights of the primary findings of the baseline survey of the second phase of the Kishori Abhijan - Empowerment of Adolescents - project. The project informs girls, boys and their parents about gender roles, discrimination, health, hygiene, nutrition and their legal rights, and offers adolescent girls the opportunity to acquire life, livelihood and leadership skills.

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How can organisations ensure their SHRH interventions are effective?: ( J. Leerlooijer;et al. / World Population Fund , 2009); Worldwide, extensive experience, evidence and information is available showing what works and what does not when implementing sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). This tool attempts to...
Key findings in migration research: ( Development Research Centre on Migration, Globalisation and Poverty, University of Sussex , 2009); The report is a summary of six years of investigation into migration policy and practice. It encompasses thematic and regional reviews of emerging migration issues and policies as well as targeted emp...
An introductory guide to understanding and fighting corruption: ( V. Kodongo (ed) / Africa Youth Trust , 2009); What impact can Kenya’s youth have on corruption? This guide aims to bring together a unified understanding of what corruption is and takes a look at measures to fight it. In this publication...
Participatory activities on sexual and reproductive health with young people: ( International HIV/AIDS Alliance , 2008); This toolkit is a result of team work between sexual and reproductive health practitioners working with young people in Zambia, Malawi Zimbabwe and Uganda. It is written for anyone who wants to fac...
Monitoring and evaluation indicators for those working to address violence against women and girls: ( S.S. Bloom / MEASURE Evaluation , 2008); Over the past two decades violence against women and girls (VAW/G) has been put on the map as a critical issue to be addressed in the international arena. While many VAW/G programmatic initiatives ...
Migrant children in South Africa: ( I. Palmary / United Nations [UN] Children's Fund , 2009); What is the legal and policy framework governing the provision of rights to migrant children in South Africa? What institutional capacity exists for responding to the needs of children who are...
Empowerment of adolescents: findings from a baseline survey in Bangladesh: ( UNICEF Bangladesh , 2008); This brochure presents highlights of the primary findings of the baseline survey of the second phase of the Kishori Abhijan - Empowerment of Adolescents - project. The baseline survey looked to ...
Tackling the mines and explosive remnants of war in Iraq: ( United Nations Development Programme , 2009); The magnitude of Iraq’s problem with mine and unexploded remnants of war together with the socio-economic impact needs to be determined and addressed as a matter of urgency. As a recent signa...
How does the economic crisis impact on child health, education, labour and family livelihoods?: ( United Nations [UN] Children's Fund , 2009); This document outlines the discussions and recommendations of the "Impact of the Economic Crisis on Children in East Asia and the Pacific Islands" conference, convened by UNICEF. The confere...
Reasons behind varying stunting outcomes between families in the Lake Victoria region, Kenya: ( J. Priebe (ed);J. Grab / Norwegian University of Life Sciences , 2009); The combination of low levels of malnutrition together with dramatically high rates of mortality encountered in Kenya's Lake Victoria territory is unique for Sub-Saharan Africa. This paper explores th...