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  Community-based childcare centres in Malawi: a national inventory

  Centre for Social Research, University of Malawi, 2008

  Studies elsewhere have shown that if children attend pre-primary or nursery school they are better prepared for school itself. Children who have attended pre-school groups are more likely to enroll and stay on in school, and to perform better academically than their peers who have not attended. Early learning also improves children's health and nutritional status.
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  Gender violence in schools: Malawi

  2004

  The paper aims at disseminating research findings, identifying suitable strategies to address abuse in schools and develop action plans, and monitoring mechanisms. The study was conducted in 33 primary schools in Chiradzulu District in 2003 in Malawi.
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  Mortality, mobility, and schooling outcomes among orphans: evidence from Malawi

  International Food Policy Research Institute, 2008

  More than 30 percent of school-aged children have lost at least one parent in Malawi. Lack of investments in human capital and adverse conditions during childhood are often associated with lower living standards in the future.
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  A qualitative study to examine school-related gender-based violence in Malawi

  Eldis Document Store, 2008

  The Safe Schools Program (Safe Schools) is a five-year project under the U.S. Agency for International Development, Bureau for Economic Growth, Agriculture, and Trade, Office of Women in Development. The objective of Safe Schools is to create safe environments for both girls and boys that promote gender-equitable relationships and reduce school-related gender-based violence (SRGBV).
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  State of the world's mothers 2005: the power and promise of girls’ education

  Save the Children Fund, 2005

  This report argues that girls’ education is essential to ensure a more healthy and prosperous future for all children and for countries as a whole.
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  The role of education in promoting young people’s sexual and reproductive health

  Centre for Sexual Health Research, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Southampton, 2002

  This document outlines discussions from the Expert meeting for the Safe Passages to Adulthood programme, where researchers, practitioners and policy makers explored the potential of education to protect against HIV/AIDS, as well as the possible changes needed to enable the education system to respond more adequately.
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  Where has all the education gone in Malawi?

  Institute of Development Studies UK, 2003

  This report uses standard tracer survey techniques to investigate the labour market experiences of high school leavers and university graduates in Malawi, in order to evaluate the effectiveness of the education system and to explore changes in the labour market over the last twenty years.Areas of investigation include:changes in how gender and socio-economic affect access to education
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  Overview of the impact and best practice responses in favour of children in a world affected by HIV/AIDS

  UNESDOC: Online UNESCO documents, 2002

  This first chapter from the overall study ‘AIDS, public policy and child well-being’ offers an overview of the impact of HIV/AIDS on children and desirable policy responses.
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  Determinants of educational achievement and attainment in Africa: findings from nine case studies

  Africa Bureau Information Center, USAID, 1997

  This paper presents an overview and discussion of nine studies that attempt to explain educational achievement, attainment, and participation in different African countries. Available information on school, household, child, and community characteristics are explored for this purpose.
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  Promoting Primary Education for Girls in Malawi

  Development Experience Clearinghouse, USAID, 1999

  Evaluation of USAID GABLE programme.

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