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    Inequality of opportunity in educational attainment in Middle East and North Africa: evidence from household surveys

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2014
    Education is widely considered as the most important path to social mobility in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), yet there are very few studies of the extent to which it fulfills this promise.
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    Too young to wed: the growing problem of child marriage among Syrian girls in Jordan

    International Save the Children Alliance, 2014
    War in Syria has killed more than 10,000 children. More than 1 million more have fled the country in fear, while millions more remain displaced inside the country. This briefing looks at another disturbing but less publicised impact of the crisis: the increase inthe numbers of girls who have been forced to marry.
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    Juvenile Justice in the West Bank: analysis and recommendations for reform

    2014
    While the State of Palestine has made significant strides in enacting laws that are intended to protect the rights of juveniles in the criminal justice system, this study shows that poor implementation and lack of oversight undercut these laws.
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    Young people and the digital divide in Egypt: an empirical study

    Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2013
    Digital divide is a new phenomenon emerging with the development of the information and communication technologies (ICTs). The digital divide can be defined as the gap between those with a permanent, effective access to new ICTs and those with none.
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    Achievement gap between indigenous and non-indigenous children in Peru: an analysis of Young Lives survey data

    Young Lives, 2014
    In Peru, indigenous children obtain lower scores on academic tests, on average, than non-indigenous children. In this study, we investigate whether a test score achievement gap is found by the age of 5 and whether this gap increases by the age of 8.
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    Changing schools in Andhra Pradesh: the experiences of children and their caregivers

    Young Lives, 2014
    Moving from one school to another is a significant event for children, marked by new experiences and challenges. Changing schools can be difficult in terms of the curriculum, language, physical facilities in the school, change of friendships and adjusting to new teachers.
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    Findings on the worst forms of child labor 2013

    2014
    The existence of child labour, particularly in its worst forms, often involves violations of laws and regulations, including serious criminal violations.  This report focuses on the efforts of certain U.S. trade beneficiary countries and territories to eliminate the worst forms of child labor through legislation, enforcement mechanisms, policies and social programmes.
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    Time taken for inputs into education or policy reform to affect learning outcomes

    Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2014
    It is difficult to assess the time it takes for inputs into education or education policy reforms to affect learning outcomes. Attributing changes in results to system-wide reforms can be complex when there are many different programmes and elements affecting outcomes. Data are not always available on learning outcomes over time and may be complicated by changes in testing.
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    The role of education in responding to natural disasters

    Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2011
    The role for education in natural disaster management that appeared most frequently in the literature is teaching children risk reduction and management material. Children often spread learning to their families and communities and many believe that ‘educating a child is educating a family’.
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    Women’s literacy and the links between maternal health, reproductive health and daughter education

    Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2010
    Development agencies have found two predictable indicators for longevity among women in developing countries: accessible clean water and literacy skills. Of the 1 billion illiterate people in the world, two thirds of them are women. Literate women average 2 children per family while illiterate women give birth to 6–8 children. The Helpdesk report summarises that:

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