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  Where are the poor employed? Profiling the working poor

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013

  Inclusive growth is one of the most popular topics nowadays in economic and development discourses about the Philippines partly because it remains an elusive goal for the country. One of the primary reasons for the non-inclusivity of economic growth and thus the persistence of poverty in the Philippines is the lack of productive employment.
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  Research briefing: the impact of SENAI's vocational training programme on employment, wages, and mobility in Brazil: What lessons for Sub Saharan Africa?

  International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014

  In Sub-Saharan Africa, there is ample evidence of the significant role that education plays on shaping the labour market transition of young people. When comparing Brazil with some countries in the region, the data suggests that the higher levels of education in Brazil have a positive impact on the probability of finding a full-time job.
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  The impact of SENAI's vocational training programme on employment, wages, and mobility in Brazil: what lessons for Sub Saharan Africa?

  International Research Initiative on Brazil and Africa, 2014

  In Brazil, the National Service for Industrial Training (SENAI) has existed for decades as the main building block of the Brazilian S-system of vocational training.
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  Improving basic services for the bottom forty percent - lessons from Ethiopia

  World Bank, 2014

  Ethiopia, like most developing countries, has opted to deliver services such as basic education, primary health care, agricultural extension advice, water, and rural roads through a highly decentralised system.
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  Empowering women through higher education in Nigeria

  International Journal of Humanities and Social Science, 2011

  Does higher level of education imply greater women empowerment in Nigeria? What factors inhibit women’s participation in higher education in the country? What are the benefits and prospects of women empowerment? This paper has attempted to answer these questions by adopting a qualitative descriptive survey method.
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  A girl's right to say no to marriage: working to end child marriage and keep girls in school

  Plan International, 2013

  One in three girls in the developing world are married by their eighteenth birthday. Despite being prohibited by international human rights, child marriage continues to be a violation of children’s human rights. This report by Plan International focuses on the importance of education in preventing child marriages.
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  Islam and girl child education

  2010

  This paper discusses the education of the girl child in the Islamic context. Based on the verses in the scriptures, it suggests that education in Islam encompasses both the knowledge for prayer, and of the sciences and humanities. It highlights scriptures that talk of the benefits derived from education.
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  Flexible, Open and Distance Learning: An Enabler or Barrier to Women’s Empowerment through Education and Learning

  Commonwealth of Learning, 2013

  Can flexible, open and distance learning (FODL) deliver education equitably and equally, as well as remove barriers to women’s learning and enhance empowerment, in the Global South?
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  Violence against women and girls: addressing violence against women and girls in education programming

  Department for International Development, UK, 2014

  Violence against women and girls (VAWG) is the most widespread form of abuse worldwide, affecting one third of all women in their lifetime. Violence and abuse in education settings violates women and girls’ human rights and can have a negative impact on their educational experience and long-term outcomes.
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  Interventions to enhance girls' education and gender equality: final report

  Institute of Education, University of London, 2014

  What is the evidence on the kind of interventions that lead to expansion and improvement in girls’ education? Are they shown to deepen gender equality?

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