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Voice and agency
Young People in the Global South: Voice, agency and citizenship
Young People in the Global South: Voice, Agency and Citizenship explores the spatial, relational, affective and material dimensions of adolescents’ and…
21st February 2024
2024-02-21 16:28:22
A group of adolescent girls participating in the Girl Shine programme that is run by UNFPA, Bangladesh © Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2023
Resourcing girls directly: ‘What does the current funding landscape for girl-and youth-led organisat...
his brief explores data on the the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Creditor Reporting System (OECD-CRS) in order to estimate how much official development assistance (ODA) goes towards adolescent-and youth-led organisations.
15th August 2023
2023-08-15 18:13:42
Improving pathways for girls and disadvantaged youth through secondary education and into work: Evid...
This article aims to synthesise insights from Mastercard Foundation's portfolio of programming in secondary education and situate these findings in the broader literature on equitable secondary education and preparing youth for the transition to work in sub-Saharan Africa.
1st November 2022
2022-11-01 15:55:38
Female students in a computer lab at school, Amhara region, Ethiopia © Nathalie Bertrams / GAGE 2020
User perspectives on digital literacy as a response to misinformation
The article focuses on how young people view and respond to misinformation online, and the role of digital literacy interventions to mitigate this challenge.
1st November 2022
2022-11-01 15:37:39
An 18-year-old Palestinian refugee from Ein El Hilweh camp, Lebanon © Marcel Saleh/GAGE 2022
Adolescents in the abyss of Lebanon’s worst economic crisis: A focus on Lebanese and Palestinian ado...
This report focuses on Palestinian and Lebanese adolescents’ access to education and learning, and their opportunities to exercise voice and agency, highlighting the impact of the Lebanese crisis on their lives.
23rd September 2022
2022-09-23 01:03:54
A boy and his friends in Dire Dawa © Nathalie Bertrams 2018 / GAGE
‘When I play football with my friends … there is no time that I feel sad’: an exploration of adolesc...
The patterning and role of adolescent peer networks in low- and middle-income countries is under-researched and dominated by a ‘crisis…
6th June 2022
2022-06-06 12:20:03
© Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE
Adolescent digital inclusion
Qualitative research toolkit to explore the experiences of adolescents during the covid-19 pandemic with regard to digital inclusion, with a focus on young people affected by forced displacement.
24th January 2022
2022-01-24 10:05:35
© UNICEF
Tackling digital exclusion among disadvantaged adolescents in Jordan
Report on findings from a rapid assessment of UNICEF Jordan’s digital inclusion programme for vulnerable adolescents attending Makani centres aiming to help address the digital divide.
24th January 2022
2022-01-24 10:04:49
© Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE
Young Leaders' Experiences and Recommendations to Strategically Tackle Child, Early, and Forced Marr...
Tackling the drivers and outcomes of child marriage requires the voices of young activists and researchers as we are able…
24th November 2021
2021-11-24 16:27:53
© Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE
Intersectionality as a Framework for Understanding Adolescent Vulnerabilities in Low and Middle Inco...
Introduction to a Special Issue drawing on the GAGE conceptual framework which accounts for gender roles and norms, family, community and political economy contexts in shaping adolescents’ capabilities.
27th September 2021
2021-09-27 08:09:12
© Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE
Absenteeism, Dropout, and On-Time School Completion of Vulnerable Primary School Students in Ethiopi...
While Ethiopia has seen a rapid expansion of school enrollment over the past 25 years, especially in primary education, dropout, absenteeism,…
21st September 2021
2021-09-21 16:21:49
Focus group discussion with adolescents working in the adult entertainment sector in Nepal. Photo: Fiona Samuels
Changing Patterns of Commercial Sex Work Amongst Adolescent Girls in Nepal: The Role of Technology
The introduction of technology, particularly mobile phones, in the mediation of commercial sex work (CSW) has meant that sex work…
31st August 2021
2021-08-31 13:08:14
Refugees walk on an elevated footpath in Chakmakul camp © European Union 2018
‘I Just Keep Quiet’: Addressing the Challenges of Married Rohingya Girls and Creating Opportunities ...
Child marriage among Rohingya refugees living in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, is driven by economic strain and deep-seated gender norms. Mounting…
31st August 2021
2021-08-31 10:53:13
Sonia, 10 years, attends Arabic learning class in her local Makani centre. Photo: UNICEF
Exploring adolescent capabilities among the marginalised Dom community in Jordan
This report addresses the lack of data on the well-being of young people from the Dom community in Jordan.
14th March 2021
2021-03-14 09:00:46
Photo: BIGD
New forms of adolescent voice and agency through ICT and mobile phone use
The implications, both positive and negative, of mobile phone and internet use for adolescent voice and agency in Bangladesh.
23rd December 2020
2020-12-23 10:56:08
Country research team in Jordan. Photo: Agnieszka Malachowska/GAGE
Challenging power dynamics and eliciting marginalized adolescent voices through qualitative methods
This journal article focuses on the issues that emerge when engaging with young adolescents that are marginalized both in research and within their own communities.
13th December 2020
2020-12-13 10:46:07
Adolescent girl in Ethiopia. Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2020
Ensuring no voices are left behind: the use of digital storytelling and diary-writing in times of cr...
This book connects themes of care and resilience, addressing their common concern with wellbeing.
10th December 2020
2020-12-10 10:40:16
Secondary school girls’ club in Amhara region, Ethiopia. Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE 2020
‘Children are future leaders of the country’: Ethiopian adolescents’ access to voice and agency
Ethiopia has undergone rapid transformation over the past two years. Soon after being appointed in 2018, Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed,…
8th October 2020
2020-10-08 23:43:03
Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE
Adolescent psychosocial well-being and voice and agency in Chittagong, Bangladesh
While there is little research available on psychosocial well-being in Bangladesh, and adolescent psychosocial well-being in particular (Stavropoulou et al.,…
5th December 2019
2019-12-05 05:03:29
Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE
Adolescents in Jordan: voice, agency, mobility and social cohesion
Due to generational hierarchies in Jordan, opportunities for adolescents to exercise voice and agency – over their own lives, in…
22nd July 2019
2019-07-22 09:25:06
Adolescents in Dhaka, Bangladesh. Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE
Adolescent psychosocial well-being and voice and agency in Dhaka, Bangladesh
The 2017–2030 Bangladesh National Strategy for Adolescent Health recognises mental health as one of the four priority areas along with…
5th July 2019
2019-07-05 02:52:18
Group of women and girls in Afar. Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE
Adolescent well-being in Ethiopia: exploring gendered capabilities, contexts and change strategies
Baseline synthesis report exploring adolescent girls’ and boys’ experiences in Ethiopia as they transition from early adolescence through puberty and into early adulthood.
21st May 2019
2019-05-21 02:53:35
Adolescent boy in Dire Dawa, Ethiopia. Photo: Nathalie Bertrams/GAGE
Gender and regional inequalities in adolescent psychosocial well-being and voice and agency
Adolescents’ psychosocial well-being and voice and agency in Ethiopia.
21st May 2019
2019-05-21 01:28:22