Montly Archive October 2013
Girls fare worse in disasters
Humanitarian Futures
IRIN humanitarian news and analysis (a service of the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs) What will the humanitarian enterprise look like in 10-year-time? What are the risks, the opportunities? This new In-Depth […]
Friday، 25 October، 2013Don’t abandon the women of Afghanistan
The Dogs Are Eating Them Now: Graeme Smith’s account is compulsory reading on Canada’s role in Afghanistan
During the height of Canada’s combat deployment in southern Afghanistan, the young correspondent Graeme Smith stood out in the press corps because of his seniority in the city of Kandahar. Many journalists dropped in briefly, […]
Friday، 25 October، 2013Analysis: How to tackle slavery in Asia
Bringing Education to Afghan Girls: A Randomized Controlled Trial of Village-Based Schools
By Dana Burde and Leigh L. Linden * We conduct a randomized evaluation of the effect of village-based schools on children’s academic performance using a sample of 31 villages and 1,490 children in rural northwestern […]
Friday، 25 October، 2013Joint Briefing Paper: High stakes: Girl’s Education in Afghanistan
Table of Contents Acknowledgements………………………………………………………….…2 Acronyms and Abbreviations.…….….…………………………………….….3 Executive Summary………………………………………………………….…4 Introduction………………………………………………………………….….7 Research Findings…………………………………………………………….…9 School Attendance………………………………………………….….9 Desired Achievement……………………………….….….……….…10 Poverty……………………………………….…………………………11 Early and/or Forced Marriage……….….….…….…………….……13 Insecurity………………………………….……………….……………14 The Role of Families and Communities………………………..…….16 Physical Access to Education…………………………….….….….…17 Education Quality…………….…….…….……………….…….…….19 Recommendations………………………………………………….….……….23 […]
Friday، 25 October، 2013
