'Some got married, others don鈥檛 want to attend school as they are involved in income-generation'
Adolescent experiences following covid-19 lockdowns in low- and middle-income countries.
Abstract
This report aims to support timely and context-relevant policy and programming in Bangladesh, Ethiopia, the State of Palestine (Gaza and West Bank) and Jordan by adding to the evidence base on adolescent girls鈥� and boys鈥� experiences during COVID-19. Drawing on mixed methods research it captures the risks and opportunities adolescents face across four low- and middle-income country contexts six to nine months after lockdowns in response to the pandemic were first introduced.
With a focus on the intersectional challenges faced by adolescents including by gender, age, marital status, disability and context, the report covers three key domains: education and learning; violence and bodily integrity; and voice, agency and community participation. This is the companion report to a report published in August 2020, 鈥業 have nothing to feed my family鈥�, which focused on the immediate, short-term effects of COVID-19 and associated lockdowns on girls and boys across the same contexts. The report concludes with key recommendations for policy and programming actors so that efforts to 鈥榖uild back better鈥� post-pandemic can be more effectively informed by adolescents鈥� experiences and voices.
This work is an output of the Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence (GAGE) programme
Citation
Jones, N., Guglielmi, G., Ma艂achowska, A., Abu Hamad, B., Yadete, W. with Abu Hamad, S., Abu Hamra, E., Alam, F., Alheiwidi, S., Alabbadi, T., Al-Redaisy, N., Amaireh, W., Amdeselassie, T., Banioweda, K., Diab, R., Gebeyehu, Y., Gezahegne, K., Iyasu, A., Qandeel, A., Sultan, M., Tilahun, K. and Workneh, F. (2021) 鈥楽ome got married, others don鈥檛 want to attend school as they are involved in income-generation鈥�: Adolescent experiences following covid-19 lockdowns in low- and middle-income countries. Report. London: Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence