@younglivesethiopia.bsky.social is delighted to be launching the results from it's recent Qualitative Round 6 Summary Analytical Report in Addis Ababa, on 29 January. Find out more 👇 @unicefmedia.bsky.social @savechildrenintl.bsky.social @odid-qeh.bsky.social @socsci.ox.ac.uk #qualitativeresearch

As we start the new year, Director Marta Favara and Deputy Director Kath Ford look back at 2025 - an exciting and eventful year for Young Lives - and discuss what the future holds for this unique longitudinal study. youtu.be/ZdzkhgfvLCQ @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social @odid-qeh.bsky.social

New research in the recently published #CYWRPF Annual Summary reveals how conflict has devastated child education, from a 54-point drop in test scores to severe psychological trauma. Read this study and 12 other📘http://bit.ly/3Y0kOLo #EducationInCrisis #Conflict #Ethiopia @yloxford.bsky.social

The Young Lives Oxford team are taking a break for the Christmas holiday. We wish you a happy and peaceful festive season and New Year! See you in 2026!

In 2023, YL piloted audio self-interviews in conflict-affected areas of #Ethiopia uncovering alarming levels of physical & sexual violence. Ethical, quality research is crucial to support those affected & guide effective peacebuilding & policy. ➡️ www.younglives.org.uk/news/a-sound... #EndGBV #16Days

Young Lives is closely monitoring negotiations at #COP30 & collaborating with colleagues from @unicef.org @unfpa.org Save the Children & YOUNGO to advocate for a positive & ambitious outcome for children & young people in Belém #GGA Read our joint #PolicyBrief: www.younglives.org.uk/publications...

🎥 YL #Ethiopia Country Director Dr. Alula Pankhurst joined Meet EBC with Tefera Ghedamu to discuss #ICES2025. He reflected on the 66-year journey of the conference & shared YL Eth Qual6 findings on #youthtransitions amid multiple crises. 👉 Watch the video here: bit.ly/4hDKO8h @yloxford.bsky.social

📊 Today’s #CYWRPF seminar, which has been organised monthly for the past 15 years by @yloxford.bsky.social #Ethiopia, highlighted findings from the MODA study by PSI & UNICEF. 🔹 80.4% of children in Ethiopia face multidimensional deprivation. 🔹 Highest in Somali, Afar & SNNP regions. #ChildPoverty

🚨 Read how Young Lives is advancing large-scale bio-sample #research in LMIC in the Global South by collecting 5,000+ hair samples from young people in Ethiopia, India & Peru to measure hair #cortisol. 👉 www.younglives.org.uk/news/challen... @wellcometrust.bsky.social @odid-qeh.bsky.social #stress

🗞 LATEST NEWSLETTER OUT NOW! 📣 YL research & recommendations on #mentalhealth 📣 Watch Dir. Marta Favara's @wellcometrust.bsky.social Guest Lecture 📣 YL, @unicef.org & @savechildrenuk.bsky.social unite to champion child-focused #climateaction at #COP30.. 🔗 Read more: createsend.com/t/r-B7F45855...

#Poverty, #mentalhealth & #violence don't exist in isolation. They must be addressed together through integrated solutions. This #EndPoverty Day (Fri 17 October), join this Global Coalition to #EndChildPoverty webinar & learn more: Register 👉 shorturl.at/bSb1R #IDEP2025

Today at FCDO #Ethiopia, Kath Ford, Deputy Director of Young Lives, & @alulapankhurst.bsky.social, Country Director of YL Ethiopia, opened the session by sharing insights from Round 7 & Qual 6 - exploring youth transitions amid multiple crises. #YouthTransitions #research @yloxford.bsky.social

At FCDO #Ethiopia, Dr. Yisak Tafere from YL Eth lead qualitative researcher, shared insights on youth unemployment & migration - showing how economic hardship, conflict & inequality shape young lives Calls for policies linking skills, jobs & safe migration paths #YouthMigration @yloxford.bsky.social

🌍 #WorldMentalHealthDay We’re proud contributors to the new @who.int Guidance on Mental Health Policy & Strategic Action Plans! 🧠💙 Read how Young Lives' evidence & findings continue to shape global change in mental health action: buff.ly/w5ILvKP @oxpolicyengaged.bsky.social @odid-qeh.bsky.social

🌍 #WorldMentalHealthDay With 20+ years of data, Young Lives is one of the few studies tracking mental health in LMICs, including conflict-affected areas of #Ethiopia. Our latest #policybrief urges global action to protect young people’s #mentalhealth:

🚨 How do shocks affect young people’s mental health? #WorldMentalHealthDay Research from our Hub on #ClimateChange & Environmental Shocks, along with #mentalhealth data & the largest hair #cortisol study ever done in the Global South, could provide the answer. Find out how: buff.ly/qI0sbjg 🧵1/2

🫂 #WorldMentalHealthDay: access to services in crises Round 7 survey in #Ethiopia shows participants' #mentalhealth has worsened. Especially in #Amhara & #Tigray, likely linked to ongoing #conflict, where reported #anxiety, #stress, #depression & #PTSD are highest. Read more: buff.ly/gK9ZkbQ

🌍 #WorldMentalHealthDay: access to services in crises In #Peru, #anxiety & #depression increased significantly among young women during #COVID. Despite measures to improve mental health care, support remained limited. Read Aurora's & Daniel's stories: buff.ly/0BJg4zn @who.int

"Women prefer balanced workplaces; they’d need 21% more pay to accept male-dominated jobs. Changing culture matters as much as training." Tanima Tanima from Young Lives, University of Oxford, at #ICES22 #WorkplaceInclusion #Ethiopia @yloxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk

"Marriage has become too costly." Young Lives #Ethiopia Qual6 research finds inflation & unemployment in post-conflict Tigray make weddings & household formation unaffordable for youth. Traditions are being reshaped by economic reality. #EconomicCrisis #ICES22 @yloxford.bsky.social

"Endabashelama Primary in Tigray: 3 years of learning in 1, powered by joyful, activity-based methods and school feeding. Success demands govt leadership for scale-up." A case from YL #Ethiopia Qual6 Research. #AcceleratedLearning #EducationForAll #ICES2025 @yloxford.bsky.social

Youth in Tigray face trauma, broken education, & economic hardship after war. Hope is rare but crucial for recovery. Psychosocial support + fair governance = key to rebuilding lives. #Tigray #YouthHope #PostConflict #ResearchMatters #ICES2025 #Ethiopia @yloxford.bsky.social

"Sustainable youth recovery needs holistic solutions: MHPSS, education, economic empowerment, health, & gender-sensitive programs. Integrated care is key!" Gezach Woldu from YL #Ethiopia Qual 6 study at #ICES22 #MentalHealth #YouthEmpowerment @yloxford.bsky.social

FGM & #earlymarriage remain deeply rooted in Eastern Shewa, forcing girls out of school & into hardship. Bizuayehu Ayele (Young Lives) shares at the 22nd International Conference of Ethiopian Studies; ending these practices is key to smoother youth transitions. #ICES22 #endFGM @yloxford.bsky.social

At #ICES22, @alulapankhurst.bsky.social shared @yloxford.bsky.social’s latest research: #Ethiopia’s youth face overlapping crises - conflict, inflation, unemployment & COVID - with deep impacts on #MentalHealth Resilience is strong, but urgent policy action is needed. #YouthTransitions #Resilience

🕊️ #InternationalDayofPeace 📖 New research from YL Peru (Ninos del Milenio) reveals how mothers’ exposure to the 1980–2000 Peruvian civil conflict still echoes today – affecting the socio-emotional development of the next generation. Read more: www.younglives.org.uk/publications... #PeaceDay

This #InternationalLiteracyDay2025 discover 20+ yrs of insights into young people’s #education & #learning in low- & middle-income countries in the Global South. Read the latest Round 7 country reports from our #longitudinal surveys in Ethiopia, India & Peru: www.younglives.org.uk/publications...

🚨 CYW-RPF marks 15 years with a new publication! The 15th Anniversary Workshop Proceedings bring together 14 studies on children, youth & women in #Ethiopia. 📖 #ChildProtection #Empowerment #GenderEquality 👉: https://loom.ly/LW2XgmY#Ethiopia#ChildProtection#Empowerment#GenderEqualityloxford.bsky.social

📊 New YL interactive reports on #SDGs! To mark 10 yrs of the #SustainableDevelopmentGoals, we launch a series of reports starting with #SDG2 & #SDG3. 🔍 Read key findings on zero hunger & health & well-being goals: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d9c0... @ifad.org @fao.org @odid-qeh.bsky.social

What drives real progressive policy change? Kath Ford shows how @yloxford.bsky.social combined long-term data, smart policy engagement, and trusted relationships to make an impact. All @odid-qeh.bsky.social news: www.devstud.org.uk/2025/07/16/o...

📢 New Policy Brief on #MentalHealth! Drawing on our new evidence, this brief sets out policy recommendations for the global community to step up action to promote, protect & care for young people’s mental health in LMICs. 🫂 📰 Read the full brief 👇 bit.ly/4lgJmZC @odid-qeh.bsky.social @who.int

At today’s CYW-RPF monthly seminar, a new research revealed alarming SGBV impacts in Northern #Ethiopia, urging survivor-centered care, stronger referral systems, & coordinated action to support women and girls. #SGBV #WomensRights @yloxford.bsky.social @unwomen.bsky.social

🌍 Research #3 in the 15th CYW-RPF Proceedings! Young Lives research shows that #climate shocks harm children’s learning, but social protection measures like food aid can mitigate the impact. Read more 👉 loom.ly/LW2XgmY #ChildDevelopment #Ethiopia @yloxford.bsky.social @alulapankhurst.bsky.social

📢 Today, Dr. Alula Pankhurst, Country Director of YL Eth, delivered a webinar presentation hosted by @newa_ethiopia, spotlighting two new @yloxford Policy Briefs 💡 PBs here: loom.ly/u3pqlKY #GenderEquality #CareWork #Ethiopia #WomenEmpowerment @yloxford.bsky.social @alulapankhurst.bsky.social

📘 Second Research Presentation Featured in the 15th CYW-RPF Proceedings reveals conflict's deep impact on education in Ethiopia. Urgent action needed. 🔗 Read more: loom.ly/LW2XgmY #EducationInCrisis #LeaveNoChildBehind #Ethiopia @yloxford.bsky.social @alulapankhurst.bsky.social @unicef.org

📢 Discover 14 powerful research papers from the 15th CYW-RPF Workshop; shaping policy & action for children, youth, & women in Ethiopia. #ResearchToPolicy #GenderEquality #YouthEmpowerment #ChildProtection #Ethiopia 📘 Read more: loom.ly/LW2XgmY @yloxford.bsky.social @alulapankhurst.bsky.social

Representing just a fraction of the 170 papers presented at @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social's CYW-RPF over the past 15 yrs, this volume ⬇️ reinforces the forum's ongoing mission: to ensure #research serves as a tool for positive change in #Ethiopia #women #equality #policy #publication #longitudinal

📢 Attention researchers & policymakers! 📬 Our June newsletter - covering the launch of the new Young Lives Hub on #ClimateChange & Environmental Shocks & much, much more - is out now! 🔗 createsend.com/t/r-CA487FB2... #longitudinalstudy #research #poverty @climateoxford.bsky.social

With just 5 years left to meet the #SDGs, we’re off track to end extreme #childpoverty. But there’s hope! @povertyunpacked.bsky.social's podcast discusses the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty's report latest report, with Kath Ford highlighting YL evidence from Peru to show what’s possible. ⬇️

📢 At June’s CYW-RPF Seminar, Children in Crossfire shared key findings on early childhood education in #Ethiopia -highlighting readiness gaps, resource challenges & the need for context-specific ECE interventions #EarlyChildhoodEducation #SchoolReadiness #ChildrenInCrossfire @yloxford.bsky.social

📢 Discover key insights in the June 2025 CYW-RPF Newsletter- featuring new Young Lives research on women’s empowerment, unpaid care work, & climate change. 🔗 Read here: loom.ly/S_0XR5w #WomensEmpowerment #Ethiopia @yloxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @alulapankhurst.bsky.social

📢 Join the CYW-RPF Seminar on June 26, 2025, featuring new research on early childhood education & school readiness in #Ethiopia by Children in Crossfire. 🔗 Visit here to attend: loom.ly/COtPa7E #EarlyChildhoodEducation #SchoolReadiness #ChildDevelopment @yloxford.bsky.social @unesco.org

🧠 The pandemic & mental health: the lived experiences of vulnerable young Peruvian women Aurora and Daniela’s accounts describe profound suffering but their narratives express agency and resilience. Read their powerful stories: buff.ly/QPCVV4U #covid #mentalhealth #peru @odid-qeh.bsky.social

📢 New findings from Young Lives Round 7 reveal young people’s mental health in #India, #Peru, and #Ethiopia has not recovered since the #COVID #pandemic Read the report: www.younglives.org.uk/publications... @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social @odid-qeh.bsky.social

📊 The final infographics in our series of Rd 7 survey insights spotlights key findings on Health, Nutrition & Well-being 🔎Despite improvements in the last 20 yrs, concerningly high levels of malnutrition persist with notable differences across countries: bit.ly/4jNhBqP @oxfutureoffood.bsky.social

✨ What a night! ✨ We were thrilled to showcase Young Lives' impactful research at the #RightHereRightNow Museum Late Night — especially our new Hub on #ClimateChange & #EnvironmentalShocks. Our powerful photos lit up the ceiling! 📸 ➡️ Discover more www.younglives.org.uk/Research%20H...

🌍 Launched: The YL Hub on Climate Change & Environmental Shocks We’re excited to have launched our new research hub! Linking our longitudinal data with climate & environmental data to strengthen the evidence base for informed policy making younglives.org.uk/Research%20H... @climateoxford.bsky.social

🌍 Not long until Here Comes the Sun – part of the #RightHereRightNow Global Summit! Join us as we explore how climate data+longitudinal studies can reveal the impact of extreme weather on vulnerable young people in the #GlobalSouth 🔗 www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/here-comes... @climateoxford.bsky.social

🌍 Join us at the #RightHereRightNow Climate Summit at @ox.ac.uk! ☀️ Here Comes the Sun 📅 6 June, 12–2pm 📍 St Cross College & online 🔗 eventbrite.co.uk/e/here-comes... 📸 Photo Exhibition 📅 6 June, 7–10pm 📍 Pitt Rivers Museum 🔗 oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/climat... @odid-qeh.bsky.social @socsci.ox.ac.uk

📢 New findings from Young Lives Ethiopia reveal rising NEET rates, poor job quality, gender gaps in work and care, and persistent early-life inequalities shaping youth outcomes. #YouthEmployment #Ethiopia @yloxford.bsky.social @ox.ac.uk @greenedgecycling.bsky.social