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: 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

🫂 #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

🧵 2/2 While we await the cortisol results from the lab, learn more about our methods, challenges, and learnings from collecting over 5,000 hair samples in Ethiopia, India & Peru: 👉 buff.ly/gmp5gJH @WellcomeTrust @FCDO @NIHRresearch @NuffieldFound @ODID @UniofOxford

🚨 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 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:

🌍 #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 - Round 7 findings in #Ethiopia show worsening youth mental health due to conflict in Amhara & Tigray, with high #stress, #anxiety, #depression & #PTSD. Read more: bit.ly/4qbIlG3 @yloxford.bsky.social

Young Lives Ethiopia shared 9 sessions at #ICES22 on #youthresilience, #mentalhealth, #education & #employment amid multiple crises. Led by @alulapankhurst.bsky.social, the team engaged scholars & policymakers to advance youth development in Ethiopia. Read more: bit.ly/3IY1Ktb @yloxford.bsky.social

Great presentations and strong engagement from the Young Lives Ethiopia team at #ICES22 in Hawassa, organized by the Institute of Ethiopian Studies and Hawassa University. A week of insight, dialogue & collaboration! 🌍 #YoungLivesEthiopia #EthiopianStudies #YouthTransitions #ResearchForDevelopment

"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

“Migration is part of the life course; but for many Ethiopian youth, it’s a story of both hope and hardship.” - Dr Yisak Tafere at #ICES22 #YouthMigration #Ethiopia #YoungLives @yloxford.bsky.social

In Addis Ababa, many youth face delayed marriage mental health struggles & risky migration paths due to unemployment. Yeshi Mulatu (Young Lives) shares @ the 22nd International Conference on Ethiopian Studies that tackling joblessness is key to a smoother transition into adulthood #YouthUnemployment

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

"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

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

"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

"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

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

At #ICES22, Nardos Chuta from the YL Ethiopia team shared @yloxford.bsky.social Qual 6 research: Ethiopia’s youth face low SRH knowledge, stigma & disrupted maternal health services. Urgent action needed for culturally sensitive, youth-friendly services. #YouthHealth #SRH #MaternalHealth #Ethiopia

A key highlight of Day 2 at #ICES22 was also the launch of History of Ethiopian Women, edited by Margaux Herman with a preface by YL Eth CD Alula Pankhurst. The book features a chapter by Dr Genet Zewde, former Minister of Education. #WomensHistory #BookLaunch #GenderEquality @yloxford.bsky.social

🚨 The 22nd International Conference on Ethiopian Studies opens today! Young Lives will present on “Youth Transition to Adulthood Through a Period of Multiple Crises”, drawing from our Qual-6 research #ICES22 #YouthTransitions @yloxford.bsky.social @alulapankhurst.bsky.social

🚨 New CYW-RPF Newsletter is out! 🔹 TFGBV on TikTok & YouTube in Ethiopia 🔹 Early Childhood Education & School Readiness 🔹 SGBV in the Northern Ethiopia conflict Our new volume with 14 research papers on Protection & Empowerment 👉 Read here: bit.ly/3KnzEYB #ChildProtection #YouthEmpowerment #EndGBV

🌟 Transforming Societies Through Childcare Join the CYW-RPF September Seminar with Partnership for Change. To participate visit here - https://loom.ly/V58mHEM #ChildProtection #SocialChange #CommunityImpact #Ethiopia ‪@yloxford.bsky.social‬ @alulapankhurst.bsky.social

On this International Equal Pay Day, Young Lives calls for action: recognize unpaid care work as a social investment, public good & driver of #GenderEquality. 📖 Read: https://loom.ly/OLZVxoo#GenderEquality #InternationalEqualPayDay #UnpaidCareWork #YoungLivesResearch #Ethiopia ‪@yloxford.bsky.social‬

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

🌍 Join us for the August 2025 CYW-RPF Seminar hosted by Young Lives Ethiopia. Featuring @unwomen.bsky.social study: “Women on the Move in Ethiopia.” 👉 To participate in the seminar: loom.ly/Naoyaoo #GenderEquality#Research #Ethiopia @yloxford.bsky.social @alulapankhurst.bsky.social

🚨 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

After 88 years of silence descendants of over 300 Ethiopians imprisoned on the Island of Asinara by the Italian Fascist regime, came together with historians & the help of the Asinara Park and Porto Torres authorities for a commemorative event. watch film. youtu.be/xbggyX-bFEA?...

🌍 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

📘 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

📢 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

📢 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

📢 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

📢 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

📢 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

📢 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

📢 At this month’s CYW- RPF Dr. Belay Hagos shared key findings linking positive #ParentalEngagement to stronger #EarlyLearning outcomes, while punitive discipline showed no benefit. Support for nurturing parenting is essential. #Education #Ethiopia @yloxford.bsky.social @alulapankhurst.bsky.social

📢 Join this month’s Children, Youth and Women – Research and Practice Forum for an insightful presentation by Dr. Belay Hagos of AAU on Parental Engagement & Preschool Outcomes in #Ethiopia. 🔗 To participate in the seminar, visit: loom.ly/SE2H2_A #YouthDevelopment #Education @yloxford.bsky.social

የኖረ ሰው... ድንቅነሽ - ሉሲን ያገኙ አቶ አለማየሁ አስፋውና ሬይሞንድ ቦነፊይከ 50 ዓመት በኃላ ለክብረ በዓሏ ተገናህኑ:: Raymonde Bonnefille and Alemayehu Asfaw who discovered Lucy-Dinknesh meeting at the 50th anniversary of the discovery of Lucy-Dinknesh

ICYMI: 🏺Yeha Visualisation Project. We have created not just a reconstruction of a building or a town, but of an entire palaeoenvironment! The Ethio-Sabaean settlement in Ethiopia from the 1st mill. BCE is located in a valley & features a beautiful palace. 🔗 www.artefacts-berlin.de/portfolio-it...

When St Michael the Archangel brings you a letter and it just goes on and on and on… 📨 Ethiopia, 20th c. #michael #archangel #letter #shepherd #sheep #africanart

Has the Nechisar Nightjar Mystery Been Solved? A fascinating summary on the identity of the mysterious single wing found in Ethiopia in 1990. www.aba.org/has-the-nech... #birds #birding #ornithology @aba.org

Interested to read about Open Restitution Africa, a new digital initiative to centralise and rationalise data about restitution www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/03/20/h...

"Leo XIV becomes proprietor in trust of the great art and architectural treasures of Vatican City, and will be looked to as a moral authority ... Under (his predecessor) Francis, the papacy made a number of symbolic gestures around ... cultural restitution." www.theartnewspaper.com/2025/05/08/r...

"Do cremated ashes classify as human remains? Should there be international trade in religious relics? What, in the words of the fictive archaeologist Indiana Jones, 'belongs in a museum'?" And don't get me started on tabots. www.ft.com/content/489a... via Melanie Gerlis in @financialtimes.com

📢 Watch Prof Tassew Woldehanna present key findings from the 2024 YL #Ethiopia R7 study, covering #education #health & family livelihoods. Don’t miss this important presentation Watch here: loom.ly/0ampV_k #LongitudinalResearch @yloxford.bsky.social @odid-qeh.bsky.social @alulapankhurst.bsky.social

🌟 We're delighted to share that we have been Highly Commended at the prestigious @ox.ac.uk VC Awards in the Research Engagement category! 🎉 We’re honoured to have our work acknowledged & incredibly proud of the team behind it. Huge congratulations to everyone involved! 👏 @odid-qeh.bsky.social