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We evaluate a multifaceted policy intervention attempting to jump-start adolescent women's empowerment in Uganda by simultaneously providing them vocational training and information on sex, reproduction, and marriage. We find that four years postintervention, adolescent girls in treated communities are more likely to be self-employed. Teen pregnancy, early entry into marriage/cohabitation, and the share of girls reporting sex against their will fall sharply. The results highlight the...
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Women in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in the Latin America and the Caribbean Region
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This blog was written by Foster Gondwe, Lecturer at the School of Education, University of Malawi, and currently a PhD student at Hiroshima University, Japan. Preamble To join global efforts in curbing the spread of COVID-19, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) in Malawi closed all schools, colleges and universities from Monday, 23rd […]
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With schools closed for hundreds of million students around the world, many have hoped that “edtech” can help keep children learning via internet, apps, and mobiles. A new database published by the EdTech Hub shows that though use of edtech products serving African countries has doubled in the last month, the total number of users is still very low, and most were viewers of one TV show. That, coupled with the fact that most firms come from just a few countries, suggests that edtech in Africa is far from maturity.
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This blog was originally posted on the Center for Global Development blog with data used from the EdTech Hub’s database of interventions. Our database, which was initially limited to sub-Saharan Africa, now has a global scope. As the blog suggests, there is a need to increase the database’s representation of interventions in other regions. Please add your EdTech intervention to…
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The region's digital divide is hindering efforts to deliver remote learning during the pandemic. Here's how governments and start-ups can make a difference.
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If India wants to fulfil its ambition of achieving a $5 trillion economy, it has to hone its ability of harnessing the value of data.
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