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A Lost Year of Learning for Girls in Ethiopia: Evidence From the Young Lives at Work COVID-19 Phone Survey

author(s) Porter, C. - Pankhurst, A.
from UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO)
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regions
  • South-Eastern Asia
  • Asia
  • World
  • South America
  • Latin America and the Caribbean
  • Americas
  • Southern Asia
  • Eastern Africa
  • Sub-Saharan Africa
  • Africa
citation

Catherine Porter, Alula Pankhurst A Lost Year of Learning for Girls in Ethiopia: Evidence From the Young Lives at Work COVID-19 Phone Survey. Young Lives Policy Brief 44 • April 2021

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Abstract

This policy brief looks at the impact of COVID-19 on girls’ education in Ethiopia, summarising findings from the Young Lives COVID-19 phone survey (consisting of 3 calls between June–December 2020) in relation to the Younger Cohort in the study, now aged 19. Our findings also highlight the importance of addressing associated gender issues in relation to increasing levels of domestic work and risks of early marriage, as well as worsening mental health, to avoid the longer term impacts of a lost year of education. We present key policy recommendations in response to these findings, including the need to ensure effective lesson learning in preparation for a potential second wave of COVID-19 restrictions in Ethiopia, and to better prepare for future shocks. This is the first of 4 briefs presenting policy recommendations in response to Young Lives research findings on the impact of COVID-19 on young people in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam. Follow Young Lives on Twitter, Facebook and Linkin for updates. “ This is an output of the Young Lives at Work programme

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