Some governments across #Africa ban pregnant students and teen mothers from school. They abandon girls when they need support the most. But #GirlsDeserveBetter - AU governments: #LeaveNoGirlBehind hrw.org/news/2019/06/1…

Countries with wide gender gaps tend to have low levels of education for all - girls AND boys. The gender gap tends to diminish as countries improve education. - @pjakiela at Center for Global Development

"Gender equality in education is not enough to achieve equality outside of the classroom. We need to address the constraints that prevent them from achieving their full potential." Center for Global Development Pamela Jakiela

Kehinde Ajayi Dr. Stephanie Psaki Pamela Jakiela @Fihi_maFihi Life (and soft) skills are critical, but whether we can teach them and what it takes to do so is unclear. Pamela Jakiela #CGDTalks + it's hard to measure! To teach, define, and measurement these skills and their subsets - how do we do that? @CKwauk #CGDTalks

Join our #webinar with UNESCO Dakar 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture IIEP-UNESCO UNESCO 🏛️ #Education #Sciences #Culture 🇺🇳 CONFEMEN & TALENT experts on July 10 at 4pm! We will explore the use of #learning assessment data in #edplanning & policy-making. Learn more and register ▶️ buff.ly/2XjHxEm #SDG4 #Education2030 #Data #Data4SDGs

"I’m pleased to announce: with Young Africa Works, we intend to enable five million young Kenyans to find dignified and fulfilling work." -Reeta Roy, President and CEO, Mastercard Foundation Learn more about #YoungAfricaWorks in #Kenya at mastercardfdn.org/our-work/where…

Youth need more than academic or vocational skills to thrive in school, work & life - they need #skills4life. A new PSIPSE study uncovers lessons to help translate this into action. psipse.org/library #SDG4

Aflatoun is excited to be featured in the new PSIPSE study highlighting key lessons for developing life skills interventions that help youth thrive! Read it here: psipse.org/library #skills4life Mastercard Foundation Dubai Cares Echidna Giving

Youth need more than academic or vocational skills to thrive in school, work & life - they need #skills4life. A new PSIPSE study uncovers lessons to help translate this into action. psipse.org/library. #SDG4

Honored to be featured as an org providing life skills lessons in schools and partnering w/governments to integrate skills-based curriculum nationally in the new PSIPSE study highlighting key lessons for developing life skills interventions: psipse.org/library #Skills4Life

Learn more about how @CorStoneOrg is supporting youth in #India and #Kenya to build resilience so they can bounce back and thrive in the new PSIPSE study on on designing, implementing, assessing, & scaling successful #skills4life interventions!: psipse.org/library #SDG4

How do we demystify #lifeskills for those who are supposed to benefit most from developing them? Check out this new PSIPSE study on designing, implementing, assessing, & scaling programming that will support youth in building relevant #skills4life! psipse.org/library #SDG4

We are excited to take part in a new study by PSIPSE that uncovers lessons for developing youth life skills interventions! Learn more about how to design, implement, assess, and scale programming that equips youth with #skills4life psipse.org/library #SDG4

👩🏽‍🏫 When teacher incentives are removed, does performance drop? 🧩 Does gamification in education work? 📚 What explains why Vietnam’s primary schools are so effective? David Evans recaps #RiseDC2019 + the latest in #LMIC #education research: ow.ly/bCPJ50uNhCr

There are still a lot of questions about how to effectively and inclusively teach and assess life skills. Check out a new PSIPSE study with lessons drawing from the work of 18 PSIPSE partners testing approaches to building valuable #skills4life: psipse.org/library #SDG4

Youth need more than academic or vocational skills to thrive in school, work & life - they need #skills4life. We love this study by our friends at PSIPSE that uncovers lessons to help translate this into action. psipse.org/library. #SDG4

We took our commitment to #DecentJobs to the next level for #WorldYouthSkillsDay. VVOB is now a proud signatory of DecentJobsforYouth's Guiding Principles for Engagement, which set the basis for action on youth employment 📝💪🏾 🔗 Adolescents matter! bit.ly/AdolescentsMat… #WYSD

Have you read our latest study on #skills4life? Check it out in the #IIEPLetter

Can any of our Uganda partners help with this? We would love to know this too The New Vision cc Barbara Kaija