A pleasure to be interviewed by Tefera Ghedamu @EBC about the history of International Conferences of Ethiopian Studies and the latest 22nd @Hawassa University

IDEP 2025 - Webinar — Global Coalition to End Child Poverty On the occasion of the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty (IDEP) on October 17th this webinar will look at how child poverty links to children’s mental health and violence.

#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

Following our presentation on youth in crises, the Young Lives team engaged in an insightful discussion, responding to thoughtful questions from FCDO staff. Grateful for this valuable exchange.

#YouthResilience #Ethiopia #ResearchForPolicy
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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
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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
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The pandemic and mental health: the lived experiences of vulnerable young Peruvian women | Young Lives The Covid-19 pandemic worsened mental health conditions around the world with women, young people and economically disadvantaged groups being particularly vulnerable.

🌍 #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
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Young People’s Mental Health in Unprecedented Times: Research Report from Round 7 in Ethiopia, India and Peru | Young Lives This report presents preliminary findings on young people's mental health from the seventh round of the Young Lives survey conducted in Ethiopia, India and Peru in 2023–24, when the Younger Cohort…

🫂 #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

Collecting Hair Samples to Measure Cortisol in the Young Lives Study: Protocols and Fieldwork Results | Young Lives In Round 7, Young Lives collected hair samples from study participants for the first time, with the aim of measuring cortisol levels, a correlate of chronic stress. This technical note summarises the…

🧵 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

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The challenges of measuring stress in a longitudinal study: lessons from Round 7 of Young Lives | Young Lives Young Lives research has shown that the COVID-19 pandemic took a toll on young people’s mental health, with a significant decline in subjective well-being and high levels of anxiety and depression…

🚨 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

Navigating Crises and Building Resilience: Supporting Young People’s Mental Health Across the Life Course | Young Lives Drawing on over two decades of data, Young Lives is one of the few studies collecting longitudinal data on mental health in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC), including in conflict-affected…

🌍 #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:

Guidance on mental health policy and strategic action plans. Module 1. Introduction, purpose and use of the guidance <p>Overview: WHO guidance on mental health policy and strategic action plans This Guidance provides a framework for strengthening governance, service delivery, workforce capacity and treatment, care…

🌍 #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
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🫂 #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
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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
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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
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“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
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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
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"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
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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
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"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
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"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
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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

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🚨 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

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🚨 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

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Lightening the Load: New Evidence on the Impacts of Unpaid Care Work on Women and Girls | Young Lives Ethiopia photo

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

#InternationalEqualPayDay #UnpaidCareWork #YoungLivesResearch #Ethiopia

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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

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