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Overseas Development Institute ODI is the UK's leading independent think tank on international de... more Overseas Development Institute ODI is the UK's leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues. ODI Briefing Papers present information, analysis and key policy recommendations on important development and humanitarian topics.

Lessons learnt workshop and product development team meeting for operational research projects in... more Lessons learnt workshop and product development team meeting for operational research projects in support of antiretroviral therapy scale-up. 1.Antiretroviral therapy, Highly active. 2.HIV infections-drug therapy. 3.Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-drug therapy. 4.Research. 5.Operations research. I.World Health Organization. II.UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases.

Although our understanding of the risks and vulnerabilities that adolescent girls and boys face h... more Although our understanding of the risks and vulnerabilities that adolescent girls and boys face has grown exponentially over the last decade, with adolescents becoming an increasingly visible target group within development (Viner et al., 2015; Harper et al., 2018), our understanding of what works remains nascent. In seeking to address this, we observed that qualitative methodologies for working with especially young adolescents and evaluating programme effectiveness with young people remain relatively underdeveloped. In an effort to contribute to this fledgling field, the GAGE consortium undertook extensive formative fieldwork in five diverse contexts in 2016 to pilot a range of different methodological approaches and instruments, some inspired by studies undertaken in the Global North, others from the Global South, and through our team’s collective brainstorming on what had worked with this age group in past research. The current set of tools reflects the collective learning among...

VNU Journal of Science: Education Research

School setting is an effective environment for primary mental health care for students. There hav... more School setting is an effective environment for primary mental health care for students. There have been many mental health support programs in schools for students, most of which are predesigned. The objectives of this paper are: i) To introduce the co-creation approach; and ii) To narratively describe the process of co-creating a mental health promotion program for 04 secondary schools and 04 high schools in Nghe An and Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. Students, teachers, parents and local authorities were the involved stakeholders. Mixed methods including narrative research, observations, open-ended and closed-ended questionnaires were used. The results show that using co-creation approach to develop a mental health promotion program is feasible and applicable in Vietnam. Challenges, learnt lessons and discussion about feasibility of the co-creation process to develop the school-based mental health promotion program are also mentioned in the paper.

London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI), 2020

We are grateful to many people for their involvement and support throughout this project. In Cuba... more We are grateful to many people for their involvement and support throughout this project. In Cuba, we would like to acknowledge the support provided by the Centro Cristiano de Reflexion y Diálogo (CCRD), our in-country partners, who hosted and facilitated the study and allowed us to use their contacts and members to access study respondents. In particular, we would like to thank the Director, Rita Garcia, for her overall support, and Valia Solis and Rocío Fernández, who led on study participant recruitment and data collection, along with other members of the team. We would also like to thank our interpreter, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, for his support, especially during the training and debriefing sessions. We would also like to thank the following: Ailynn Torres Santana, for all her work and support from identifying relevant materials and key informants to leading data collection and reviewing this report; Professor Maxine Molyneux, for her valuable guidance and comments; Carmen Leon-Himmelstine and Lucia Rost, for leading the literature review, which provided several of the secondary sources that appear here; and Kathryn O'Neill, Caelin Robinson and Hannah Bass for editorial support and production. Finally, thanks go to all the respondents who gave us their precious time and shared their experiences in relation to sexual and reproductive health as well as work and economic empowerment. This study was undertaken with financial support from the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada. The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of Global Affairs Canada.

Readers are encouraged to reproduce material for their own publications, as long as they are not ... more Readers are encouraged to reproduce material for their own publications, as long as they are not being sold commercially. ODI requests due acknowledgement and a copy of the publication. For online use, we ask readers to link to the original resource on the ODI website. The views presented in this paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of ODI or our partners. This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Cover photo: Monsoon flooding in Nepalganj, Nepal. © ErWin via Flickr. * Red card holders are those with a 'profound disability … persons who are physically or mentally disabled, are unable to live their daily life without full support of others' (GoN, 2017). ** Blue card holders are those with a 'severe disability … Persons who require continuous support from others in their daily life' (GoN, 2017).

Acta Ophthalmologica, 2009

The Arab Journal of Psychiatry

‘A woman in labour came to the health post ... I saw that she had a foot showing [a baby in breac... more ‘A woman in labour came to the health post ... I saw that she had a foot showing [a baby in breach position]. I advised her family to quickly take her to the health centre. The woman did not go right away. The family had to raise money for transportation and other costs. When she went to the health centre they told her to go to the hospital 100 km away. Finally she went to the hospital. She survived but lost her baby.’ Bizunesh Megersa, Heath Extension worker, Chiri Kebele, Ethiopia.

Washington DC: International …, 2006

This analytical report is the outcome of a restudy that was undertaken in January 2005 of an orig... more This analytical report is the outcome of a restudy that was undertaken in January 2005 of an original study undertaken in 1993 of the impact of HIV/AIDS on agricultural production systems and livelihoods in the Mpongwe area of the Copperbelt Province and the Teta area of Serenje District in the Central Province in Zambia. The study has used a 'cluster analysis' methodology that allows individuals and households to be seen in context, and in its remapping of the clusters originally surveyed has allowed surprising insights into the dynamics of social change to be developed. There are significant contrasts between the two study sites. In Mpongwe, a major maize production centre near the Copperbelt markets, maize production, dependent on agricultural inputs, has become the dominant production activities and fuelled a growing inequality between those successful in securing access to the necessary inputs, including draft power, and those who cannot. By contrast, in the Teta area, market liberalisation has deprived the area of access to inputs, and in this system maize production has declined, and the farming systems now consists of diverse food crops, not dependent on external inputs.

Routledge eBooks, Aug 19, 2022

Overseas Development Institute ODI is the UK's leading independent think tank on international de... more Overseas Development Institute ODI is the UK's leading independent think tank on international development and humanitarian issues. ODI Briefing Papers present information, analysis and key policy recommendations on important development and humanitarian topics.

Lessons learnt workshop and product development team meeting for operational research projects in... more Lessons learnt workshop and product development team meeting for operational research projects in support of antiretroviral therapy scale-up. 1.Antiretroviral therapy, Highly active. 2.HIV infections-drug therapy. 3.Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-drug therapy. 4.Research. 5.Operations research. I.World Health Organization. II.UNICEF/UNDP/World Bank/WHO Special Programme for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases.

Although our understanding of the risks and vulnerabilities that adolescent girls and boys face h... more Although our understanding of the risks and vulnerabilities that adolescent girls and boys face has grown exponentially over the last decade, with adolescents becoming an increasingly visible target group within development (Viner et al., 2015; Harper et al., 2018), our understanding of what works remains nascent. In seeking to address this, we observed that qualitative methodologies for working with especially young adolescents and evaluating programme effectiveness with young people remain relatively underdeveloped. In an effort to contribute to this fledgling field, the GAGE consortium undertook extensive formative fieldwork in five diverse contexts in 2016 to pilot a range of different methodological approaches and instruments, some inspired by studies undertaken in the Global North, others from the Global South, and through our team’s collective brainstorming on what had worked with this age group in past research. The current set of tools reflects the collective learning among...

VNU Journal of Science: Education Research

School setting is an effective environment for primary mental health care for students. There hav... more School setting is an effective environment for primary mental health care for students. There have been many mental health support programs in schools for students, most of which are predesigned. The objectives of this paper are: i) To introduce the co-creation approach; and ii) To narratively describe the process of co-creating a mental health promotion program for 04 secondary schools and 04 high schools in Nghe An and Khanh Hoa, Vietnam. Students, teachers, parents and local authorities were the involved stakeholders. Mixed methods including narrative research, observations, open-ended and closed-ended questionnaires were used. The results show that using co-creation approach to develop a mental health promotion program is feasible and applicable in Vietnam. Challenges, learnt lessons and discussion about feasibility of the co-creation process to develop the school-based mental health promotion program are also mentioned in the paper.

London: Overseas Development Institute (ODI), 2020

We are grateful to many people for their involvement and support throughout this project. In Cuba... more We are grateful to many people for their involvement and support throughout this project. In Cuba, we would like to acknowledge the support provided by the Centro Cristiano de Reflexion y Diálogo (CCRD), our in-country partners, who hosted and facilitated the study and allowed us to use their contacts and members to access study respondents. In particular, we would like to thank the Director, Rita Garcia, for her overall support, and Valia Solis and Rocío Fernández, who led on study participant recruitment and data collection, along with other members of the team. We would also like to thank our interpreter, Miguel Angel Gonzalez, for his support, especially during the training and debriefing sessions. We would also like to thank the following: Ailynn Torres Santana, for all her work and support from identifying relevant materials and key informants to leading data collection and reviewing this report; Professor Maxine Molyneux, for her valuable guidance and comments; Carmen Leon-Himmelstine and Lucia Rost, for leading the literature review, which provided several of the secondary sources that appear here; and Kathryn O'Neill, Caelin Robinson and Hannah Bass for editorial support and production. Finally, thanks go to all the respondents who gave us their precious time and shared their experiences in relation to sexual and reproductive health as well as work and economic empowerment. This study was undertaken with financial support from the Government of Canada through Global Affairs Canada. The views expressed are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official views or policies of Global Affairs Canada.

Readers are encouraged to reproduce material for their own publications, as long as they are not ... more Readers are encouraged to reproduce material for their own publications, as long as they are not being sold commercially. ODI requests due acknowledgement and a copy of the publication. For online use, we ask readers to link to the original resource on the ODI website. The views presented in this paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of ODI or our partners. This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Cover photo: Monsoon flooding in Nepalganj, Nepal. © ErWin via Flickr. * Red card holders are those with a 'profound disability … persons who are physically or mentally disabled, are unable to live their daily life without full support of others' (GoN, 2017). ** Blue card holders are those with a 'severe disability … Persons who require continuous support from others in their daily life' (GoN, 2017).

Acta Ophthalmologica, 2009

The Arab Journal of Psychiatry

‘A woman in labour came to the health post ... I saw that she had a foot showing [a baby in breac... more ‘A woman in labour came to the health post ... I saw that she had a foot showing [a baby in breach position]. I advised her family to quickly take her to the health centre. The woman did not go right away. The family had to raise money for transportation and other costs. When she went to the health centre they told her to go to the hospital 100 km away. Finally she went to the hospital. She survived but lost her baby.’ Bizunesh Megersa, Heath Extension worker, Chiri Kebele, Ethiopia.

Washington DC: International …, 2006

This analytical report is the outcome of a restudy that was undertaken in January 2005 of an orig... more This analytical report is the outcome of a restudy that was undertaken in January 2005 of an original study undertaken in 1993 of the impact of HIV/AIDS on agricultural production systems and livelihoods in the Mpongwe area of the Copperbelt Province and the Teta area of Serenje District in the Central Province in Zambia. The study has used a 'cluster analysis' methodology that allows individuals and households to be seen in context, and in its remapping of the clusters originally surveyed has allowed surprising insights into the dynamics of social change to be developed. There are significant contrasts between the two study sites. In Mpongwe, a major maize production centre near the Copperbelt markets, maize production, dependent on agricultural inputs, has become the dominant production activities and fuelled a growing inequality between those successful in securing access to the necessary inputs, including draft power, and those who cannot. By contrast, in the Teta area, market liberalisation has deprived the area of access to inputs, and in this system maize production has declined, and the farming systems now consists of diverse food crops, not dependent on external inputs.

Routledge eBooks, Aug 19, 2022

ODI, UNICEF Mali, EU-UN Spotlight Initiative, 2022

Readers are encouraged to reproduce material for their own publications, as long as they are not ... more Readers are encouraged to reproduce material for their own publications, as long as they are not being sold commercially. ODI requests due acknowledgement and a copy of the publication. For online use, we ask readers to link to the original resource on the ODI website. The views presented in this paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the views of ODI or our partners. This work is licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 4.0.

ODI, UNICEF Mali and EU-UN Spotlight Initiative, 2022

Les lecteurs sont encouragés à reproduire le matériel pour d'autres publications, à condition que... more Les lecteurs sont encouragés à reproduire le matériel pour d'autres publications, à condition que ces publications ne soient pas vendues à des fins commerciales. ODI leur demande de reconnaître ce matériel en bonne et due forme et de lui communiquer un exemplaire de la publication. Pour une utilisation en ligne, ODI demande aux lecteurs de créer un lien vers la ressource originale sur le site web d'ODI. Les conclusions, interprétations et recommandations présentées dans le présent document sont celles des auteures et ne reflètent pas nécessairement les opinions ou vues d'ODI, de l'UNICEF ou de leurs partenaires. Cette oeuvre est sous licence CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Comment citer : Himmelstine, C., Rivett, J., Samuels, F. et al. (2022) Normes sociales et changement de comportement autour des mutilations génitales féminines et du mariage des enfants au Mali, Revue de la littérature, Londres : ODI (https://odi.org/en/publications/literaturereview-normes-sociales-et-changement-des-mgf-mariage-de-enfents-au-mali). Couverture : Le Bogolan (tissu de boue) est un tissu traditionnel du Mali. Bogolan signifie « fait avec la terre » et est une technique de teinture originaire du Mali au 12 e siècle. Crédit : Leonova Elena / Shutterstock.com Cette revue de la littérature a été rédigée par Carmen Leon-Himmelstine (ODI), Jenny Rivett (consultante indépendante), Fiona Samuels (ODI) et Anneke Newman (Université Libre de Bruxelles). Nous sommes reconnaissantes pour les conseils et le soutien fournis par Cecilia Suarnet, Daniela Luciani et Clara Bastardes Tort d'UNICEF Mali et le Programme Initiative Spotlight pour leur suggestion de matériels et de thèmes clés à explorer ainsi que dans leur révision réfléchie du rapport. Nous sommes également reconnaissantes pour l'identification de documents, d'idées et de soutien pertinents et fournis par Sean Callaghan, Danica Issell et Jenna Lane de 28toomany et Aisse Diarra (consultante indépendante). Nous remercions également Francesca Lulli pour son soutien dans la traduction de la revue de littérature originale de l'anglais vers le français et à Cedric Huntzinger pour la révision de la version française. Les auteures tiennent également à remercier Emilie Tant de l'équipe de communication de l'ODI, notamment pour leur soutien en matière de publication, et aussi à Cedric Huntzinger pour la traduction, Aatif Somji pour la relecture, et Garth Stewart pour la composition. Les résultats et conclusions contenus dans ce document sont ceux des auteurs et ne reflètent pas nécessairement les positions ou les politiques de l'ODI ou des bailleurs de fonds. Contents Remerciements / i Liste des encadrés, tableaux et figures / iv Acronymes / v