📢 It is out! The 2025 CYW-RPF Annual Summary brings together evidence and insights from 10 research presentations. Topics include child poverty, ECD, gender equality, GBV, migration, unpaid care work, childcare and domestic workers. 📖 Read it here: bit.ly/4wtfkr5 #Ethiopia @yloxford.bsky.social

New @cgdev.org blog, co-authored by Young Lives' Kath Ford, draws on our long-running research in Peru & the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty report on what works to reduce child poverty to explore lessons from two decades of progress in reducing child poverty. www.cgdev.org/blog/how-red...

At the July CYW-RPF seminar, GAGE presented longitudinal evidence on age- and gender-based violence in Ethiopia, highlighting risks facing adolescents and priorities for stronger prevention, protection and services. #Ethiopia #Adolescents #GenderBasedViolence #FGM @yloxford.bsky.social

⏰ Deadline for applications for the Young Lives Quantitative Research Officer role is this Friday 24 July! Still plenty of time to submit your application: 🔗 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... #job #research #opportunity #vacancy

Young Lives@yloxford.bsky.social · 2mo ago

📢 Exciting Opportunity! Young Lives is recruiting a Quantitative Research Officer This is an exciting time to join one of the world's leading longitudinal studies of childhood poverty & development! Find out more & apply: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... Deadline: noon, 24 July '26 #job #researcher

📢 Exciting Opportunity! Young Lives is recruiting a Quantitative Research Officer This is an exciting time to join one of the world's leading longitudinal studies of childhood poverty & development! Find out more & apply: my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... Deadline: noon, 24 July '26 #job #researcher

Across Africa, 87M children are trapped in child labour, 99% in the informal sector. At the June #CYWRPF seminar, Yehualashet Mekonen shared lessons for #Ethiopia: vocational training, community savings schemes & school feeding to protect working children. #ChildProtection @yloxford.bsky.social

Happening now! Young Lives Ethiopia Country Director @alulapankhurst.bsky.social is presenting evidence from 20+ years of Young Lives research at Addis University’s conference on migration, highlighting youth migration drivers, risks, & policy solutions. #Migration #Ethiopia @yloxford.bsky.social

🚨 DEADLINE EXTENDED: 12 NOON, THURSDAY 18 JUNE 2026 The application deadline for our RA vacancy has been extended. Applicants who have already applied will automatically be considered and do not need to submit a further application. 🔗 my.corehr.com/pls/uoxrecru... #Job #ResearchAssistant #vacancy

Young Lives@yloxford.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📢 Young Lives is recruiting! Join our friendly, supportive team as a Quantitative Research Assistant & be part of a unique longitudinal study of poverty & inequality in Ethiopia, India, Peru & Vietnam, since 2002. Application link in the comments. @odid-qeh.bsky.social #job #vancancy #researcher

The June 2026 CYW-RPF Newsletter is out now! 📢 We explore new YL #Ethiopia policy briefs on #education #FGM/C #childmarriage & #disabilities, plus a deep dive into the World Bank’s latest #humancapital assessment. Read here: bit.ly/43ZmdVe #PolicyResearch #YouthDevelopment @yloxford.bsky.social

It's day one of the #SB64 climate negotiations—a critical moment on the road to #COP32 & the #GGA. Young Lives, alongside @unicef.org, @unfpa.org, Save the Children & Youngo are proud to be at the forefront of efforts to put children & youth at the heart of the GGA. 🔗 to our joint brief in the 🧵

20+ years. 4 countries. 12,000 children. YL evidence from Ethiopia, India, Peru & Vietnam confirms: early skill gaps predict a lifetime of inequality. The World Bank agrees. 🔗bit.ly/4uJnrzS The poorest children score the lowest. @yloxford.bsky.social @alulapankhurst.bsky.social

Fantastic to see a new World Bank report, drawing on Young Lives' #longitudinal data, highlighting how homes, neighbourhoods & workplaces shape human capital, future opportunities & economic growth. Read the report & find out more: openknowledge.worldbank.org/entities/pub... @odid-qeh.bsky.social

🌍 New impact case study highlights how our longitudinal evidence is helping put children & young people at the heart of gender-responsive climate & social protection policy. 📖 www.younglives.org.uk/influencing-... #Gender #ClimateChange #climateadaptation @unicef.org @savechildrenintl.bsky.social

Inequalities in maternal education transmitted to children reflected in test scores. Gaps persist through childhood. New @worldbank1.bsky.social hdl.handle.net/10986/44282 report cites @yloxford.bsky.social longitudinal 4 country evidence from ages 5-15.

A new World Bank report warns that Ethiopia faces a human capital crisis driven by early skill gaps, findings that echo 20+ years of Young Lives longitudinal research in Ethiopia. Read the article: bit.ly/4uJnrzS #EthiopiaEducation #HumanCapital @yloxford.bsky.social @alulapankhurst.bsky.social

This month’s #CYWRPF seminar featured UN Women’s presentation on “Testing the UN Statistical Framework on Femicide in Ethiopia,” highlighting critical gaps in gender data and responses to violence against women & girls. #Femicide #GBV #GenderData #Ethiopia @yloxford.bsky.social @unwomen.bsky.social

📢 Young Lives is recruiting! Join our friendly, supportive team as a Quantitative Research Assistant & be part of a unique longitudinal study of poverty & inequality in Ethiopia, India, Peru & Vietnam, since 2002. Application link in the comments. @odid-qeh.bsky.social #job #vancancy #researcher

🔔 Join us May 28 for the CYW-RPF Monthly Seminar! We'll discuss groundbreaking UN Women research on femicide in Ethiopia. Don't miss it. 👉https://bit.ly/4nFB2Fr #GenderEquality #Ethiopia @yloxford.bsky.social @unwomen.bsky.social @alulapankhurst.bsky.social

📢 Join the May 2026 #CYWRPF Seminar! UN Women Ethiopia presents their study on measuring #femicide in Ethiopia, the first of its kind. Don't miss it! Register now 👇 🔗 bit.ly/4nFB2Fr #GenderEquality #Ethiopia @yloxford.bsky.social

‪Young Lives #Ethiopia‬ brief “Fair Pay, Fair Work” argues that beyond the #minimumwage job quality, decent work and women's empowerment are crucial. Read the PB here: bit.ly/4w5JPV4 #DecentWork #GenderEquality #MinimumWage @yloxford.bsky.social

Young Lives Ethiopia@younglivesethiopia.bsky.social · 3mo ago

📢 New Policy Brief from YL #Ethiopia “Fair Pay, Fair Work” examines why Ethiopia’s minimum wage debate must go beyond wages alone to address job quality, decent work and women’s economic empowerment. Read the PB here: bit.ly/4w5JPV4 #DecentWork #GenderEquality #MinimumWage @yloxford.bsky.social

📢 New Policy Brief from YL #Ethiopia “Fair Pay, Fair Work” examines why Ethiopia’s minimum wage debate must go beyond wages alone to address job quality, decent work and women’s economic empowerment. Read the PB here: bit.ly/4w5JPV4 #DecentWork #GenderEquality #MinimumWage @yloxford.bsky.social

"Only 1 in 7 young people completed higher education, while over half left school before finishing primary or secondary levels, highlighting persistent inequalities." Dr @alulapankhurst.bsky.social at this month CYW-RPF Read PB - bit.ly/4tdxeg4 #EducationInCrisis @yloxford.bsky.social

Young Lives Ethiopia presented new evidence from Qual6 at the April CYW-RPF seminar by Dr Yisak Tafere, highlighting the lived experiences of young people with disabilities across Tigray, Oromia, and Sidama. Read- bit.ly/4eUiaQQ #DisabilityInclusion @yloxford.bsky.social

Young people with disabilities in Ethiopia face systemic barriers to health, education, and employment. Our latest report highlights the urgent need for coordinated, inclusive policy action. Read more: bit.ly/4tN0mvB #DisabilityRights #Ethiopia #InclusiveDevelopment @yloxford.bsky.social

New research from Young Lives reveals how intersecting crises are disrupting education in Ethiopia. Discover evidence-based recommendations to strengthen resilience, improve access, and support youth pathways. Read: bit.ly/4d9SLkP #Education #Ethiopia @yloxford.bsky.social

New evidence from Young Lives highlights how crises, conflict, inflation, and climate shocks are reshaping risks around FGM/C and child marriage. Urgent, coordinated action is needed to protect girls. Read more: bit.ly/4tMGSXw #EndFGM #EndChildMarriage #Ethiopia @yloxford.bsky.social

Here's what we're up to this term! If you're a @ox.ac.uk researcher or work in research support do join us at some (or all) of these events! www.ox.ac.uk/research/col...

Young Lives Policy Officer Fiona Curtin will be speaking at this important socialprotection.org webinar on advancing gender-responsive social protection, joining a panel to present key outcomes from the first Global Symposium on Gender-Responsive Social Protection. Info & registration details ⬇️

socialprotection.org@socialprotection.org · 4mo ago

🚨 Join us on 23/04 for the #SPorgWebinar “From the First Global Symposium to Action: Advancing Gender-Responsive Social Protection” buff.ly/BDL8FTX 🕛 12:00 (GMT) 🏢Organisers: UNICEF, DFAT, FCDO

📢 New Young Lives newsletter out now! 📉 Access our Round 7 data for FREE 📚 Download our latest publications 🎧 Listen to the experts: MartaFavara & Kath Ford on The Naked Scientists & @socialprotection.org podcasts 📰 Read: createsend.com/t/r-DCF27DFC... 📥 Sign up: www.younglives.org.uk/newsletter

📊 New #DataRelease! Round 7 data now FREE on @ukdataservice.bsky.social datacatalogue.ukdataservice.ac.uk/studies/stud... Collected in 2023–24, 20+ yrs into the study—when participants were 22 & 29—this data offers unique longitudinal insights into young people’s lives in Ethiopia, India & Peru.