Exploring New Horizons in Research: Q&A with Dagim Fisseha Habteyesus
Gloria: Welcome, Dagim. You joined the Population Council in November 2023. Could you share your initial impressions and experiences? Dagim: Thank you, Gloria. Joining [...]
Women Exposed to Community Violence have Earlier Relationships and Births in Colombia, the Dominican Republic, and Guatemala
The transition from childhood to adulthood is a pivotal stage of human development with important consequences for the rest of people’s lives. Adverse conditions [...]
Breaking Down Barriers to Aid: A 16 Days of Activism Q&A with Chi-Chi Undie
16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence, is an international campaign hosted by the United Nations to call communities, organizations, and governments to do [...]
Reflections from a Data-to-Action Workshop based on the First-Ever Humanitarian Violence Against Children and Youth Survey
It’s not new that humanitarian crises are associated with heightened risk of gender-based violence (GBV) as well as disruption in sexual and reproductive health [...]
Deconstructing Uganda’s Anti-Homosexuality Act
If no adjustments are made, the Anti-Homosexuality Act 2023 will obstruct health education and the outreach that can help end AIDS as a public health [...]
Violence Outcomes in COVID-19 Era Study (VoCes-19)
VoCes-19 is a web-based open cohort study that aims to understand the short- and mid-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the lives of [...]
Baseline Prevalence Study of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children in Dhaka
The Population Council is conducting one of the first large-scale scientific studies to examine commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) in Bangladesh. Using a [...]
Selam Medirashachin (Safe Arrival)
Adolescent girls and young women in low- and middle-income countries are migrating from rural to urban areas in ever greater numbers. This increase in [...]