Understanding adolescent vulnerabilities in LMICs through an intersectional lens

Understanding adolescent vulnerabilities in LMICs through an intersectional lens

When

5 Oct 2021    
1:00pm

Event Type

Seminar

5 October 1pm BST

Understanding adolescent vulnerabilities in LMICs through an intersectional lens: launch of a new European Journal of Development Research Special Issue

Background and objectives

This event will showcase a new EJDR special issue that explores adolescent experiences across diverse LMICs, including conflict-affected contexts, drawing on unique mixed-methods data from the GAGE longitudinal study. It will highlight why an intersectional approach is critical to capture adolescents’ diverse and dynamic capabilities, and what the policy and programming implications are to ensure no adolescent is left behind.

Format:
1pm to 1.45pm – Introduction and panel presentations
1.45pm to 2.15pm – Breakout discussions
2.15pm to 2.30pm – Reflections from breakout discussions and wrap up

Chair:

  • Prof Rebecca Tiessen, School of International Development and Global Studies, University of Ottawa/ and EJDR editorial board

Panellists:

  • Prof Laura Camfield, Head of International Development, University of East Anglia
  • Dr Anita Ghimire, GAGE Nepal Qualitative Research Lead, Director of Nepal Institute for Social and Environmental Research (NISER)
  • Prof Tassew Woldehanna, GAGE Ethiopia Quantitative Research Lead, President of Addis Ababa University
  • Prof Sarah Baird, Associate Professor of Global Health and Economics, George Washington University

Breakout room speakers:

  • Dr Bassam Abu Hamad, GAGE Associate Director – MENA, Associate Professor, Faculty of Public Health, Al Quds University
  • Dr Kate Pincock, GAGE Qualitative Researcher, Research Associate, Oxford University
  • Dr Ola Abu Al Ghaib, Manager – UN Partnership on Persons with Disabilities Fund at UNDP

Please register via: https://tinyurl.com/thc8z3sd and select the breakout discussion you would like to participate in. The number of participants for each breakout room is limited, so we recommend to register as early as possible.