Yes i do Report

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• Leadership and Decision-making on Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting among the Maasai in Kajiado

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  Explorative Qualitative Research Report – February 2018 Child marriage, teenage pregnancy and female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) are manifestations of deeply rooted gender inequality and social norms, poverty and limited economic perspectives. The factors that hold both FGM/C and child marriage in place are the consolidation of family interests of maintaining honour, enhancing fidelity within marriage […]

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• YES I DO SYNTHESIS

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  The Yes I Do programme aims to contribute to a world in which adolescent girls can decide if, when and with whom to marry and have children, and are protected from female genital mutilation/ cutting (FGM/C). Child marriage and FGM/C are human rights violations and are, like teenage pregnancy, manifestations of deeply rooted gender inequality […]

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• Gaining insight into the magnitude of and factors influencing child marriage and teenage pregnancy and their consequences in Pakistan

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  YES I DO. is a strategic alliance of five Dutch organizations which main aim is to enhance the decision making space of young people about if, when and whom to marry as well as if, when and with whom to have children. The present report details the baseline study conducted in Pakistan. The report draws […]

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• Factors Influencing Child Marriage, Teenage Pregnancy and Female Genital Mutilation/Circumcision in Lombok Barat and Sukabumi Districts, Indonesia

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  YES I DO. is a strategic alliance of five Dutch-based organizations which main aim is to enhance the decision making space of young people about if, when and whom to marry as well as if, when and with whom to have children. The present report details the baseline study conducted in Indonesia. The report draws […]

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• A baseline study on child marriage, teenage pregnancy and female genital mutilation/ cutting in Kenya

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  YES I DO. is a strategic alliance of five Dutch organizations which main aim is to enhance the decision making space of young people about if, when and whom to marry as well as if, when and with whom to have children. The present report details the baseline study conducted in Kenya. The report draws […]

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• Gaining insight into the magnitude of and factors influencing child marriage and teenage pregnancy in Malawi

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  YES I DO. is a strategic alliance of five Dutch organizations which main aim is to enhance the decision making space of young women about if, when and whom to marry as well as if, when and with whom to have children The present report details the baseline study conducted in Malawi. The report draws […]

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• Gaining insight into the magnitude of and factors influencing child marriage and teenage pregnancy and their consequences in Mozambique

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  YES I DO. is a strategic alliance of five Dutch organizations which main aim is to enhance the decision making space of young women about if, when and whom to marry as well as if, when and with whom to have children. The present report details the baseline study conducted in Mozambique. The report draws […]

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• Gaining insight into the magnitude of and factors influencing child marriage and teenage pregnancy in Zambia

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  YES I DO. is a strategic alliance of five Dutch organizations which main aim is to enhance the decision making space of young women about if, when and whom to marry as well as if, when and with whom to have children. Funded by the sexual and reproductive health and rights policy framework of the […]

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• Gaining insight into the magnitude of and factors influencing child marriage, female genital mutilation/ cutting and teenage pregnancy in Ethiopia

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  YES I DO. is a strategic alliance of five Dutch organizations which main aim is to enhance the decision making space of young women about if, when and whom to marry as well as if, when and with whom to have children. The present report details the baseline study conducted in Ethiopia. The report draws […]

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• Ethiopia – Amhara Region The situation of child marriage in Qewet and Bahir Dar Zurida: a focus on gender roles, parenting and young people’s future perspectives

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  This report presents a qualitative study conducted as part of the research component of the Yes I Do programme in Ethiopia, which is being implemented in the Amhara region from 2016 until 2020. This introduction starts with a brief background of the Yes I Do programme and the objectives of the research component, after which […]

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• Initiation ceremonies in Traditional Authority Liwonde in Machinga District in Southern Malawi:

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  The baseline study of the YES I DO (YID) programme found, among other issues, that initiation ceremonies stimulate young people to experiment with sex, leading to teenage pregnancy and consequently (child) marriage. This study was initiated to explore how initiation ceremonies have evolved over the last 30 years and especially how they have impacted on […]

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• Yes I Do Alliance: Midterm Review 2016 to June 2018

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  Despite a decline in child marriage (CM) in the last decade, an estimated 12 million girls under 18 are married each year. To end the practice by 2030 — the target set out in the Sustainable Development Goals — progress must be significantly accelerated. The Yes I Do Alliance (YIDA), comprising Plan International Netherlands(lead organization), […]

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