Discussion contributions
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March 8 | Transforming care: evidence to strengthen policies and build comprehensive care systems in Latin America
In recognition of International Women’s Day, we share key ideas promoted by the Collaborative Research-Action Fund, an initiative that promotes applied evidence, coordination among actors, intersectional advocacy, and regional learning to strengthen comprehensive care policies and systems in the region. The Fund supports ten projects in eight countries in Latin America and the Caribbean that […]
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Merely an illusion: aspiration changes over time and the effects of wealth on children’s accomplishment of educational and occupational aspirations in Peru
In a recent article based on the Young Lives longitudinal study, analyzes how educational and career expectations evolve from childhood to youth, and the factors that influence whether they are achieved. The results show that young people’s aspirations grow during school, but socioeconomic inequalities continue to limit their chances of achieving them, highlighting the need […]
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What have we learned from the Young Lives longitudinal study in Peru? New findings and challenges ahead (2018-2025)
We present the main findings of the Young Lives longitudinal study, a long-term research project that focuses on the life trajectories of children and young people over more than twenty years. The study analyzes how poverty and opportunities change in low- and middle-income countries, helping to understand the progress that has been made and the […]
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Towards comprehensive care systems for gender equity in Latin America: evidence and lessons from the Collaborative Research-Action Fund
As part of International Day of Care, we are sharing the lessons learned from the winning initiatives of the two editions of the Collaborative Research-Action Fund. This content is part of the policy brief published by Lorena Alcázar, Carolina Robino, and Vanessa Rojas, who have compiled the experiences of initiatives in Peru, Uruguay, Colombia, Brazil, […]
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Project Initiatives to streghten care policies in Latin America and the Caribbean
As part of the Alliance for Change in the Care Economy program, our Project Initiatives to Strengthen Care Policies in Latin America and the Caribbean seeks to support innovation in public policies for the development of comprehensive care systems. Our project brings together various institutions in the region that are committed to a transformative gender […]
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Alianza Forestal Project: management of communal forests for socioeconomic and environment sustainability
Through a systematization, Manuel Glave, Marcela Cavassa, Oriana Heredia and Karla Vergara document and analyze the determining conditions, overcome challenges and lessons of the Alianza Forestal Project to facilitate its replication and scalability. This is a publication of the Alianza Forestal Project, an initiative by USAID Peru, Asociación para la Investigación y Desarrollo Integral (AIDER) and Mirova. Download […]
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Cyberviolence in sex-affective relationships: How does it manifest itself and why does it persist?
Using a qualitative methodology, Katherine Sarmiento, GRADE’s consultant, explains the role of social networks in the experiences of cyberviolence in sex-affective relationships among adolescents in an educational institution in San Juan de Lurigancho. Our most recent policy brief Análisis & Propuestas is freely available here.
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Transitions to sustainability: a project closure infographic
For two years, we sought to identify and analyze transitions for sustainable and inclusive socioeconomic and institutional transformation in territories with large-scale mining presence in Peru, Chile and Colombia. Learn about all the stages of our project in this infographic.
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Educational trajectories in pandemic. Findings of Young Lives Peru 2020-2021
A recent study by Young Lives Peru (Niños del Milenio) has revealed the challenges that poor young people who were in higher education faced in the transition to virtual education and the difficulties in staying in it. Download the full study by Vanessa Rojas, Gina Crivello and Adriana Alván here.
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The educational inclusion of Venezuelan migrant children and adolescents in Peru
Despite the efforts of the Peruvian State, there are still difficulties in guaranteeing access to fundamental services such as access to education for Venezuelan children and adolescents. In this infographic, our researchers Lorena Alcazar and María Balarin identify the factors that facilitate or limit the access, permanence and experience of this group in the Peruvian educational […]
