Institutional News
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GRADE Conversa 24: Subjective Well-Being and Mental Health, featuring Vanessa Rojas
Covid-19 hit Peru hard and youth were a highly affected group. In 2023, the qualitative component of Young Lives Longitudinal Study collected the voices of youth participants about their well-being and mental health in a post-conflict and pandemic context. Listen to a new episode of our podcast GRADE Conversa featuring Vanessa Rojas, Senior Researcher at […]
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World Water Day: a selection of free access resources
Although Peru has abundant water resources, their distribution in the territory and for families is very unequal: for example, we still have 3 million people who do not have household drinking water service. Let us also remember the water crisis that Piura experienced at the end of last year due to the reduction in the […]
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#8M Día Internacional de la Mujer 2025: Publicaciones destacadas
En nuestra sociedad aún operan diversos mecanismos que han perpetuado inequidades sociales basadas en las diferencias de género y expresadas en las desiguales oportunidades de desarrollo que tienen hombres y mujeres en el Perú. Esta forma de desigualdad tiene raíces estructurales que no solo se manifiestan en los planos sociales y económicos, sino también en […]
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In Memoriam: Shane Hunt and Barbara Hunt
IN MEMORIAM We, the members of GRADE who trained as economists, economic historians, and sociologists, came to know and appreciate Shane Hunt’s work long ago. He was a professor at Boston University, a key contributor to our economic history, a careful analyst of our national development process, and a great lover of Peru. He accompanied […]
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Vanessa Rojas is appointed Senior Investigator at GRADE
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Vanessa Rojas as GRADE’s Senior Researcher. Her work has focussed on the anthropology of education, addressing topics as educational transitions, childhood well-being, educational quality, power relations and childhood. She holds a PhD in Sociology and is a Lead Researcher for the qualitative component at Young Lives Peru. Congratulations Vanessa! Institutional […]
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25N: Some recent titles that address the issue of violence against women
In Peru, a little more than half of women (53.8%) were victims of psychological, physical or sexual violence by their partner at some time, according to the DHS 2023. Despite progress, the evidence to address this problem is still insufficient in our country. Several studies by our researchers have aimed to explore the multiple dimensions […]
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Launch of CEPAS, the network of Think Tanks of the Americas
It is with enthusiasm that we share the creation of the network of Think Tanks of the Americas CEPAS. This alliance was born with the aim of promoting knowledge, strengthening collaboration and generating innovative solutions to the shared challenges of our societies. GRADE and six other centers of outstanding work join forces to continue contributing […]
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GRADE, in partnership with SUMMA and UNICEF, leads AdaptED: Observatory for Educational Adaptation in Latin America and the Caribbean
We are pleased to share with you the launch of the new project AdaptED: Observatory for Educational Adaptation in Latin America and the Caribbean, led by GRADE, in partnership with SUMMA and UNICEF. The AdaptED Observatory will study educational resilience in the countries that are part of the Global Partnership for Education KIX in the […]
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Secondary Education Day: free access publications
La educación secundaria puede ser una intervención de gran transcendencia en el desarrollo de los jóvenes. Estos entran a la secundaria en un momento en que empiezan a transiciones complejas y necesitan entornos que favorezcan el desarrollo de sus potencialidades. En años recientes, la educación secundaria se ha ido convirtiendo en objeto de mayor atención […]
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International Day of the Girl: selection of recent free access titles
Las experiencias de las niñas en sus propias vidas muestran la importancia de proporcionar entornos seguros, no violentos, inclusivos y eficaces hacia un futuro en el que puedan desarrollar todo su potencial. En el Día Internacional de la Niña, compartimos algunos títulos recientes de nuestras investigadores e investigadores. Varios de estos estudios muestran que, a […]
