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Reducing Urban Violence in the Global South: Towards Safe and Inclusive Cities
Reducing Urban Violence in the Global South seeks to identify the drivers of urban violence in the cities of the Global South and how they relate to and interact with poverty and inequalities.
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From costing to action: Generating evidence on the economic impacts of gender-based violence for businesses in Mexico and Colombia
Gender-based violence (GBV) remains a pervasive global problem, with 70% of women worldwide reporting at least one form of physical or psychological violence from a partner (UN Women).
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Economic opportunities and prevention of violence affecting lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer youth in Central America
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, and intersex (LGBTQI+) youth have suffered multiple forms of vulnerability, exclusion, and violence, particularly in Central America where homophobia is widespread.
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Strategies for social and labor inclusion of young people in marginalized areas of Cali, Colombia
The rate of homicides in Cali, Colombia reached 50.8 per 100,000 inhabitants in 2017, earning the city a reputation as one of the most violent in Latin America.
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Integration of post-prison/drug rehabilitation youth into the labor market
In Latin America, more than 154 million young people (over 54% of the youth population) is affected by poverty. Access to job opportunities is considered an important factor to reduce youth violence.
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Preventing gender based violence and sexual and reproductive rights violations among adolescents to reduce teen pregnancy in Togo
Like most West African countries, despite many legal and institutional measures to protect adolescents, Togo has a very high teen pregnancy rate.
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Dual education system in Mexico: Promoting economic opportunities for youth in the context of violence?
This project is part of a cross-programmatic effort at IDRC to improve understanding of the linkages between youth engagement, violence, and economic opportunities in Latin America in order to support evidence-based policies in this area.
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Entrepreneurial culture and youth employment in violent contexts
This project is part of a broader initiative launched in 2016 to revisit the linkages between youth, violence, and economic opportunities in Africa and Latin America.
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Nexus between youth economic opportunities, inclusion and violence prevention: A Study of Kenya's National Youth Service Community Cohorts Programme
More than two-thirds of Africa’s population is under the age of 35, making it the most youthful continent in the world.