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Young Lives
@yloxford.bsky.social
A longitudinal study of poverty and inequality following 12,000 children in Ethiopia, India, Peru, & Vietnam since 2002.
🗞 LATEST NEWSLETTER OUT NOW!

📣 YL research & recommendations on #mentalhealth
📣 Watch Dir. Marta Favara's @wellcometrust.bsky.social Guest Lecture
📣 YL, @unicef.org & @savechildrenuk.bsky.social unite to champion child-focused #climateaction at #COP30..

🔗 Read more: createsend.com/t/r-B7F45855...
October 21, 2025 at 11:40 AM
🕊️ #InternationalDayofPeace
📖 New research from YL Peru (Ninos del Milenio) reveals how mothers’ exposure to the 1980–2000 Peruvian civil conflict still echoes today – affecting the socio-emotional development of the next generation.
Read more: www.younglives.org.uk/publications...
#PeaceDay
September 21, 2025 at 12:16 PM
This #InternationalLiteracyDay2025 discover 20+ yrs of insights into young people’s #education & #learning in low- & middle-income countries in the Global South.
Read the latest Round 7 country reports from our #longitudinal surveys in Ethiopia, India & Peru: www.younglives.org.uk/publications...
September 8, 2025 at 11:25 AM
📊 New YL interactive reports on #SDGs!

To mark 10 yrs of the #SustainableDevelopmentGoals, we launch a series of reports starting with #SDG2 & #SDG3.

🔍 Read key findings on zero hunger & health & well-being goals: storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d9c0...

@ifad.org @fao.org @odid-qeh.bsky.social
August 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
📢 New Policy Brief on #MentalHealth!

Drawing on our new evidence, this brief sets out policy recommendations for the global community to step up action to promote, protect & care for young people’s mental health in LMICs. 🫂

📰 Read the full brief 👇 bit.ly/4lgJmZC

@odid-qeh.bsky.social @who.int
August 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
📢 Attention researchers & policymakers!

📬 Our June newsletter - covering the launch of the new Young Lives Hub on #ClimateChange & Environmental Shocks & much, much more - is out now!

🔗 createsend.com/t/r-CA487FB2...

#longitudinalstudy #research #poverty
@climateoxford.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
🧠 The pandemic & mental health: the lived experiences of vulnerable young Peruvian women

Aurora and Daniela’s accounts describe profound suffering but their narratives express agency and resilience.

Read their powerful stories: buff.ly/QPCVV4U

#covid #mentalhealth #peru @odid-qeh.bsky.social
June 20, 2025 at 10:01 AM
📢 New findings from Young Lives Round 7 reveal young people’s mental health in #India, #Peru, and #Ethiopia has not recovered since the #COVID #pandemic

Read the report: www.younglives.org.uk/publications...

@younglivesethiopia.bsky.social @wellcometrust.bsky.social @odid-qeh.bsky.social
June 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
📊 The final infographics in our series of Rd 7 survey insights spotlights key findings on Health, Nutrition & Well-being
🔎Despite improvements in the last 20 yrs, concerningly high levels of malnutrition persist with notable differences across countries: bit.ly/4jNhBqP
@oxfutureoffood.bsky.social
June 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
✨ What a night! ✨ We were thrilled to showcase Young Lives' impactful research at the #RightHereRightNow Museum Late Night — especially our new Hub on #ClimateChange & #EnvironmentalShocks.

Our powerful photos lit up the ceiling! 📸

➡️ Discover more
www.younglives.org.uk/Research%20H...
June 12, 2025 at 2:23 PM
🌍 Launched: The YL Hub on Climate Change & Environmental Shocks
We’re excited to have launched our new research hub! Linking our longitudinal data with climate & environmental data to strengthen the evidence base for informed policy making
younglives.org.uk/Research%20H...
@climateoxford.bsky.social
June 12, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🌍 Join us at the #RightHereRightNow Climate Summit at @ox.ac.uk!

☀️ Here Comes the Sun
📅 6 June, 12–2pm
📍 St Cross College & online
🔗 eventbrite.co.uk/e/here-comes...

📸 Photo Exhibition
📅 6 June, 7–10pm
📍 Pitt Rivers Museum
🔗 oumnh.ox.ac.uk/event/climat...
@odid-qeh.bsky.social @socsci.ox.ac.uk
June 2, 2025 at 1:42 PM
📊 Our Round 7 infographics on work & family lives are here!

🔍 Many young people are in low-paid, unstable jobs, despite improvements in education.

📥 Download our factsheets: younglives.org.uk/publications

➡️ Explore 20+ yrs of data: younglives.org.uk/data via
@ukdataservice.bsky.social
#research
May 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
🎓 How has access to education improved in each of our study countries & what persistent barriers remain?
Watch to find out ⬇️

For more detailed findings, download our 'Education & Learning' country factsheets: bit.ly/3Zpk6bl
@odid-qeh.bsky.social @younglivesethiopia.bsky.social @unicef.org
May 22, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🌍 Part of the #RightHereRightNow Global Summit, join leading experts as we reveal ground-breaking longitudinal research in the Global South. #oxfordclimate

📅 Fri 6 June 2025
⏰ 12-2 pm
📍 St Cross College, Oxford & online
🎟 Free & open to all

Book now: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/here-comes...
May 21, 2025 at 1:28 PM
Ending child poverty is a policy choice. Countries that have embraced this choice have successfully reduced child poverty, as demonstrated in the new Global Coalition to End Child Poverty study.
With contributions from YL’s Kath Ford, Santiago Cueto &
Alan Sanchez read it here: ow.ly/y6Nz50VRCFi
May 20, 2025 at 11:30 AM
🌟 We're delighted to share that we have been Highly Commended at the prestigious @ox.ac.uk VC Awards in the Research Engagement category! 🎉

We’re honoured to have our work acknowledged & incredibly proud of the team behind it. Huge congratulations to everyone involved! 👏

@odid-qeh.bsky.social
May 19, 2025 at 8:47 AM
Another big day for Young Lives! We're thrilled to be heading to the @ox.ac.uk VC Awards, where we've been shortlisted in the Excellence in Research and Innovation – Research Engagement category. Wish us luck! 🤞🍀
@odid-qeh.bsky.social @martafavara.bsky.social @alansanchezj.bsky.social #VCAwards
May 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Join us at the @ox.ac.uk VC Awards Showcase to find out more about our nomination in the Research Engagement category & explore some of the amazing work being done in Oxford!

🗓️ Tues, 13 May 2025
🕘 9:30 am – 4 pm
📍 Blackwell Hall, Weston Library, Oxford

Find out more: www.ox.ac.uk/event/vice-c...
May 12, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🚨 New policy brief #2!
‘Building Fairer Futures’ offers key policy recommendations to build a fairer, more resilient future that protects vulnerable women & girls and enables women to benefit from the opportunities of the climate transition.
🔗 bit.ly/3EThX0N
#OxfordClimate @climateoxford.bsky.social
May 9, 2025 at 8:48 AM
🚨 New policy brief!
‘New Evidence on the Impacts of #UnpaidCareWork on Girls & Women’ shows how unpaid care work continues to hold back women & girls in low- & middle-income countries, & suggests ways #policy & practice can help lighten the load.
🔗 www.younglives.org.uk/publications...
#genderroles
May 8, 2025 at 1:19 PM
BLOG: In @oxfamgbpolicy.bsky.social's latest #FromPovertytoPower blog Kath Ford explains how a combination of YL longitudinal data, translating research into policy influencing & relationships built over years helped secure a ban on all child marriage in Peru
frompoverty.oxfam.org.uk/peru-ban-chi...
April 24, 2025 at 3:25 PM
🚨 YL Newsletter – Bumper Edition Out Now!

2025 has been an incredible year for us so far!

✅ Round 7 findings published
✅ Global impact recognised by @ox.ac.uk
✅ 15 yrs of the Children, Youth & Women - Research & Practice Forum in Ethiopia

🗞️ Read all about it: createsend.com/t/r-9A7425F3...
March 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
We were proud to receive the @socsci.ox.ac.uk Impact Award last week for our impact in #Peru. But we know that legislation alone is not enough to protect young girls from child marriage.
Read our policy briefs on tackling the underlying causes of early marriage: www.younglives.org.uk/publications...
March 25, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Fantastic to celebrate last night's win at the @socsci.ox.ac.uk Impact Awards. Great for the team – but life-changing for those in #Peru who no longer have to endure the consequences of #childmarriage.
Read the research that helped inform Peru’s legislation: www.younglives.org.uk/news/young-l...
March 21, 2025 at 12:40 PM