scholarly journals Let's Go Girls!: Evaluating the Effectiveness of Tutoring and Scholarships on Primary School Girls' Attendance and Academic Performance in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (3) ◽  
pp. 19-35
Author(s):  
Jennifer Randall ◽  
Alejandra Garcia
Keyword(s):  
Primary School ◽  
School Environment ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Student Growth ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Professional Development For Teachers ◽  
Republic Of The Congo ◽  
School Girls ◽  
And Mathematics

The Democratic Republic of the Congo continues to balance a commitment to education in general, and girls’ education more specifically, and additional challenges brought about through cyclical conflict. The Valorisation de la Scholarisation de la Fille project aimed to improve literacy and numeracy by providing scholarships, tutoring, and comprehensive professional development for teachers. Using a randomized control design (RCT), we tracked both the achievement and attendance outcomes of these girls over a period of three years. Several factors positively influenced student growth in reading and mathematics, including the proportion of female teachers in the school, girls’ perceptions of the school environment, receipt of a scholarship, and tutoring (math only). Household survey data suggest that the project minimized/reduced an already existing gap between enrollment in school for control and intervention communities; and school data suggest increased enrollment for girls in upper primary school. The findings suggest that programs designed to provide increased access to education may be the most successful in improving outcomes for students.

scholarly journals Drought, Resilience, and Support for Violence: Household Survey Evidence from DR Congo

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (10) ◽  
pp. 1994-2021
Author(s):  
Nina von Uexkull ◽  
Marco d’Errico ◽  
Julius Jackson
Keyword(s):  
Climate Variability ◽  
Political Violence ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Dr Congo ◽  
Climate Variability And Change ◽  
Drought Resilience ◽  
Republic Of The Congo ◽  
Household Survey Data ◽  
General Association

The effects of climate variability and change on security are debated. While this topic has received considerable attention in both policy circles and academia, the microlevel pathways and conditions under which climatic shocks increase conflict risks are poorly understood. We suggest that household resilience provides one key to understanding these relationships. Using novel household survey data from two conflict-affected regions in Eastern Democratic Republic of the Congo, we study variation in the support for violence related to reported exposure to drought and resilience metrics. Using comprehensive multifaceted objective and subjective indicators of resilience, we find that less resilient respondents who report having experienced drought and associated losses are more likely to be supportive of the use of political violence. In contrast, our findings suggest that there is no general association between reporting drought exposure and support for violence.

scholarly journals Health-seeking behaviour in the city of Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo: results from a cross-sectional household survey

2014 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mukalenge F Chenge ◽  
Jean Van der Vennet ◽  
Numbi O Luboya ◽  
Veerle Vanlerberghe ◽  
Mala A Mapatano ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Household Survey ◽  
Health Seeking Behaviour ◽  
Health Seeking ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Republic Of The Congo ◽  
The City

scholarly journals Improving Access to Education for Marginalised Girls in Conflict Areas

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gauthier Marchais ◽  
Sweta Gupta ◽  
Cyril Owen Brandt
Keyword(s):  
Inclusive Education ◽  
Social Relationships ◽  
Democratic Republic ◽  
Violent Conflict ◽  
Peace Building ◽  
Access To Education ◽  
Barriers To Education ◽  
Extra Curricular Activities ◽  
Republic Of The Congo ◽  
Conflict Research

A high proportion of out-of-school children across the world live in conflict-affected contexts. To remove barriers to education for marginalised girls in those contexts, a key challenge is to understand the multiple and intersecting forms of marginalisation and their changing dynamics during violent conflict. Research from the REALISE education project in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) identifies key considerations for education programmes for marginalised girls in conflict areas, such as inclusive education for girls and boys, links between education and peace-building, and extra-curricular activities to support social relationships.

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