Megan Devonald

Researcher for the @GAGE_programme at @ODIdev, interested in gender, adolescence and sustainability research.

[Megan Devonald @MeganDevonald]

Listen to our new podcast exploring how young activists can hold leaders to account on #ClimateAction 🌏

[GAGE programme @GAGE_programme]

🎧New podcast!

Ahead of #InternationalYouthDay listen to ep 2 of our podcast on #voice & #agency focused on climate activism. @MeganDevonald speaks to Sarah McIvor (@IIED) & James & Michelle, youth climate activists from Tanzania and Ireland.

👉https://t.co/8WbNLISvIv

#IYD2023

[GAGE programme @GAGE_programme]

Adolescents in Ethiopia have been living through recurrent and interconnected crises during the course of GAGE’s longitudinal research. This policy brief outlines what can be done to support young people's capabilities in these contexts.

Read it here 👉https://t.co/MomVZOP0mq

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Great few days at the #NYRIS conference at @TampereUni, presenting @GAGE_programme research on longitudinal methodologies for studying #GBV against adolescent girls.

[Uni of Suffolk Childhood and Education @UOSChildhood]

Don’t miss @MeganDevonald's presentation "Growing up during polycrisis: How are adolescent capabilities affected during their transition to adulthood?" at Children and #Childhoods2024 Conference! Book your place here: https://t.co/EsGgZxmU5Q…
@UniofSuffolk

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Congratulations to @njones_gage @MeganDevonald Rebecca Dutton, Sarah Baird, Workneh Yadete, @KiyaG24 whose article "disrupted education trajectories" was a #TopCitedArticle in @ODI_Global #DPR @WileyGlobal.

Read the paper here 👇https://t.co/nEnD74Ht7G

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On #EarthDay, GAGE evidence highlights the gender and age-specific challenges adolescents in Ethiopia face due to #climatechange, especially in regards to education access, risk of #GBV and involvement in #climateaction.

Read more here 👇https://t.co/pXZ42iHKUg

[GAGE programme @GAGE_programme]

What analytical techniques can be used to capture the richness of qualitative longitudinal research?

We outline our approaches inc:

🔸 Sub-analysis
🔸 Across & within participant approaches
🔸 Triangulation with caregivers

Read more here👉https://t.co/93F86GIezl

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Using large datasets for qualitative research is recognised as an important methodology but there is a lack of research on how to manage these datasets.

Our @IJQMonline article explores lessons learnt from our experiences at GAGE.

Read here👉https://t.co/hRqjJ12Sn1

#Bigqual

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Today is #YouthDay at #COP28 - an integral reminder to focus on the voices of youth as they are impacted by ongoing #climatechange 🌏

How can we ensure youth engagement at #COP28 is meaningful, intersectional and inclusive?

Read our new blog here 👇
https://t.co/msJxX7TfCA

[GAGE programme @GAGE_programme]

Today the UK is hosting the Global Food Security Summit, #GFSS23.

Our new research shows a 33% reduction in funding for gender and adolescent programming, due to UK aid cuts in 2021, esp hitting #humanitarian aid & #foodassistance.

Read more here👉https://t.co/ktyPboYiNE

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Our #WD2023 event "Where is the money?" highlighted the need to amplify girls’ voices and visibility.

Yet in 2021 only 1% of gender and adolescent-targeted ODA went to adolescent- or youth-led organisations.

Read our new policy note here 👉https://t.co/ZmM3182ywe

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🗓️Join us on 29 March at 1pm BST for the launch of our report 'Investing in #adolescent #girls'

We will be discussing how much is invested into adolescent girls' #wellbeing & how funds are distributed.

Register here 👉https://t.co/9aOkHN7xKm

[GAGE programme @GAGE_programme]

📢Save the Date!

In the lead up to the @WomenDeliver #WD2023, @AdolescentPlan will be hosting a WD Global Dialogue where we will be sharing key findings from our recent publication: ‘Investing in Adolescent Girls’.

Register for the online webinar here 👉 https://t.co/f2Avf7qeto

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We are pleased that our article 'addressing educational attainment inequities in rural Ethiopia: Leave no adolescent behind' is one of @WileyGlobal's #TopCitedArticle.

Read it here👉 https://t.co/g5VRcaIzxH

[GAGE programme @GAGE_programme]

Our new report explored trends in gender- and adolescent- focused #ODA from 2016-2020 and found low investments into adolescent girls.

Read it here 👉https://t.co/cKzEX0XZUH

Explore the 🧵below to see our key recommendations to governments, donors and policy makers.

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Our new report on investing in adolescent girls is out now!

Highlighting the urgent need to #InvestInAdolescentGirls, especially the most marginalised.

Read it here 👇https://t.co/W3YPnReI4D

[GAGE programme @GAGE_programme]

📢We are are excited to launch a new report w/@AdolescentPlan on #investing in adolescent girls.

Only 5% of ODA in 2020 was gender- and adolescent –targeted. Yet, in #LMICs, 25-30% of the population is made up of #adolescents and #youth

Read here👉https://t.co/cKzEX0XZUH

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📢Our next #newsletter will be out next week!

Subscribe here to keep up to explore our publications, news and events👉https://t.co/sAeXSLFneu

Read our previous newsletters here 👉https://t.co/lN0OuWl1tF

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As #COP27 begins we need to understand the impact #climatechange is having on the lives of adolescents' in LMICs especially girls

In this article we explore the impact of climate change through a #gender and #adolescent lens in #Ethiopia. Read it here 👇
https://t.co/pXZ42iIiJO

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📢The GAGE & @ODI_Global #devpolicyrev special issue is out now!

It focuses on #adolescent skills to address global challenges across many contexts, including #Ethiopia, #Rwanda & #Uganda.

Read it here👉 https://t.co/tnWuPUVvBJ

🧵See an overview of the articles below

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4⃣The impact of the #COVID19 pandemic on education trajectories in Ethiopia is explored in the next article @njones_gage, @MeganDevonald, @KiyaG24
Read it here 👉https://t.co/xjNL6VQIXC

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Great selection of blogs for #InternationalDayOfTheGirl2022 #IDG2022
From: @PEASchools @educate_girls @FCDOGEC @UNGEI @REAL_Centre @gendereddata @OpenUniversity @PlanGlobal @BrookingsInst @CGDev @yloxford @UNICEFEducation @GEMReport
https://t.co/KxpUyWWmoY