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Action Aid

http://www.actionaid.org/what-we-do/womens-rights/young-urban-women

YOUNG WOMEN: LIFE CHOICES & LIVELIHOODS IN POOR URBAN AREAS 

Link to Full 58-Page 2012 Report:

http://www.actionaid.org/sites/files/actionaid/young_women_-urban.pdf

Link to 26-Page Project Framework:

http://www.actionaid.org/sites/files/actionaid/young_women_-_framework.pdf

YOUNG WOMEN - LIFE CHOICES & LIVELIHOODS IN POOR URBAN AREAS 

With 2012 witnessing the highest ever urban populations and migration to towns and cities on the rise, levels of urban poverty are also increasing.

Young women are among the hardest hit by these pressures, but little research exists for programmes seeking to address young women’s needs in urban areas.

With this in mind, ActionAid commissioned three reports covering urban areas in India, Ghana and South Africa to better understand the opportunities and challenges faced by young urban women.

Our research forms the basis for an innovative global programme we hope to launch in 2013 that will be focussed on young women’s rights to decent work and sexual reproductive health. This programme will seek to increase women’s control and autonomy over their life choices, and seek to challenge gender norms that perpetuate inequality.