Providing new opportunities to adolescent girls in socially conservative settings: The Ishraq program in rural Upper Egypt

Transitions to Adulthood

he transition from childhood to adulthood is often considered a time of growth in selfawareness, opportunities, and knowledge about the world. For girls in rural Egypt, however, this growth often does not occur. As girls reach adolescence, their lives become increasingly confined to the home, their opportunities limited to household chores, and their future prospects restricted to early marriag...

Assessing the Impact of Ishraq Intervention, A Second- Chance Program for Out-of-School Rural Adolescent Girls in Egypt

Iron Deficiency and Iron Deficiency Anemia in Adolescent Girls in Rural Upper Egypt

Background: Iron deficiency (ID) and iron deficiency anemia (IDA) in adolescents tends to increase with age due to acceleration of growth. Objectives: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of ID and IDA in adolescent girls in rural Upper Egypt. Methods: 912 girls in 5 different village preparatory schools situated in El-Minya governorate at Upper Egypt were enrolled in the study. Complet...

How Empowering Girls Can Help End Child Marriage

1 Introduction There are nearly 70 million child brides in the world today, and more than 15 million girls marry each year. Around the world, there are a number of programs and many organizations that are working to prevent child marriage and provide support to married girls. In 2011, the International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) published a review of evaluated child marriage programs, ...

تطابق معنوی در دختران نوجوان ساکن مراکز شبانه روزی: مطالعه کیفی

  Background and Aim: Spirituality as a coping strategy plays an important role in human health. According to holistic approach, providing spiritual care for clients in different settings has been considered as a nurse’s responsibility. Despite the number of institutionalized adolescents living in residential settings, there are few studies have assessed spirituality in this group. In this rega...