GAGE endline findings about the health of young people in Ethiopia

The Ethiopian government has made a range of policy and action plan commitments to support its large and growing population of children and young people so that they can access the services, rights and work that they need to secure their own futures – and transform the country into an economic and social ‘Beacon of Prosperity’ for Africa (Ministry of Planning and Development, 2020). 

Recent events, however, have put these objectives at risk. Political and ethnic conflict have become intractable; climate change is accelerating; the government’s budget is stressed by high inflation and debt load; and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is projecting that official development assistance (ODA) will decline by up to 17% in 2025, due to cuts by major donors (OECD, 2025; UNDP Ethiopia, 2025; World Bank, 2025).

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Presler-Marshall, E., Endale, K.., Yadete, W., Jones, N., Raghavan, P., Hamory, J. , ... and Woldehanna, T. (2026) ‘GAGE endline findings about the health of young people in Ethiopia’. Policy brief. London: Gender and Adolescence: Global Evidence