Tabitha Nyaleel Maguek

Feinstein Research Projects

Early Marriage in Conflict and Displacement

By Kimberly Howe, Elizabeth Stites, Anastasia Marshak, Dyan Mazurana, Khalat Ahmed Hammada, Shilan Sulaiman, Nyachar Lony, Tabitha Nyaleel Maguek | July 2022

Our latest research shows that we do not know enough about early marriage to design programs and policies that effectively support female youth in the ways that they need. This study is generating the evidence humanitarians need.

Education and Female Youth in Displacement in South Sudan and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

cover of report: Education and Female Youth in Dsiplacement in South Sudan and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq

By Kimberly Howe, Meg Moran, Elizabeth Stites, Anastasia Marshak, Khalat Ahmed Hammada, Shilan Sulaiman, Nyachar Lony, Tabitha Nyaleel Maguek | November 2022

This paper examines the role of marital status and motherhood on schooling experience and educational interruption, attainment, and aspirations in South Sudan and the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.

By Kimberly Howe, Elizabeth Stites, Meg Moran, Anastasia Marshak, Khalat Ahmed Hammada, Shilan Sulaiman, Nyachar Lony, Tabitha Nyaleel Maguek | August 2022

Very little is known about the experiences of female youth who marry under 18 and later become separated, divorced, or widowed. This briefing paper underscores the unique vulnerabilities and challenges that these youth face in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI) and South Sudan.

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