Monthly Corner
Astha Ramaiya [Co-author] Shared the Journal Article - Published in Child Abuse & Neglect, June 2026
A new systematic review published in Child Abuse & Neglect examined the link between mental health and technology-facilitated child sexual exploitation and abuse (TF-CSEA). Analysing 10 studies with over 25,000 participants across seven countries, researchers found that depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and prior trauma were consistently associated with victimisation. Crucially, the relationship appears bidirectional with mental health difficulties both preceding and resulting from exploitation; creating potential cycles of repeated harm. Perhaps most striking: traditional parental monitoring through technological surveillance showed limited protective effects. What actually mattered? The quality of parent-child relationships including, open communication, emotional warmth, and trust. The findings suggest prevention efforts should combine universal school-based programmes building emotional resilience with targeted support for high-risk youth, while parent education should prioritise connection over control. With 12.5% of children globally experiencing online solicitation annually, understanding these psychological pathways is essential for effective child protection.
Alok Srivastava, Vasanti Rao & Amita Puri Article on International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health, January 2026
Tara Prasad Article on Challanges and Lessons Learns of GESI responsive and inclusive conservatiom practices, Nepal
Ritu Dewan & Swati Raju Article on Economic and Political Weekly
Viera Schioppetto shared Thesis on Gender Approach in Development Projects
Events
Vacancies
- Seeking Senior Analyst - IPE Global
About the job
IPE Global Ltd. is a multi-disciplinary development sector consulting firm offering a range of integrated, innovative and high-quality services across several sectors and practices. We offer end-to-end consulting and project implementation services in the areas of Social and Economic Empowerment, Education and Skill Development, Public Health, Nutrition, WASH, Urban and Infrastructure Development, Private Sector Development, among others.
Over the last 26 years, IPE Global has successfully implemented over 1,200 projects in more than 100 countries. The group is headquartered in New Delhi, India with five international offices in United Kingdom, Kenya, Ethiopia, Philippines and Bangladesh. We partner with multilateral, bilateral, governments, corporates and not-for-profit entities in anchoring development agenda for sustained and equitable growth. We strive to create an enabling environment for path-breaking social and policy reforms that contribute to sustainable development.
Role Overview
IPE Global is seeking a motivated Senior Analyst – Low Carbon Pathways to strengthen and grow its Climate Change and Sustainability practice. The role will contribute to business development, program management, research, and technical delivery across climate mitigation, carbon markets, and energy transition. This position provides exceptional exposure to global climate policy, finance, and technology, working with a team of high-performing professionals and in collaboration with donors, foundations, research institutions, and public agencies.
Reflections from Evaluation Conclave
Day one: some of the highlights for me:
Katherine Hay’s keynote speech where she touched upon violence against women in India and South Asia and the role evaluators can play in response to this issue . However, keeping in mind the limited resources she underlined ‘measure what we treasure’
The panel on Gender Dynamics and Participation in Evaluation was chaired by Donna Mertens with three presentations and one from our team mate Ranjani on stakeholder participation in evaluation. She shared several tools to encourage women to share like body mapping tool which evoked a lot of discussion. Chandra Bhadra’s example from Nepal on how women could not obtain loan from a micro-credit project because they did not know how to sign.
Appreciative Inquiry and Evaluation- workshop- Being a facilitator of a strength based approach, I enjoyed this session. The often asked question came up do strength-based approaches like AI ignore problems. Also we learned how AI has been used in drafting evaluation questions, data analysis and use of evaluation findings.
Day two:
The day had a great start with a keynote speech from Guru of Participatory evaluation- Robert Chambers. He shared ways in which PE can be quantified by sharing many tools. What stands out for me when he said that PE is all about attitudes and beliefs.
Today it was our team panel chaired by Ratna Sudarshan with Priya Nanda and Rajib Nandi as presenters and Shraddha as the discussant. We had a deep discussion on how transformative can feminist evaluation be. Rajibji's experience depicted how in a project when gender dimension is ignored but the evaluation can bring in the feminist element and change the mindset of the agency which has commissioned the evalulation.
Finally, I gained a deeper understanding on how to apply strength-based approach in evaluations.
Photos from the conclave:
https://gendereval.ning.com/photo/albums/engendering-policy-through...
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