[3] hosting over 50,000 refugees primarily from South Sudan with 85% of arrivals composing of women and children according to the Nations Development Programme Human Development Report.
[4] Women and girls face the challenge of high sexual gender-based violence (SGBV) in the region.
In particular, a cultural taboo around menstruation can lead girls to drop out or skip school, further limiting their economic and educational opportunities.
There is also an increased risk of child marriage, abuse, and teen pregnancy amongst young girls.
[1] Palabek refugee settlement has 11 primary schools, secondary and technical schools serving more than 25,000 school-age refugee children and older youth who are given a chance to learn and apply their skills in a later time of their lives.