Young lives countries and research areas
Young Lives is taking place in four countries, Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam. Part of the rationale for selecting the countries was the opportunity to study childhood poverty in four different development contexts. To find out more about current development trends in each country and the questions they raise in relation to Young Lives, click on the relevant section of the map below or follow the country name links.
Photographer Nguyen Van Thanh.
In each country, the Young Lives team chose a series of contrasting regions. Within the regions, a total of 20 sentinel sites were selected, and then, 100 children between the ages of 6 and 18 months were identified in each sentinel site.
For information and images on the selected regions in each country, follow the country links below.