UNIVERSITY OF CORNELL

Cornell University is conducting a multi-sited survey and longitudinal interview project with Ghanaian, Kenyan, and South African high school students. The goal of the project is to conduct comparative research to assess how resource inequality arising before high school graduation affects the transition to adulthood and whether health and wellness outcomes are tied to educational, employment, and migration outcomes. The main research question that this study wishes to answer is ‘How do resource inequalities shape initial labor market outcomes of Ghanaian, Kenyan, and South African youths, and are individuals with better initial labor market outcomes less likely to migrate and more likely to retain better self-reported health and wellness?’

Mthente Research and Consulting Services (Pty) was commissioned to collect data from high school students (Grade 11) in South Africa on behalf of Cornell University. The data is being collected from 18 schools across South Africa by a team of professional and trained fieldworkers.