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Migration and Displacement of Children in Latin America and the Caribbean
During 2016-2017, 300,000 unaccompanied and displaced children from El Salvador, Honduras, and Guatemala were detained in the United States. The migration is primarily due to violence and poverty in their home countries. Save the Children is actively work
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Experiences on Child Rights Governance in Latin America and the Caribbean (2016-2017)
Child Rights Governance programs and action in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) – under a Child Rights focus and our Theory of Change- are committed to supporting the three breakthroughs Save the Children has proposed for 2030: 1. To Survive 2. To Le
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Menstrual Hygiene Management Impacts Girls’ School Experience in the Bolivian Amazon
In rural Beni, adolescent girls face many challenges when managing their menstruation. Menstruation results in reduced school participation, distraction, and stress, including concern that someone would know they were menstruating; fear about bloodstainin
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Making Sense of the City: Developing evidence through action research and learning
In 2008, recognising an organisational need to respond and adapt to the growing trend of urbanisation, and its negative impact on the most vulnerable groups, especially children, World Vision launched an action-research and learning approach to investigat
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Every Last Child Country Spotlight: Bolivia
Save the Children is campaigning at an international and national level to achieve the greatest impact for children with the Every Last Child Campaign. In Bolivia, the number of teenage pregnancies is on the rise. A pregnant adolescent is subject to stigm
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Adolescents and Youth: A comprehensive approach in Latin America and the Caribbean
Save the Children recognizes adolescents and youth as social actors and agents of change, yet they often face significant rights violations and lack of access to education and other services. Save the Children programming prioritizes the needs of adolesce
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Operation and Maintenance Financing for School WASH Facilities in Bolivia
This is a case study on the financing for the operation and maintenance (O&M) of school WASH facilities in Bolivia, based on a review of documents, key informant interviews and visits to 15 schools in urban Cochabamba and rural Oruro. Bolivia has decentra
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Tranquila, soy tu amiga Clara
This booklet is an interactive, child-friendly material to help girls through puberty. A girl, Clara, tells her own and her friends' experiences and allows space for the reader to share their experiences too. The booklet teaches about menstruation and pub
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Mantenimiento Escolar de Instalaciones Sanitarias
This document is a school maintenance plan for school sanitary facilities, it includes instructions on how to create a friendly bathroom facility for girls. It includes a plan for maintenance and checklists for bathroom facilities (including daily, weekly
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Gender in Focus: A guide to implementing Photovoice within Children Lead the Way
Beginning in 2015, Children Lead the Way launched a Photovoice project titled Gender in Focus in two implementing countries, Bolivia and Kenya. Photovoice is a powerful participatory tool because it enables participants to share how they see the world, an
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Children Lead the Way: Systematization of the productive education component in Bolivia
In Bolivia, Children Lead the Way (CLW) has been addressing access to quality education through multiple approaches. One of them supported schools to implement a new education law that promoted a holistic approach through 4 dimensions: To Be: development
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Children Lead the Way Final Report Summary
The Children Lead the Way Final Report Summary presents the highlights from the 2011-2016 global results report, and includes major achievements in each country, main lessons learned, and an overview of the program’s approach and technical assistance prov