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Experiences on Child Rights Governance (CRG) in Latin America and the Caribbean 2017-2018
In Latin America and the Caribbean, as in other regions of the world, Save the Children and a broad spectrum of partners have developed different experiences about how governance can be organized in such a way that it promotes, respects and fulfills child
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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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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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Tracking USAID’s Efforts on the Local Solutions Initiative: A Review of select procurements in six countries efforts on the local solutions initiative
In 2010, the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) launched a reform agenda called USAID Forward, aimed at “embracing new partnerships, investing in the catalytic role of innovation and demanding a relentless focus on results.” USAID
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Learning for Life: The State of the World's Girls 2012
The sixth report in Plan’s annual State of the World’s Girls series, ‘Learning for life’, takes a critical look at the state of girls’ education. The report argues that behind the success of global parity in primary education enrolment figures lies a cris
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Experiences from Investment in Children in Latin America and the Caribbean supported by Save the Children
Save the Children is one of the leading organizations in the promotion of investment in children, promoting initiatives that improve governance and budget management so as to allocate specific resources for the fulfillment of rights. Save the Children has
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Experiencias de Inversión en Niñez en América Latina y el Caribe apoyadas por Save the Children
Esta publicación es el producto tangible del “Seminario Regional sobre Inversión en la Niñez y la Adolescencia”, es resultado de la producción colectiva de Save the Children en la región, y de la iniciativa e ingenio de organizaciones socias, aliados y de
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The Adaptation Coalition Toolkit Building Community Resilience to Climate Change
This adaptation coalition toolkit was developed to promote the strategic empowerment of people by creating more inclusive, cohesive, and accountable societies in the face of climate change. Its purpose is to guide facilitating groups or teams of developme
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Turn up the volume: children and youth advance their rights in media
There are around two billion young people under 18 alive somewhere in the world. That’s 2,000,000,000 individuals, one-third of the world’s population! Yet despite these numbers, children and young people in many societies are rarely heard. They often hav
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Children and adolescents without parental care in Latin America: Contexts, causes and consequences of the deprivation of the right to community- family- based care
This paper is based on the Latin American Report 'Children and adolescents without parental care in Latin America- Contexts, causes and consequences of the deprivation of the right to community- family- based care', which was prepared using reports from 1
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La incidencia política de la sociedad civil por el derecho humano a la educación: relatos y aprendizajes desde América Latina y el Caribe
A document produced by the Latin American Campaign for the Right to Education (CLADE) that shares learnings and experiences from national coalitions of civil society organizations working for the right to education in Bolivia, Haiti, Nicaragua and the Dom