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Raising the Standards, Egypt (2011- 2013)
These two documents are a part of the Raising the Standards initiative that was implemented in two care institutions in Greater Cairo, Egypt. The project aimed at piloting the international care standards to promote better care and protection of children
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Unlocking potential through education: Key achievements
Globally, great strides have been made towards achieving universal primary education since 2000. However, there are still 57 million children worldwide who are denied their right to education, half of whom live in conflict-affected or fragile states and a
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Out of the shadows: Child marriage and slavery
This report, prepared by Anti-Slavery International, sheds light on the striking links between slavery and slavery-like practices and many child marriages. It reviews the literature available on child marriage to show that a potentially high proportion of
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Our Motherland, Our Country: Gender Discrimination and Statelessness in the Middle East and North Africa
Statelessness—where an individual does not enjoy the legal bond of nationality with any state—affects an estimated 12 million people worldwide. Being stateless has grave consequences, often leading to violations of fundamental human rights. Twenty-nine c
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Opening Doors: Gender Equality and Development in the Middle East and North Africa. World Bank 2013
Since the early 1990s, countries in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) Region have made admirable progress in reducing the gap between girls and boys in areas such as access to education and health care. Indeed, almost all young girls in the Region a
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Syrian Refugees Emergency Needs Assessment Report, Cairo, February 2013
This is the final report of the Syrian Refugees Emergency Needs Assessment in Cairo that was conducted by Save the Children- Egypt. The assessment objective was to gather in-depth information related to child protection, education, health and non- food it
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More Power to Her: How empowering girls can help end child marriage
This report evaluates four programmes that utilized, in whole or in part, girl-focused approaches in their programming practices. The International Center for Research on Women (ICRW) wished to know if and how these programmes empowered girls and if this
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Review: Teacher Support and Development Interventions
Save the Children commissioned research on teacher support and development as part of a strategy to build professional and technical capacity through sharing knowledge at global, regional and country levels. The research, which this document summarizes, s
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Female Genital Mutilation in Africa: Promising actions and persisting challenges
Understanding how and why harmful cultural and traditional practices such as Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) persist continues to enthuse many of the human rights actors. Often associated with maintaining cultural identity and preventing moral decline of
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Brochure on the ‘10 tips for protecting your children during crisis’ [Arabic]
Brochure on the ‘10 tips for protecting your children during crisis’. This material has been prepared by Save the Children as part of their emergency response to the recent civil unrest in Egypt. The 10 tips are: Encourage collective activities at home; S
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Captured Childhood: Introducing a new model to ensure the rights and liberty of refugee, asylum seeker and irregular migrant children affected by immigration detention
The International Detention Coalition (IDC) has launched its policy document “Captured Childhood” in Geneva at the 19th Session of the Human Rights Council. Over the past two years, the IDC has heard first-hand the stories of children and parents from all
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Country risk reduction profile: Disaster Risk Reduction in Egypt
With a population of more than 75 million and growing, Egypt struggles to find the resources to support children and families. Every year, thousands of Egyptians are born into poverty that negatively impacts their health and wellbeing. In Egypt, Save the