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Report of the Mapping and Analysis of Ghana's Child Protection System
This mapping and assessment of the child protection system in Ghana is linked to a wider West and Central African regional initiative which has been supported financially and technically by a regional reference group composed by Plan International, Save t
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Testing the Waters: YouthSave pilot results from three markets
YouthSave, a consortium initiative created in partnership with The MasterCard Foundation, was established in 2010 to investigate the potential of youth savings accounts as a tool for youth development and financial inclusion in developing countries. Guide
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Consultations with children on their priorities for the post-MDG framework
In late 2012 and early 2013, consultations were held in Ghana, Kenya and Malawi with boys and girls between the ages of 8 and 17 years who were living without parental care. Participating children were living in the following circumstances: 1. those livin
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Small scale, big impact: Smallholder agriculture’s contribution to better nutrition. A briefing paper from the UK Hunger Alliance
This briefing paper is published by the Hunger Alliance, a coalition of charities, including Save the Children. The briefing highlights the huge nutritional benefits that can be brought about by supporting the millions of women farming small plots of land
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Young citizens: youth and participatory governance in Africa- PLA 64
This special issue of PLA 64 goes in depth on the involvement of youth in governance, the particular challenges that youth face in this area and ways young people are overcoming marginalization to participate and make change. It talks through key theories
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Health worker campaigns briefing
The global shortage of 3.5 million health workers hits children the hardest. Health workers save children’s lives. Without them, no vaccine can be administered, no life-saving drugs prescribed and no woman can be given expert care during childbirth. No ch
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Mapping and assessing Child protection systems in West and Central Africa. A five-country analysis paper
This paper was developed on behalf of the Regional Reference Group for West and Central Africa, which included Plan International, Save the Children International and UNICEF. It presents the findings and insights generated through the mapping and assessme
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Fast Tracking Girl's Education- Progress Report
This report publishes new and heartening progress, showing the positive impact of the All-Fast Track Initiative (EFA FTI) partnership on girls’ education. This report details how EFA FTI has underpinned improvements in girls’ education. The report also wa
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Involving youth in development policy research: lessons learned- ODI Project Briefings 56
This 4-page Project Briefing synthesises the findings of a DFID-funded study that examines the impacts of global shocks on youth- primarily in Ghana, Mozambique and Vietnam. Youth and youth voices have, historically, been marginalised from development pol
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Save the Children Presentation: Conceptual Framework for Literacy Intervention. Addis Ababa Conference 2011
Save the Children's Literacy Boost program is an intervention focused on working with teachers and communities to improve children’s reading skills. This presentation reviews the conceptual framework and the research backing Literacy Boost, as well as the
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In the Best Interest of the Child: Harmonising Laws on Children in West and Central Africa. Addis Ababa: The African Child Policy forum
This report reviews the extent to which a number of West and Central African countries have harmonised their laws along the lines of what is required under the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and the African Charter on the rights and Welfare o
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The Millennium Development Goals and the African Food Crisis – Report from the Afrint II project
This report summarizes research carried out between 2007 and 2010 in the Sida-financed Afrint II project. Afrint stands for intensification of food crops agriculture in sub-Saharan Africa. The most salient, policy relevant conclusions deal with maize- whi