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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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We are Campaigning for All Children: Awareness campaign and mobilization against domestic child labor in Haiti
In Haiti, 207,000 children aged 5 to 14 are involved in unacceptable domestic work. Save the Children are campaigning for children in unacceptable domestic work situations. The national campaign "Tout Timoun Ladann" aims to raise awareness and mobilize on
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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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Global Report on Internal Displacement 2016
The heightened focus on the hundreds of thousands of refugees, asylum seekers, and migrants who have put their lives at risk to reach Europe has also awakened attention to the phenomenon of displacement. The Global Report on Internal Displacement (GRID) a
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Child Protection in Emergencies Facts and Figures
Compiled by the Child Protection Working Group (CPWG), this report presents facts and figures on child protection in emergencies. Data was collected for the 42 countries that have a Humanitarian Coordinator or that were on the Inter-Agency's Standing Comm
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School Children's Health in Déssalines, Haiti
Haiti’s situation has improved considerably after the devastating 2010 earthquake, which caused over 250,000 deaths in a population of ten million inhabitants. However, inequality prevails, and extreme poverty affects more than half (54%) of Haitians, esp
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Haiti Earthquake: Five Years On
January 12th, 2010, marked a particularly tragic day in Haiti’s history. The effects of the earthquake on the country’s already impoverished population and infrastructure were immediate and catastrophic; out of a population of over 10 million, an estimate
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Haiti Four Years After: Save the Children’s Response
This is a summary report of the situation in Haiti four years after the 2010 earthquake and following cholera outbreak that decimated the population, government, and infrastructure in countless ways. Save the Children has worked in Haiti for over 30 years
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Livelihoods at the limit: Reducing the risk of disasters and adapting to climate change. Evidence from the consolidated Household Economy Analysis database
This report draws on the compiled Household Economy Analysis dataset and analysis tools to answer some of the most pressing questions about disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation in a range of livelihood contexts:- Which single shock has th
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Improving child nutrition: The achievable imperative for global progress
A new UNICEF report offering evidence that real progress is being made in the fight against stunted growth – the hidden face of poverty for 165 million children under the age of five. Stunting affects 165 million children under 5 years of age around the w
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Reading is the Future: Lekti se Lavni: Baseline- Endline Assessments Report
Save the Children International (SCI) has been promoting children’s right to education in Haiti since 1978. SCI’s early reading program is designed to support kindergarten through second grade children to learn to read in their maternal tongue. In order t
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Boletín Informativo de Save the Children International- Primer Trimestre 2013
This first quarterly issue of Save the Children International's Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) Newsletter includes information on what is happening in the countries with Save the Children International (SCI) offices (Nicaragua, Peru, El Salvador, Haiti