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1. A fair chance at life: Why equity matters for child mortality

   

   'A Fair Chance at Life' draws attention to one of the most pressing development challenges of our age –the toll of preventable child deaths in the world’s poorest countries, which in 2008 claimed nearly 9 million lives. This is a scandalous waste of human

   Publication year: 2010 Publisher(s): Save the Children International Author(s): Holder, Alison | Garde, Maricar | Espey, Jessica

2. Community champions: Adapting to Climate Challenges

   

   This publication contains abstracts from papers presented at the fourth International Conference on Community-Based Adaptation to Climate Change which was held on 21-27 February 2010 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. The Conference was structured around plenary

   Publication year: 2010 Publisher(s): IIED, International Institute for Environment and Development Author(s): Reid, Hannah | Huq, Saleemul | Murray, Laurel

3. Legislative Frameworks for Child Survival. Save the Children Survival Campaign

   

   In 2009, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer began supporting Save the Children International in relation to the implementation of the Save the Children 2010-2015 global strategy, including the set up of Save the Children's new groundbreaking international pro

   Publication year: 2009 Publisher(s): Freshfields Bruckhause Deringer London | Save the Children

4. How cash transfers can improve the nutrition of the poorest children. Evaluation of a pilot safety net project in southern Niger

   

   This report presents key findings from an evaluation of Save the Children’s pilot project to give cash transfers to 1,500 of the poorest households in Tessaoua district, Maradi region, Niger. Its findings will be of interest to NGOs, governments and donor

   Publication year: 2009 Publisher(s): Save the Children UK

5. An unnecessary evil? User fees for healthcare in low-income countries

   

   This paper gives an account, based on published and unpublished papers, of the development of user fees for healthcare in low-income countries. It discusses how and why user fees were developed; their impact on health services and households; how donor po

   Publication year: 2005 Publisher(s): Save the Children UK Author(s): Witter, Sophie

6. Increasing visibility and promoting policy action to tackle sexual exploitation in and around schools in Africa. A briefing paper with a focus on West Africa

   

   This briefing paper seeks to raise awareness of the problem of sexual exploitation in and around schools in the West African region. It also highlights problems with regards to limited evidence and explores policy implications. It aims to support Plan’s r

   Publication year: 2008 Publisher(s): Plan International Author(s): Jones, Nicola | Espey, Jessica

7. Arrested development. Discrimination and slavery in the 21st century

   

   Discrimination is a pivotal part of slavery because it allows people to disengage their humanity and justify or tolerate the violation of other people's human rights. Discrimination also limits certain groups' access to education, jobs and healthcare, lea

   Publication year: 2008 Publisher(s): Anti-Slavery International Author(s): Kaye, Mike

8. Certification of Community Volunteers: The institutional grounding of community structures implemented by the Lahia program

   

   The Livelihoods, Agriculture and Health Interventions in Action (LAHIA) project is a six-year project (2012-2018) with the goal of reducing food security and malnutrition among poor and rural households through health-related community activities. To enco

   Publisher(s): Save the Children | World Vision International

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