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Making Decisions for the Better Care of Children: The role of gatekeeping in strengthening family-based care and reforming alternative care systems
Gatekeeping involves making decisions about care in the best interests of children who have lost or are at risk of losing parental care. It is a systematic procedure that aims to ensure that alternative care for children is used only when it is necessary
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Early Literacy & Maths Initiative (ELMI) Rwanda Endline Report June 2015
Save the Children’s Early Literacy and Maths Initiative (ELMI), a project supported by Innovation for Education, a partnership between the Governments of Rwanda and the UK, was initiated in Rwanda in early 2013. In recognition of the increased interest an
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Rethinking Parenting for Economic Migrants in East Africa: Corporate social responsibility perspectives
Economic migration, migration on the grounds of employment or financial stability, continues to play a key role for households in East Africa. With a specific focus on the private sector in Kenya, Uganda, and Rwanda this report focuses on four issues: the
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Determining Acceptable Customary Caregiving Arrangements with Congolese Refugees in Rwanda: Findings from rapid studies in two camps and a toolkit for moving forward
This report presents both the process and the findings from a recent attempt to better understand customary caregiving arrangements for refugee children living in two camp-based populations in Rwanda. The study emerged from UNHCR’s recognition that althou
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Violence Against Children is no Longer Tolerated: Preventing and responding to all forms of violence and promoting family-based care
Save the Children believes that children have a right to live a life without violence, exploitation, abuse and neglect. That violence against children is still commonplace in 2015 is unacceptable. Save the Children advocates for an ambitious breakthrough
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Enjoying Books Together: A guide for teachers on the use of books in the classroom
This guide has been produced by the Rwandan Children’s Book Initiative, a project of Save the Children. The aim of the guide is to introduce Rwandan teachers to the importance of written material and books and to share some ideas for how they can be used
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Literacy Breakthrough: Global Ripples from our Programs
As a global movement working to inspire breakthroughs in the way the world treats children, Save the Children’s literacy programs have grown in influence beyond their initial implementation sites. Around the world, Save the Children education teams are le
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The Lottery of Birth: Giving all children an equal chance to survive
In many countries across the world, the odds of children surviving to celebrate their fifth birthday have improved considerably in recent years. Today, 17,000 fewer children die every day than was the case in 1990 and the global under-five child mortality
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Endline Evaluation of Rwandan Children's Book Initiative (RCBI)
Through the support of the Innovation for Education fund, a partnership between the Governments of Rwanda and the UK, Save the Children in Rwanda began implementation activities for the Rwandan’s Children Book Initiative (RCBI) in May of 2013 to support p
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Bingwa: Fighting Corruption by Building Integrity in the Children of Africa: Celebrating Children's Rights 25 Years Later
This special edition celebrates the 25th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) by examining the progress of child rights in East Africa over the years. It places special emphasis on the experiences and stories of
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Researching the Linkages Between Social Protection and Children’s Care in Rwanda: The VUP and its effects on child wellbeing, care and family reunification
This research investigates the links between the Vision 2020 Umurenge Programme (VUP), child well-being, children’s care and family reunification. It is part of a wider study on the linkages between social protection and children’s care in Rwanda, Ghana a
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Early Literacy & Maths Initiative (ELMI) Rwanda Midline Report December 2014
Save the Children’s Early Literacy and Maths Initiative (ELMI), a project supported by Innovation for Education, a partnership between the Governments of Rwanda and the UK, was initiated in Rwanda in early 2013. In recognition of the increased interest an