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Good Nutrition on Tea Estates
Between 2016 and 2019, Save the Children US worked together with the Sri Lankan Ministry of Health to improve child and maternal health and nutrition in the Tea Estates. The nutrition of a child during the 1000 days of their lives is especially important
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Improving Skin-to-Skin Practice for Babies in Kangaroo Mother Care in Malawi Through the Use of a Customized Baby Wrap: A randomized control trial
Complications of prematurity are a leading cause of newborn death in Malawi. Despite early adoption of Kangaroo mother care (KMC), coverage remains low and women have expressed challenges in using the traditional wrapper–chitenge. In 2016, a study was con
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Kangaroo Mother Care in Malawi: Improving uptake using a customized wrap
Save the Children's presentation on customized wraps to improve Kangaroo Mother Care at the 29th International Pediatric Association Congress to be held in Panama City, Panama. Saving Newborn Lives 4
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Child Rights and Online Gaming: Opportunities & challenges for children and the industry
With more and more children around the world playing online games, it is important to ensure that the gaming environment is a healthy and positive experience for every child. The aim of this paper is to investigate how child rights may be impacted by onl
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Tackling Discrimination against Lesbian, Gay, Bi, Trans, & Intersex People: Standards of conduct for business
Developed by United Nations Human Rights Office, these Standards of Conduct offer practical guidance to businesses on how to respect and support the rights of LGBTI people in the workplace, marketplace, and community. The five standards are based on exis
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Kangaroo Mother Care in Malawi: Improving uptake using a customized wrap
With the highest rate of preterm birth globally, Malawi has prioritized the implementation of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) to improve newborn health and reduce mortality and morbidity. Lærdal Global Health developed an ergonomic baby carrier, the CarePlus w
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Children’s rights and business Interview Lake Law- Concord Pottery
Dongguan Concord Pottery makes ceramic cups and other items for a leading coffee shop brand. They employ around 3,000 people at their factory in Southern China. The company has worked with Save the Children’s centre for child rights since 2013 in order to
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Children’s rights and business Interview Maria Smith- ICA
ICA is the leading grocery retailer in Sweden and one of the biggest actors in the Baltic states. ICA also works with sourcing and sales of non-food items. The company is one of the co-founders of the WeSupport project together with Save the Children’s ce
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Children’s rights and business Interview Klas Balkow- Clas Ohlson
Clas Ohlson is a leading hardware retailer in Sweden with over 200 stores in five countries. They source almost 70% of their products from Asia. Save the Children has supported Clas Ohlson with a child rights focused assessment of their entire value chain
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Children’s rights and business Interview Sanda Ojiambo- Safaricom
Safaricom is one of the leading mobile operators in Kenya with over 23 million customers and almost 4500 employees. They are partnering with Save the Children to implement the Children’s Rights and Business Principles throughout their organisation. Sanda
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Children’s rights and business Interview Karl-Henrik Sundström- Stora Enso
Following a public scandal of child labour in their supply chain, Stora Enso worked with Save the Children to review their sustainability processes and train employees on children’s rights and business principles. Stora Enso is a leading forest, paper and
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Video introduction to Children’s rights and business
The private sector can profoundly impact social development. As such, businesses have a unique opportunity to act as agents of positive change for children and their rights. As the future mothers and fathers, employees and employers, customers, and boardr