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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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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
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Children's Rights and the Corporate Sector in Southeast Asia
This benchmark study is part of a series, produced by the Global Child Forum and the Boston Consulting Group, that was first initiated in 2013. The first study was completed to provide a baseline for understanding how and in what way companies address the
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Children’s rights and business Interview Anna Nilsson- Swedbank Robur
Swedbank Robur is one of the largest asset managers in Scandinavia and the Baltic region and has worked with Save the Children since 2009. As an owner and investor Swedbank Robur can influence companies to take child rights into account. Anna Nilsson is H
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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 Duncan Harvey- Save the Children Kenya
Children’s rights and business videos
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Children’s rights and business Interview Christoffer Falkman- TOP-TOY
Save the Children is helping the leading Nordic toy and children’s products retailer to assess all their impact on children, from supplier to toy store. Christoffer Falkman is the Sustainability Specialist at TOP-TOY. Children’s rights and business videos