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Child poverty
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Childhood in the Time of COVID-19
A generation of children in America are experiencing multiple hardships brought on by the coronavirus. Many millions more children are now hungry, missing out on school, and worried about their family’s economic future. For children who were struggling be
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Millenniebarnen: En studie om ekonomisk utsatthet bland barn under hela uppväxten
Att växa upp i fattigdom påverkar barns levnadsvillkor och möjligheter att tillgodogöra sig sina rättigheter. Därför anser Rädda Barnen att det är viktigt med en ökad förståelse för de skilda uppväxtvillkor som olika grupper av barn har i dagens Sverige.
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A Parenting Programme for the Child Grant: Facilitator Guide
The Child Grant is a government of Nepal cash transfer programme for children under 5 years aiming to reduce underweight. Save the Children has developed a parenting programme for the families receiving this grant focusing on improving nutritional outco
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Child Sensitive Social Protection in Nepal Project Brief 2020
The Child Sensitive Social Protection (CSSP) project was initiated in 2011 in Nepal and is built on the understanding that government social protection programmes can play a key role in advancing the development of children. For this to materialise, poor
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Child Development Grant Programme: Strengthening social protection systems in Nigeria
This three page brief summarises how Save the Children has been working with the government of Nigeria and partners to expand and strengthen its social protection system using an evidence-based approach. The brief first details some of the major challenge
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Child Sensitive Social Protection in south Rajasthan, India, Project Brief 2020
Dungarpur is a small poverty-struck tribal district in south Rajasthan, India, where malnutrition, child labour, school dropout, and lack of appropriate care are some of the challenges that children face early in life which negatively affect their long-te
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Mid-term Meta-Review of Save the Children Finland’s Child-Sensitive Social Protection Programme
Save the Children Finland’s Global Programme 2017-2021 places special emphasis on the themes of child poverty, in particular Child-Sensitive Social Protection, and Child Protection. In 2019, an internal Mid-Term Review was carried out of seven projects in
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Children’s Voice 2020: Impact of families’ financial situation on the daily lives, leisure time and well-being of children
According to the Children’s Voice Survey, negative experiences due to poverty, such as anxiety, inferiority and stress are more prevalent among children of families with limited means compared with others. In Finland, more than 110,000 children live in lo
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COVID-19 and Children in Indonesia: An agenda for action to address socio-economic challenges
The measures to control the spread of COVID-19 in Indonesia are having a widespread impact on the economy, but also the daily lives of the population. For some children, the impact will be life-long. Existing inequalities may be exacerbated, particularly
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Supporting Parents to Strengthen Children's Early Learning: Sharing evidence and practice from the independent evaluation of Save the Children’s Families Connect programme
Research shows that parents that interact with their children in both quality and quantity influences their children’s learning and development the most. However, living in poverty can prevent families from engaging in their children’s early learning. In
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The Child Endowment Fund: A local government cash transfer for vulnerable children in Nepal
This brief gives a general description of how local government in Nepal is establishing a cash transfer programme for vulnerable children with the help of Save the Children.
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Global Estimate of Children in Monetary Poverty: An update
The Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) of ending poverty by 2030 is central to many humanitarian organizations. It is also recognized that reducing child poverty is central to achieving this goal. This, however, requires routine reporting of poverty to me