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Forum för Förändring: Metodhandbok om Rädda Barnens tjej- och killforum
På Lika Villkor (Under the Same Conditions) is a program run by Save the Children Sweden working towards long-term sustainable change for children in Sweden's most economically distressed areas. The program aims to give children and youth greater influenc
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Community Centres- UNHCR Community-Based Protection in Action
This briefing note presents UNHCR’s approach to community-based protection. In situations of forced displacement, the ties which hold a community together are often severely weakened or broken. Tensions can arise not only amongst different displaced commu
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Community-Based Outreach Outside of Camps
This briefing note investigates the different protection risks that face refugees who live outside of camps. These can include the threat of arbitrary arrest and detention, harassment, exploitation, discrimination, inadequate and overcrowded housing, as w
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Respect! My Body!: A handbook for grown-ups on how to talk with children about body boundaries and sexual abuse
Some parents feel confident dealing with more concrete issues like teaching their children the values of right and wrong- but what happens when you want to talk openly with young children about their own bodies, sexuality and boundaries? How do you teach
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Violence against children and the post-2015 framework. Update No. 2- Save the Children
This is the second of a series of updates from Save the Children tracking progress towards the inclusion of violence against children and child protection in the Post-2015 framework. These updates will keep you informed on progress in the negotiations,
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Promoting women’s financial inclusion- A toolkit
In order to promote poverty reduction and gender equity, there is a clear rationale for using development resources to enhance financial inclusion for women. This toolkit offers a practical guide to developing and monitoring financial services to enhance
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Unlocking potential through education: Key achievements
Globally, great strides have been made towards achieving universal primary education since 2000. However, there are still 57 million children worldwide who are denied their right to education, half of whom live in conflict-affected or fragile states and a
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A manual for empowering young people in preventing gender-based violence through peer education
The Youth4Youth training manual is the culmination of a series of initiatives undertaken in several European countries that aimed at shedding more light on the issue of gender-based violence among adolescents. Youth4Youth manual is an awareness-raising, t
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Participate With You and Participate With Me
'Participate with you and participate with me' is a new child and youth friendly guide jointly launched by Save the Children, Plan International, and War Child Holland as a contribution to the 2009 General Assembly Resolution on the Rights of the Child. I
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Becoming a human rights friendly school: A Guide for schools around the world
The Human Rights Friendly Schools project aims to empower young people and promote the active participation of all members of the school community in integrating human rights values and principles into all areas of school life. The project is founded on t
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Every Woman’s Right: How family planning saves children’s lives
Around the world, more than 200 million women who do not wish to become pregnant are currently unable to access or use contraception. Every Woman’s Right: How family planning saves children’s lives sets out why providing contraception is vital to sustaini
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The Impact of Parental Aspirations on Private School Enrolment: Evidence from Andhra Pradesh, India. Working Paper No. 97
This paper presents an analysis of the role of parental aspirations in determining private school choice in Andhra Pradesh, using quantitative and qualitative data from the Young Lives cohort study over two rounds. Aspirations are measured using a range o