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From Policy to Implementation: An In-Depth Exploration of the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme in Andhra Pradesh [Working paper No. 82]
The Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNREGS) was rolled out across India in 2008. Following positive appraisals of MGNREGS based on quantitative data (e.g. Uppal 2009), this paper uses household survey data from adults and from
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A more ambitious, effective Global Partnership for Education: Three priorities for the next phase of reform. Briefing by civil society organisations, May 2012
The Global Partnership for Education (GPE) has become a major player in education aid; it has significant strengths but also major weaknesses. This briefing, co-authored by GCE and Oxfam International and published by 5 global/regional networks and 9 INGO
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Finishing school- A Right for Children's Development: A Joint Effort. Global Initiative on Out-of-School Children. Executive Summary
Executive Summary of the report in Spanish “Completar la escuela: Un derecho para crecer, un deber para compartir" (Finishing School. A Right for Children´s Development: A Joint Effort), which is part of the Global Initiative on Out-of School Children pro
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Born Equal: How reducing inequality could give our children a better future
Inequality in developing countries is twice as high among children as among the general population, as this report reveals, with new quantitative analysis of 32 countries. Born Equal assesses the effects of inequality on child development. Drawing on eigh
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Progress in Child Well-being: Building on what works
This report shows that children’s well-being has improved dramatically thanks to increased political will globally, supportive policies and well-focused programmes and resources, but that the gains will be sustained only if the most disadvantaged and vuln
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Toward Gender Equality in Europe and Eurasia: A toolkit for Analysis
'Toward Gender Equality in Europe and Eurasia: A Toolkit for Analysis', has been prepared to provide USAID Mission staff working in the E&E region with a resource for conducting gender analysis in the context of project design. It is intended as a tool to
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Completar la escuela: Un derecho para crecer, un deber para compartir. Todos los niños en la escuela en 2015. Iniciativa Global por los Niños fuera de la Escuela
In Latin America and the Caribbean there are approximately 117 million children and adolescents in preschool, primary and basic secondary education age groups. However, 6.5 million of them do not attend school and 15.6 million either enter school one or t
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International agreement on the rights of disabled people [Easy read version]
An easy-to-read version of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD). The purpose of the document is to ensure that the human rights and freedoms of disabled persons are promoted, protected and understood by all. It contains mu
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Young Lives School Survey in Peru: Design and Initial Findings. Working paper 92
This paper presents the methodology and initial findings from the Young Lives School Survey in Peru, which looked at inequality in educational opportunities and outcomes of children from the Young Lives study. Information was collected in 132 schools in n
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Why are boys underperforming in education? Gender analysis of four Asia-Pacific countries
All girls and boys have an equal right to education. Meeting this right requires an education system, which welcomes all students, girls and boys. Teaching and curricula must respond to students’ individual backgrounds, cultures and learning styles, allow
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Practice Standards in Children's Participation. A user friendly summary
A child friendly summary of the report "Practice Standards in Children's Participation", which sums up what children can expect of Save the Children’s staff and partners in their child participation practice. These Practice Standards apply to all Save the
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Gender Equality in and through Education- INEE Pocket Guide to Gender
INEE Pocket Guide to Gender distils essential gender equality programming principles and provides concrete strategies for putting gender equality into practice. It is intended for anyone working to provide, manage or support education services as part of