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Out of School and Out of Work: Risk and opportunities for Latin America's Ninis
Children and adolescents who neither work nor go to school are often known as ‘ninis’ throughout Latin America. One in five youths in the region are living as ninis. This persistent problem, according to the World Bank Group, needs to be given closer cons
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Education Aspirations and Barriers to Achievement for Young People in Ethiopia. Working paper No. 120
This paper reports on the educational aspirations and the challenges facing children living in poor communities in Ethiopia. Using Young Lives survey and qualitative longitudinal data, the paper finds that children hold high educational aspirations and ma
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Growing up with the promise of the MDGs: Children’s hopes for the future of development
Improving children’s life chances is central to what the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) are seeking to achieve. Based on an analysis of survey and qualitative data from 12,000 children in four countries – Ethiopia, India (Andhra Pradesh), Peru and Vi
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Violence against Children in Kenya: Findings from a 2010 National Survey. Summary Report on the Prevalence of Sexual, Physical and Emotional Violence, Context of Sexual Violence, and Health and Behavioral Consequences of Violence Experienced in Childhood
The 2010 Kenya Violence Against Children Survey (KVACS) was funded by UNICEF and carried out in collaboration with the U.S. Center for Disease Control and Prevention, the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, crucial stakeholders and partners from across t
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Is School Education Breaking the Cycle of Poverty for Children? Factors Shaping Education Inequalities in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam
School education is held up as an ‘escape route from poverty’. Millions of poor children and families are buying into this promise and often investing scarce resources in going to school, in the hope that it will lead to a better life. This paper looks at
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Child poverty in 2012: It shouldn’t happen here
There are an estimated 3.5 million children living in poverty in the UK- 1.6 million in severe poverty. This shocking figure is expected to rise by 400,000 by 2015.A lack of jobs, stagnating wages, increased living costs and spending cuts are placing enor
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Beyond Food Security: Transforming the Productive Safety Net Programme in Ethiopia for the Well-being of Children [Working Paper No. 83]
This paper investigates the possible impacts of the Productive Safety Net Programme (PSNP) on children’s well-being and recommends child-focused social protection that goes beyond the PSNP. It draws on data from the Young Lives survey of 569 rural househo
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Does International Child Sponsorship Work? A Six-Country Study of Impacts on Adult Life Outcomes
A new study published in the Journal of Political Economy shows international child sponsorship to result in markedly higher rates of schooling completion and substantially improved adult employment outcomes. International child sponsorship is one of the
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International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) Survey Questionnaires
This document includes the men’s and women’s questionnaires used to conduct the International Men and Gender Equality Survey (IMAGES) as part of the Men and Gender Equality Policy Project (MGEPP). The questionnaires ask about men’s attitudes and practices
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Child Protection Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices in Central and Western Liberia- 2011
This report provides the initial findings of a Child Protection Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices (KAP) Study commissioned by Save the Children (SC) as part of the project “Educating and Protecting Vulnerable Children in Family Settings in Liberia” (201
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Barns ekonomiska utsatthet- Årsrapport 2012
Some 220,000 children were living in poverty in Sweden in 2008, and the figure is rising, says the new Save the Children report on child poverty. This report, which is the eighth annual update from the organisation addressing the issue of child poverty, u
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Barnfattigdomen i Sverige: Sammanfattning av Barns ekonomiska utsatthet i Sverige. Rädda Barnens årsrapport 2012
This new report summarizes the findings of Save the Children Sweden's Annual Report on Child Poverty 2012. It shows that 220,000 children were living in poverty in Sweden in 2008, and the figure is increasing. The child poverty rate has risen in 282 of 29