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1. 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

   Publication year: 2016 Publisher(s): World Bank Group Author(s): de Hoyos, Rafael | Rogers, Halsey | Székely, Miguel

2. 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

   Publication year: 2014 Publisher(s): Young Lives | ODID, Oxford Department of International Development Author(s): Tafere, Yisak

3. 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

   Publication year: 2012 Publisher(s): Save the Children UK Author(s): Whitham, Graham

4. 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

   Publication year: 2012

5. 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

   Publication year: 2012 Publisher(s): Save the Children Sweden Author(s): Thornblad, Helene

6. 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

   Publication year: 2012 Publisher(s): Save the Children Sweden Author(s): Salonen, Tapio

7. What Determines Learning Among Kinh and Ethnic Minority Students in Vietnam? An Analysis of the Round 2 Young Lives Data [Working paper No. 80]

   

   Ethnic minority children in Vietnam score much lower on mathematics and reading tests than do ethnic Vietnamese (Kinh) children. This paper examines the acquisition of mathematics and reading skills in Vietnam, using the Young Lives household survey data

   Publication year: 2012 Publisher(s): Young Lives Author(s): Glewwe, Paul | Chen, Qihui | Katare, Bhagyashree

8. Multidimensional Poverty and Inequality of Opportunity in Peru: Taking Advantage of the Longitudinal Dimension of Young Lives

   

   Multidimensional poverty and inequality of opportunity are closely interconnected concepts. Equality of opportunity levels the playing field so that circumstances such as gender, ethnicity, geographical location or family background, which are beyond the

   Publication year: 2012 Publisher(s): Young Lives | ODID, Oxford Department of International Development Author(s): Escobal, Javier

9. 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

   Publication year: 2012 Publisher(s): Young Lives Author(s): Tafere, Yisak | Woldehanna, Tassew

10. 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

    Publication year: 2013 Publisher(s): Save the Children Author(s): Pells, Kirrily | Dornan, Paul | Ogando, María José

11. 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

    Publication year: 2013 Publisher(s): Journal of Political Econnomy Author(s): Wydick, Bruce | Glewwe, Paul | Rutledge, Laine

12. 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

    Publication year: 2011 Publisher(s): ICRW, International Center for Research on Women | Promundo

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