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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): The World Bank Group Author(s): de Hoyos, Rafael | Rogers, Halsey | Székely, Miguel

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

   Publication year: 2012 Publisher(s): Young Lives Author(s): Murray, Helen

6. 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

7. Child Rights Situation Analysis: Children of Families engaged in Sugarcane Farming in Maharashtra

   

   "Child Rights Situational Analysis of Children of Families engaged in the Sugarcane Farming in Maharashtra" is a study conducted jointly by Save the Children and Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics (GIPE). The study focuses on the situation of chi

   Publication year: 2012 Publisher(s): Save the Children India Author(s): Nandy, Debasish

8. Shaping Strategies: Factors and actors in climate change adaptation

   

   This report outlines the findings of a two-year research exploring household vulnerability and resilience in the context of climate variability and change. The key concern of the research was to contribute to the understanding of how households are experi

   Publication year: 2012 Publisher(s): Trócaire, Kildare

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. Child poverty in Dungarpur, Rajasthan. Gross violation of children’s rights

    

    As India moves ahead on the path of economic growth, inequality continues to be widened alongside. Many people are excluded from the benefits of economic progress and children living in poor households suffer the most. This report presents a disheartening

    Publication year: 2012 Publisher(s): Save the Children Finland Author(s): Sjöblom, Disa | Pant, Neema

11. 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

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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