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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. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. 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

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. 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

9. 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

10. 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

11. Poverty Alleviation and Child Labor in Ecuador

    

    Poor women with children in Ecuador were selected at random for a cash transfer equivalent to 7 percent of monthly expenditures. The transfer is greater than the increase in schooling costs at the end of primary school, but it is less than 20 percent of m

    Publication year: 2011 Author(s): Edmonds, Eric V. | Schady, Norbert

12. Rising energy costs (Briefing)

    

    Britain's poorest families are set to miss out on support with their energy bills at a time when rising energy costs are forcing families to cut back on essentials. This briefing uses findings from a survey of more than 1,000 parents commissioned by Save

    Publication year: 2011 Publisher(s): Save the Children UK

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