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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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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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
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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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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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Stolen childhoods: A Study of Child Trafficking in the Kosi Region of Bihar
The report 'Stolen Childhoods: A Study of Child Trafficking in the Kosi Region of Bihar", India, prepared by Save the Children, shows that out of 8,252 children surveyed in two districts, 639 (7.7%), had been trafficked. There are fears that the problem w
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Identifying fiscal space: Options for Social and Economic Development for Children and Poor Households in 184 Countries
It is often argued that social and economic investments that benefit children and poor households are not affordable or that government expenditure cuts are inevitable during adjustment periods. But there are alternatives, even in the poorest countries. T