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Gender-sensitive Study on Urban Child Labour in Istanbul
A child laborer makes a most casual sight in Istanbul. In many sectors from construction to textiles, Turkey's business capital is where thousands of children go to work on any day. In this huge metropolis of over 15 million residents, child labor has lon
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Effectiveness of Community-based Infant and Young Child (IYCF) Support Group Model in Reducing Child Undernutrition Among Ethnic Minorities in Vietnam
This child nutrition project was implemented at Thuong Xuan District in Than Hoa province in Northern Vietnam and was jointly designed to be a community-based infant and young child (IYCF) support group model with Alive & Thrive as an SBCC intervention fo
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Baseline Results of the QUEST project in Myanmar
This report examines the results of the Quality (cross-border) Education Support in Thailand (QUEST) baseline assessment. The data collection was conducted from June to September 2017 and included 1,289 children from 86 Karen Education Department (KED) af
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Every Last Child Country Spotlight: Laos
Save the Children is campaigning at an international and national level to achieve the greatest impact for children with the Every Last Child Campaign. Laos, a landlocked country of 6.5 million people in Southeast Asia, has seen impressive economic growth
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A Research looking into Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian Child Rights
This study investigates the child rights situation of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian children in the Balkans. The project used mixed research methods. The research process was initiated with an analysis of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Ch
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Breaking the Silence on Violence against Indigenous Girls, Adolescents and Young Women: A call to action based on an overview of existing evidence from Africa, Asia Pacific and Latin America
This joint report from SRSG-VAC, ILO, UN Women, UNFPA and UNICEF, is a thoughtful contribution to the global agenda to prevent and eliminate violence against indigenous girls, adolescents and young women. It offers valuable insights, positive experiences
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Guide for working with Roma families towards achieving the success of their children in school. A transnational methodological proposal
This guide has been the product of the transnational project “Roma Families Get Involved: transnational methodology for working with Roma families towards their children´s success in education”. The involvement of the family in the education of children
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Breaking the Cycle of Exclusion: Roma children in Southeast europe
UNICEF's report 'Breaking the cycle of exclusion' addresses the key issues involving social exclusion of Roma children in eight South eastern European countries. It highlights the severity and the causes of exclusion of children and identifies the most c
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FRA Annual Report 2012- Fundamental rights: challenges and achievements in 2012
Against a backdrop of rising unemployment and increased deprivation, this 2012 FRA Annual report closely examines the situation of those, such as children, who are vulnerable to budget cuts, impacting important fields such as education, healthcare and soc
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Making Progress: Report of the Young Lives School Survey in Vietnam [Working Paper No. 100]
In recent years Vietnam has achieved high levels of enrolment in basic education and undertaken important reforms intended to improve school quality. To understand home background and school-level influences on pupil achievement and progress and on the ef
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Kenya at 50: unrealized rights of minorities and indigenous peoples
This report reviews the current status of minority and indigenous groups in Kenya. Focusing on Kenya’s 2010 Constitution, the report pays particular attention to how legal and policy changes over the last five years have addressed the social, economic and
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Living conditions: the influence on young children’s health
Bernad Van Leer's publication 'Lving conditions: the influence on young children’s health' explores the links between the living conditions that children grow up in and their health and development. Articles look at the effects of air pollution, the signi