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Psychosocial health
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Emergencies and the psychosocial care and protection of affected children (Concept paper)
A concept paper presented by Save the Children Sweden, entitled: "Emergencies and the psychosocial care and protection of affected children", covering the topic of children's right to psychosocial support in emergency settings. Exposure to acute emergency
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Living behind barriers. Palestinian Children Speak Out
This report was presented to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights to highlight how the violations of children’s rights in the occupied Palestinian territories continue to create barriers in achieving protection and development of children. The wa
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State of the World’s Mothers 2003 Report: Protecting women and children in war and conflict
The 2003 annual report on the State of the World’s Mothers focuses on the women and children whose lives have been shattered by armed conflict, bringing attention to critical protection needs in war-torn communities around the world. The report suggests a
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National coalition for children as zones of peace. A national campaign to protect children from armed conflict and its effects in Nepal
The escalation of conflict and political instability in Nepal has affected almost every sector of society and has had an adverse impact on the lives of children. Thousands are displaced and deprived of their basic rights to education and a safe environmen
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Childhood challenged. South Africa's children, HIV/AIDS and the corporate sector. A Toolkit for Action for HIV/AIDS affected children
This toolkit was developed to assist the South African corporate sector to engage more effectively with HIV/AIDS affected children, following Save the Children's survey with large South African companies of current practice in addressing the issues facing
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Arbetsbok för barn och ungdomar som upplevde flodvågen. En praktisk handledning för dem som arbetar med barn och unga som var med om flodvågskatastrofen.
A training manual for the children and young people who survived the Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami disaster of December 2004. It serves as a practical guide for those who work with the children and adolescents who returned to Sweden and Norway after
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Raising one voice: A Training Manual for Advocates on the Rights of Child Domestic Workers
This manual is a resource and practical training guide to help organisations who work with child domestic workers to train and develop advocates using the concepts and frameworks described in the handbook. The aim is to help organisations to improve the c
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For the price of a bike: child trafficking in Togo
The trafficking of children is one of the most severe violations of human rights in the world today, involving over 1,000,000 children worldwide and hundreds of thousands of children in West Africa alone. This report looks into the extent, causes, forms a
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Is there a place for work in child development? Implications of child development theory and research for interpretation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, with particular reference to Article 32, on children, work and exploitation
This paper is about the role of child-development knowledge and research in international efforts to improve the lives and prospects for millions of working children. Article 32 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) is framed in psychologi
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Good practices guide for assisting children who were trafficked to sexual exploitation purposes
Romania has become a sending and transit country for victims of trafficking. Children, women and persons with disabilities are sold and exploited in various countries (former Yugoslavian states, Western and Asian countries). Such a disturbing increase in
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Promoting psychosocial well-being among children affected by armed conflict and displacement. Principles and Approaches
This paper was prepared as a contribution to the UN Study on the Impact of Armed Conflict on Children (the "Machel" study). It describes the psychosocial effects of armed conflict on children and outlines principles that should be factored into programmes
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Orphan Care Evaluation, Mchinji District, Malawi
This report describes the evaluation of Save the Children UK's work in two villages in Malawi. It focuses on key issues affecting children in those villages, including poverty and loss of parental support. It also documents the community responses and con