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Baseline Fact Sheet on Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights of Children and Adolescents in Lebanon
"Protecting adolescents from gender based violence through the promotion of their Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR)” is a project co-funded by the European Union and SIDA that started in 2010. Within this project, Save the Children Sweden (SCS)
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Emergency response- Violence in southern Kyrgyzstan. After the violence, shattered lives (6 month update)
On June 10, 2010, violent clashes between Kyrgyz and Uzbeks erupted in southern Kyrgyzstan, lasting five days, and leading to major population displacements both in and outside the country. The fighting has driven an estimated 400,000 people from their ho
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Unified Baseline Report: KAP of children, parents, and service providers –Lebanon, oPt, and Yemen- 2010
“Protecting adolescents from Gender Based Violence through the promotion of their Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR)” is a project funded by the European Union which started in 2010, with the objective of building the capacity of key civil socie
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Child carers: Child-led research with children who are carers
This research report looks at the needs of child-carers in Nigeria, Uganda, Angola and Zimbabwe. The research consisted of a literature review and participatory child-led research in one site in each of the four African countries. The report identifies a
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Children's right to play. An examination of the importance of play in the lives of children worldwide
In this working paper, Wendy Russell and Stuart Lester of the UK's University of Gloucestershire discuss why play is fundamental to the health and well-being of children. They argue that both state signatories to the United Nations Convention on the Right
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Family Centres Project. Final Report (July to December 2010)
The Family Centre initiative is a UNICEF programme implemented by Save the Children Sweden in partnership with NGOs and community based organizations, and funded by CIDA, ECHO and the Bank of Palestine. Officially launched in January 2010, the 20 family c
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Presentation: High Level expert consultation on tackling violence in schools, Oslo, 27-28 June 2011
A presentation given to the High Level Expert Consultation on tackling violence in schools, held in Oslo, 27-28 June 2011, in the framework of Save the Children's education project “Violence against children in schools".The presentation includes a series
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“Prefiero que me peguen con palo... las notas son sagradas” Percepciones sobre disciplina y autoridad en una secundaria pública en el Perú
This working paper discusses views and experiences of discipline and punishment in everyday schooling among a group of boys and girls aged between 14 and 16 years old attending a public high school in an urban Andean city in Peru. It draws on data collect
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Taking evidence to impact: Making a difference for vulnerable children living in a world with HIV and AIDS
HIV-affected children continue to face enormous challenges, including the burden of care for sick relatives, trauma from the loss of parents, economic distress due to declining household incomes and high health costs. The purpose of this document is to in
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Beyond Orphanhood: Rethinking Vulnerability in Ethiopia
‘Orphans’ as a category of vulnerable children came to the fore in the context of the global AIDS crisis. Currently the notion of ‘Orphans and Vulnerable Children’ (or OVCs) dominates much of the child protection debates across sub-Saharan Africa. Data fr
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Sport & Development- A summary of SAD's experiences and good practices
This report provides an overview of four of its Sport & Development pilot projects that examine the use of sport as a tool for reaching development and humanitarian objectives. This report aims to uncover the development potential of sport in three post-c
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Violence Against Children in Tanzania: Findings from a National Survey 2009
Violence against children is a serious human rights, social and public health issue in Tanzania, as in many other parts of the world. Violence erodes the strong foundation that children need to lead healthy and productive lives. The results from the first