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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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Positive Discipline Techniques to Promote Positive Behaviour in Children. Training Manual for Facilitators
'Positive Discipline Techniques to Promote Positive Behaviour in Children' is a training manual for facilitators. In order to raise awareness and build capacity in positive behaviour and discipline, Save the Children has developed this stand-alone module,
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Psychosocial Assessment of Education in Gaza and Recommendations for Response
A UNESCO-commissioned assessment of the psychosocial impact of the ongoing blockade and military campaigns on the education system in Gaza. The research, conducted by Kathleen Kostelny and Michael Wessels of the Columbia Group for Children in Adversity, a
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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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Manual de atención a niños y niñas víctimas de violencia de género en el ámbito familiar
A manual intended mainly for professionals working with children who are the victims and/or witnesses of gender violence within the home. It will also be useful for people working with other relevant public services in the community, such as police, centr
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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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‘And So They Ordered Me to Kill a Person’: Conceptualizing the impacts of child soldiering on the development of moral agency
Approximately 300,000 child soldiers serve in various armed groups around the world and become directly implicated in the perpetration of kidnappings, killings, and torture. Considering that children construct moral concepts and a sense of themselves as m
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I'd rather be hit with a stick…Grades are sacred': Students' Perceptions of Discipline and Authority in a Public High School in Peru
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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“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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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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Child Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory- Review
Save the Children's 2010 review of the major trends that affected the rights of children in the occupied Palestinian territory to live, learn and play in freedom and safety. In 2010, Palestinian children continued to face poverty, violence and threats to
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The Recruitment and Use of Girls in Armed Forces and Groups in Angola: Implications for ethical research and reintegration
This paper examines the case of girls' recruitment in Angola, which has received relatively little attention. The Angolan case is particularly interesting because it reveals that girls' recruitment is neither incidental nor driven by convenience but owes