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The Socioeconomic Dynamics of Trends in Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting Across Africa
This article explores the socioeconomic dynamics of changing prevalence in female genital mutilation-cutting (FGM/C) across Africa. Among the findings is the suggestion that, as countries transition from higher to lower prevalence of FGM/C, the socioecono
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Childhood Morbidity and its Determinants: Evidence from 31 countries in sub-Saharan Africa
The global under-five mortality rate reduced from 93 per 1000 live births in 1990 to 39 per 1000 live births in 2018. Still, the rate increased in sub-Saharan Africa from 31% in 1990 to 54% in 2018. One of the main causes to these deaths is morbidity. In
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Välfärd- Inte för alla
Trots att inkomsterna för barnfamiljer generellt stadigt ökar över tid, har inkomstskillnaderna förstärkts, och fö rsämringarna för de barnfamiljer som har det sämst kan tydligt kopplas till minskade satsningar inom familjepolitiken. Många barnfamiljer h
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Barnfattigdom i Sverige: Årsrapport 2018
Save the Children Sweden has since 2002 studied the welfare of Children in Sweden. This is the 14th report of its kind and a sequel to the prior studies. The report covers development in child poverty in Sweden up until 2016. In the new millennium, there
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Bibliography on Investment in Children: Publications that Save the Children Sweden has produced in collaboration with other initiatives
This literature review contributes to the on-going documentation and sharing of learning materials that Save the Children Sweden has made in connection with investment in children. This bibliography will assist staff members and external users in their wo
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Literacy Boost Somali Region, Ethiopia: Endline Report 2014
This report examines the results of a follow-up student background survey and reading assessment conducted in November and December 2013 as part of Save the Children’s (SC’s) Literacy Boost program in the Somali region of Ethiopia. The survey and reading
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Back but not home: supporting the reintegration of former LRA abductees into civilian life in Congo and South Sudan
This report examines the experiences of children and adults who have escaped from the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) as they try to reintegrate into civilian life in the DRC and South Sudan. It analyses the community dynamics that affect reintegration both
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Study: Children at risk in the Palestinian refugee camps in Lebanon- 2015
In July 2015, Geneva Call and cultural and social association Nashit launched a survey covering seven Palestinian camps (Ain el-Hilweh, Mieh w Mieh, Burj el-Shamali, Rashidiya, Shatila, Burj el-Barajneh, Beddawi) on the risks affecting children under the
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Safe paths home: protecting civilians and supporting reintegration in LRA affected communities
Conciliation Resources and partners conducted a thorough appraisal and investigation of current approaches to civilian protection and reintegration of former Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) members and those who have been LRA victims. Research was conducted
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Literacy Boost Zambia: Baseline Report 2014
This report examines the results of a learner background survey and reading assessment conducted in June 2013 as part of a Save the Children sponsorship baseline data collection. The report analyzes data from a survey and reading assessment covering 383 g
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A people dispossessed: the plight of civilians in areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo affected by the Lord's Resistance Army
This report analyses the challenge of protecting civilians in the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) affected areas of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) and proposes concrete ways to enhance current efforts. It looks at many different conditions, such as e
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Literacy Boost Lao, P.D.R.: Baseline Report 2013
This report examines the results of a student background survey and reading assessment conducted in October 2013. The survey and reading assessment covered 714 grade 2 learners throughout 40 schools in two provinces in Lao P.D.R. Twenty-five of the school