Kenya and Children and young people
- Capital:
Nairobi - Population:
40046566 - Size:
582650.0 Km2
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Content from selected partners can be found by following the relevant links in the central panel below - or check out our editor's selection of the best sector specific information from other websites.
- The BLDS children & young people collection
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- Search for the latest children & young people-related print documents on this country from the British Library for Development Studies collection
- How can teachers help to empower girls against sexual violence?: experiences from eastern and southern Africa
- F. Chege / United Nations [UN] Division for the Advancement of Women, 2006
- To understand how teachers can contribute to empowering students – especially girls – to build positive gender identities and violence-free relationships, it is important to understand the way that teachers’ own gender ...
- Practical programmes to encourage positive non-violent behaviour towards children
- T. Moreno; J. Jan van Dongen / Bernard van Leer Foundation, 2006
- This edition of Early Childhood Matters examines initiatives to discourage parents, teachers and others from using violence against children and encourage more positive strategies. The edition begins with an interview with Jaa...
- Children’s experiences of conflict with the law and recommendations to protect them
- F. Martin; J. Parry-Williams / Save the Children Fund, 2005
- This report addresses the issues facing children who are in conflict with the law. Drawing throughout on case studies and first-hand descriptions of children’s experiences, the first part analyses the experiences and situation of...
- Survey findings on experiences of physical, sexual and psychological abuse
- J. Stavropoulos / African Child Policy Forum, 2006
- This report presents the results of retrospective surveys in Ethiopia, Kenya and Uganda on young women's experiences of violence before they were 18 years old. Surveys were taken of a group of 500 young women in each of the capital ci...
- Using pharmacies to provide reproductive health for young people
- C. Parker / YouthNet, Family Health International, 2005
- This briefing, produced by Family Health International, examines the role of pharmacies in providing reproductive health information and services to youth, especially contraceptives and referrals to services for sexually transmitted i...
- Challenges to implementing the Convention on the Rights of the Child in Kenya
- P. Onyango; M. Lynch / The Lancet, 2006
- This article looks at the processes of, and challenges to, implementing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC). The paper focuses on the African context, and in particular, Kenya. It discusses, that despite efforts ...
- Successes of a gender-based microcredit programme in urban Kenya
- A. Erulkar; J. Bruce; A. Dondo; J. Sebstad; J. Matheka; A. Banu Khan; A. Gathuku / Population Council, USA, 2006
- Tap and Reposition Youth (TRY) is a multiphase initiative whose overall aim is to reduce adolescents' vulnerabilities to adverse social and reproductive health outcomes, including HIV infection, by improving their livelihoods options....
- Access to education for children affected by HIV and AIDS: the roleof government in Kenya, Uganda and South Africa
- J. Cohen; H. Epstein; J. Amon / Human Rights Watch, 2005
- This report examines the issues surrounding access to education for children affected by HIV and AIDS, looking in particular at the role of government. It is based on detailed interviews with children affected by HIV/AIDS and their ca...
- PRSP processes from a child rights perspective: Ethiopia, Kenya and Zambia
- K. Heidel / Kindernothilfe, 2005
- This study aims to contribute to an assessment of Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper (PRSP) processes in Ethiopia, Kenya and Zambia from a child rights perspective. It links up with a previous study, titled "Poverty Reduction Strategy P...
- Legality and prevalence of corporate punishment in East and Southern Africa
- Global Initiative to End All Corporal Punishment of Children, 2005
- This report reviews law and policy in relation to corporal punishment and deliberate humiliation of children in each state in East and Southern Africa. The paper assesses the human rights standards in the region, with particular atten...
- Kenya Community Support Center (KECOSCE)
- The Kenya Community Support Center (KECOSCE) was founded in 2006 and has been working in the coastal region of Kenya. It was established to address democratic governance, socio?economic and youth concerns with a focus on the coast of Kenya.
- African Network for the Prevention and Protection Against Child Abuse and Neglect Kenya Chapter (ANPPCAN)
- Prevention and protection against child abuse
