Kenya and Children and young people
- Capital:
Nairobi - Population:
40046566 - Size:
582650.0 Km2
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- 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
- Violence against children in Eastern and Southern Africa
- F. Zuberi / United Nations Children's Fund, 2005
- This study provides an extensive picture of violence against children in Eastern and Southern Africa, providing regional and country specific information on national legal and policy frameworks and enforcements. It focuses on violence...
- Strong political will, comprehensive programming and investments in children and carers needed to address HIV epidemic
- A. Grinspun / International Policy Centre for Inclusive Growth, 2005
- This bulletin from the International Poverty Centre (IPC) highlights recent research on poverty and inequality, with a special focus on HIV and AIDS. The first article examines Thailand’s response to HIV and AIDS and finds that a...
- Girls' education essential for well-being of the country
- Save the Children Fund, 2005
- This report argues that girls’ education is essential to ensure a more healthy and prosperous future for all children and for countries as a whole. The study shows which countries are succeeding and which are failing to make prog...
- Challenging gender equality; the challenges to women and girls empowerment
- R. Kahurananga; M. Mafani / World Vision International Resources on Child Rights, 2005
- This paper presents a collection of eight articles and case studies discussing the challenges, achievements and gaps in the empowerment of women and girls. The articles are written from countries where World Vision works: Kenya, Burun...
- Benefits of universal education would outweigh the costs of bringing child workers into schools - Kenya
- D.K. Manda; P.K. Kimalu; N.N. Nafula; D.N. Kimani / Kenya Institute for Public Policy Research and Analysis, 2003
- The Kenyan government’s commitment to eliminating child labour is stated in various Government policy documents, national legislations, international conventions protecting children, and the UN charter on the rights of children, ...
- Does orphanhood affect child labour and school attendance in Africa?
- L. Guarcello; S. Lyon; F. Rosati; C.A. Valdivia / Understanding Children's Work, Innocenti Research Centre, 2004
- This paper looks at whether orphanhood is linked to child labour and school attendance. It presents the extent and nature of the orphanhood phenomenon, including orphan rates, distribution of orphans by category (i.e., maternal, pater...
- Reproductive health programmes must address issues of gender based violence and non-consensual sex, Kenya
- A. S. Erulkar / Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2004
- This research article, published by the Alan Guttmacher Institute, analyses data on non-consensual sex among young people aged 10–24 in Nyeri, Kenya. Of those who were sexually experienced, 21 per cent of females and 11 per cent ...
- Street children and juvenile justice in Kenya
- Consortium for Street Children, 2004
- This paper is part of a two-year research and advocacy project examining the situation of the human rights abuses of street children in juvenile justice systems in six countries: Kenya, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Pakistan, the Philippines an...
- Insecticide treated nets are at least as effective as house spraying for malaria control
- C.F. Curtis; A.E.P. Mnzava / Bulletin of the World Health Organization : the International Journal of Public Health, 2000
- This article, published in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization, compares the efficacy of residual house spraying against insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) for malaria control using data from Africa, Asia and Melanesia. Compari...
- Practical examples of child justice in Africa
- J. Sloth-Nielsen; J. Gallinetti / Community Law Centre, University of the Western Cape, 2004
- [File size 97910Kb] This manual presents innovative examples of applied local practices of child justice in Africa. The topics mainly relate to programme delivery, to the expansion of services to children and to integrating hum...
- 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
