- 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.
- Results from the study of the efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of candidate malaria vaccine
- S.T. Agnandji; B. Lell; S.S. Soulanoudjingar / New England Journal of Medicine, 2011
- Malaria continues to pose a major public health threat in Africa. A study of the efficacy, safety, and immunogenicity of candidate malaria vaccine (RTS,S/AS01) is being conducted in 7 African countries. This paper reports the initial ...
- What are the implications of using Life Skills in Sexual and Reproductive Health Education at schools in Malawi?
- P. Kishindo / Centre for Social Research, University of Malawi, 2011
- According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), life skills are defined as the abilities for adaptive and positive behaviours that enable individuals to effectively deal with demands and challenges of everyday life (WHO, 1993). ...
- Norwegian and Swedish child rights support in Mozambique
- K. Halvorsen (ed); C. Rosario (ed); M. Tuominen (ed) / Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2011
- Marking the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) and Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (Sida) commissioned a jo...
- Norwegian and Swedish child rights support in Sudan
- S. al-Nagar (ed); L. Tønnessen (ed) / Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2011
- The Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC) was signed by Sudan in July 1991. This report evaluates Norway’s and Sweden’s aid interventions with regards to the right of the child during the last ten years in Sudan.&nbs...
- Is the state of education in Malawi any better after the introduction of free primary education?
- C. Jeke / Eldis Document Store, 2006
- Under the current political dispensation in Malawi, education is naturally perceived and observed as a human right. As a way of improving literacy levels and more particularly in response to the social demand for increased access to p...
- Aid support for child rights in Kenya
- J. Amiri (ed); A. Tostesen (ed) / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2011
- The Kenya country case study examines 12 project interventions as part of a broader evaluation of Norwegian and Swedish aid interventions in support of child rights. The report finds an improving legal and policy framework with ...
- Resources from Young Lives study on childhood poverty
- Young Lives, 2011
- Working papers from the Young Lives study. Papers below date from 2010-2011. Please see the site for further selection of papers dating back to 2002. 'I'd rather be hit with a stick...Grades are sacred'...
- Resources from Young Lives study
- Young Lives, 2011
- Policy papers from the Young Lives study: Putting Children at the Centre of Poverty Debates Inequalities, Life Chances and Gender Understanding the Impacts of Crisis...
- Norwegian and Swedish agencies should cooperate more to promote child rights in Guatemala, Kenya, Mozambique and Sudan
- A. Tostensen; H. Stokke; S. Trygged / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2011
- Guatemala, Kenya, Mozambique and Sudan have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and are bound to take legislative, policy, and administrative action to honour their legal obligations. This report synthesises the f...
- Norwegian and Swedish child rights support in Sudan
- S. al-Nagar (ed); L. Tønnessen (ed) / Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency, 2011
- The Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC) was signed by Sudan in July 1991. This report evaluates Norway’s and Sweden’s aid interventions with regards to the right of the child during the last ten years in Sudan.&nbs...
- Is the state of education in Malawi any better after the introduction of free primary education?
- C. Jeke / Eldis Document Store, 2006
- Under the current political dispensation in Malawi, education is naturally perceived and observed as a human right. As a way of improving literacy levels and more particularly in response to the social demand for increased access to p...
- Aid support for child rights in Kenya
- J. Amiri (ed); A. Tostesen (ed) / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2011
- The Kenya country case study examines 12 project interventions as part of a broader evaluation of Norwegian and Swedish aid interventions in support of child rights. The report finds an improving legal and policy framework with ...
- Resources from Young Lives study on childhood poverty
- Young Lives, 2011
- Working papers from the Young Lives study. Papers below date from 2010-2011. Please see the site for further selection of papers dating back to 2002. 'I'd rather be hit with a stick...Grades are sacred'...
- Resources from Young Lives study
- Young Lives, 2011
- Policy papers from the Young Lives study: Putting Children at the Centre of Poverty Debates Inequalities, Life Chances and Gender Understanding the Impacts of Crisis...
- Norwegian and Swedish agencies should cooperate more to promote child rights in Guatemala, Kenya, Mozambique and Sudan
- A. Tostensen; H. Stokke; S. Trygged / Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation - NORAD, 2011
- Guatemala, Kenya, Mozambique and Sudan have ratified the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) and are bound to take legislative, policy, and administrative action to honour their legal obligations. This report synthesises the f...
- Awareness of sexual and reproductive health amongst youth in Malawi
- A. Munthali; A. Chimbiri; E. Zulu / Alan Guttmacher Institute, 2004
- Although the definition of adolescence varies across cultures and different studies use various age-groups, the common understanding of this concept is that it is a period in which children make the transition from childhood to adulth...
- How bad is the growth rate of orphans in Malawi?
- D. Maluwa-Banda; C. Bandawe / Chancellor College, University of Malawi, 2005
- The HIV/AIDS epidemic poses a very serious social, health, and economic problem around the world, and is especially serious in Sub-Saharan Africa. Almost all families in Malawi have lost a loved one to AIDS. The productive age group o...
- A hidden crisis: turning the spotlight on armed conflict and education
- S. Al-Samarrai; N. Bella; S. Cameron / United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, 2011
- Violent conflict is one of the greatest development challenges facing the international community. Beyond the immediate human suffering it causes, it is a source of poverty, inequality and economic stagnation. Children and education s...
- Child labour and tobacco farming in Malawi
- G. Clacherty / Plan, 2009
- Malawi has the highest incidence of child labour in Southern Africa. 88.9% of children in the age group 5-14 work in the agricultural sector, where tobacco estates are highly represented. The number of children working on tobacco farm...
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Promotes and supports university-based research and training
- Terre des Hommes, Netherlands
- Projects and campaigns for children's rights
- Global Youth Action Network - Taking It Global
- Community of young people on-line
- Accion por los Niños, Lima, Peru (APN)
- Accion por los Ninos is a Peruvian organisation which promotes a nationwide programme on children's rights. It aims at linking social society with public administration, intending to develop inputs to more realistic public policies from extensive practical experience. The organisation is also engaged in the research of children's rights issues with the purpose of generating regional debate and dev...
- Children's AIDS Fund (CAF)
- Practical help for children affected by HIV/AIDS
- African Regional Youth Initiative (ARYI)
- Collaboration of youth and community organisations against HIV/AIDS and malaria
- Anti-Slavery International
- Advocacy, research and education against slavery
- Women's Refugee Commission
- Resource and advocacy organisation for refugee women and children
- Tearfund
- Christian development organisation working on poverty with partners worldwide
- LINKAGES Project
- Project to support breastfeeding, related complementary feeding and maternal nutrition, and the lactational amenorrhea method. It works through: Global Technical Leadership: advancing policy dialogue and formulation through assessments and advocacy; assessing program impact; conducting cost-effectiveness studies of different interventions; disseminating technical information on the progr...
