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Hypertension in the Children: A Review
C Barua 2011
Hypertension in the Children is increasingly being recognized as an emerging critical healthcare problem, because of its increasing prevalence in recent years and also of its significant impact on the health and well-being of children...
Children afflicted by poverty can be agents of its alleviation - evidence from Ethiopia
Y. Tafere / Young Lives, 2012
Children can be more than just victims of poverty; they can be agents of its alleviation. This paper presents Ethiopian children’s and young people’s perceptions of poverty based on their own experiences. The p...
Dignity is part of the empowerment framework to escape childhood poverty
U. Vennam; J. Andharia / Young Lives, 2012
In recent years there has been growing interest in researching the dynamics of poverty, including the poverty mobility of households and communities. This paper is a part of a longitudinal study that seeks to improve understanding of ...
Decisive strategies towards fair schooling are required in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam
H. Murray / Young Lives, 2012
Millions of poor children and families are investing scarce resources in going to school, in the hope that it will lead to a better life. This paper looks at children’s unequal trajectories from early childhood through to the ti...
An Update of The Neglected Crisis of Undernutrition: Evidence for Action | Human Development Resource Centre
Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2012
Reviews new research on the causes, consequences and potential actions to reduce maternal and child undernutrition undertaken since the original publication in 2009. This paper is informed by targeted searches of electronic journals a...
Social connection of street girls in the context of Dhaka City, Bangladesh
J Mozdalifa / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2012
This year 2012, the theme of IWD is “CONNECTING GIRLS, INSPIRING FUTURES”. Following this theme, this paper is going to study about a deprived but major segment of girls who are street girls and their social connection in Dh...
Surviving Pattern of Women and Children Migrants in Urban Bangladesh
K Farhana / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2010
Migration is a relevant phenomenon with important implications at three different levels: local, regional and international. On the wider level, migration is tightly related with globalization and with the workflow of human resources ...
Impact of climate change on children’s health in Limpopo province, South Africa
A. A. Thompson / International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2012
This paper examines the impact of climate change on children’s health in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Over 20 years of data were collected to analyse climatic conditions in the province. The study employs regression anal...
Children’s action for disaster risk reduction: views from children in Asia
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), 2012
This report indicates that Asian children and youth have been involved in hazard mapping, raising awareness through radio and games, as well as influencing other children, their teachers, parents and communities on how to reduce the e...
Recognising the life-long impact of climate change on the wellbeing of children
K. Harris (ed); K. Hawrylyshyn (ed) / Overseas Development Institute, 2012
The links between climate change and disasters in South Asia, such as flooding in Pakistan or cyclones in Bangladesh, are increasingly evident. However, there is little recognition of the potentially life-long impact of climate change...
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Hypertension in the Children: A Review
C Barua 2011
Hypertension in the Children is increasingly being recognized as an emerging critical healthcare problem, because of its increasing prevalence in recent years and also of its significant impact on the health and well-being of children...
Children afflicted by poverty can be agents of its alleviation - evidence from Ethiopia
Y. Tafere / Young Lives, 2012
Children can be more than just victims of poverty; they can be agents of its alleviation. This paper presents Ethiopian children’s and young people’s perceptions of poverty based on their own experiences. The p...
Dignity is part of the empowerment framework to escape childhood poverty
U. Vennam; J. Andharia / Young Lives, 2012
In recent years there has been growing interest in researching the dynamics of poverty, including the poverty mobility of households and communities. This paper is a part of a longitudinal study that seeks to improve understanding of ...
Decisive strategies towards fair schooling are required in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam
H. Murray / Young Lives, 2012
Millions of poor children and families are investing scarce resources in going to school, in the hope that it will lead to a better life. This paper looks at children’s unequal trajectories from early childhood through to the ti...
An Update of The Neglected Crisis of Undernutrition: Evidence for Action | Human Development Resource Centre
Health and Education Advice and Resource Team, 2012
Reviews new research on the causes, consequences and potential actions to reduce maternal and child undernutrition undertaken since the original publication in 2009. This paper is informed by targeted searches of electronic journals a...
Social connection of street girls in the context of Dhaka City, Bangladesh
J Mozdalifa / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2012
This year 2012, the theme of IWD is “CONNECTING GIRLS, INSPIRING FUTURES”. Following this theme, this paper is going to study about a deprived but major segment of girls who are street girls and their social connection in Dh...
Surviving Pattern of Women and Children Migrants in Urban Bangladesh
K Farhana / Bangladesh Online Research Network, 2010
Migration is a relevant phenomenon with important implications at three different levels: local, regional and international. On the wider level, migration is tightly related with globalization and with the workflow of human resources ...
Impact of climate change on children’s health in Limpopo province, South Africa
A. A. Thompson / International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2012
This paper examines the impact of climate change on children’s health in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Over 20 years of data were collected to analyse climatic conditions in the province. The study employs regression anal...
Children’s action for disaster risk reduction: views from children in Asia
International Strategy for Disaster Reduction (ISDR), 2012
This report indicates that Asian children and youth have been involved in hazard mapping, raising awareness through radio and games, as well as influencing other children, their teachers, parents and communities on how to reduce the e...
Recognising the life-long impact of climate change on the wellbeing of children
K. Harris (ed); K. Hawrylyshyn (ed) / Overseas Development Institute, 2012
The links between climate change and disasters in South Asia, such as flooding in Pakistan or cyclones in Bangladesh, are increasingly evident. However, there is little recognition of the potentially life-long impact of climate change...
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Ba Futuru
Ba Futuru, meaning “For the Future,” is a peacebuilding organisation located in Timor-Leste (East Timor). The organisation’s mission is to build a culture of peace and non-violence in Timor Leste by developing the values, skills, knowledge and wellbeing of conflict-affected, vulnerable and at-risk young people, and those who care for them. To this end, Ba Futuru engages children...
Commonwealth Youth and Development
A journal examining the interface between youth and development
Ditshwanelo - the Botswana Centre for Human Rights
DITSHWANELO is an advocacy organisation with a key role in the promotion and protection of human rights in Botswana society.
Equal Justice Initiative (EJI)
A private, nonprofit organisation that provides legal representation in the US
The Goodwill Social Work Centre
The Goodwill Social Work Centre aims to: promote the overall development of children, youth and women in rural and urban areas in India, who are socially and economically deprived provide family-centred home-based intensive services to children, youth and women in dysfunctional families in slums and backward areas in India sensitise rural and ur...
The Israeli Committee Against Housing Demolitions
ICAHD opposes and resists Israeli demolition of Palestinian houses in the Occupied Territories.
Plan International
International NGO working with children and families
Children, Youth and Environments (CYE)
The mission of Children, Youth and Environments (CYE) is to facilitate the dissemination of knowledge and stimulate discussion in support of inclusive and sustainable environments for children and youth everywhere. CYE pursues this mission through publication of a peer-reviewed online journal that offers researchers a high-quality, refereed outlet for sharing their work and learning ab...
UC Santa Cruz, Psychology Department
University department. Courses include sessions on children in war and conflicts.
Children's Rights Centre
Advocating for the rights of the child
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