Urban poverty
- Understanding childhood poverty as a multidimensional concept
- P. Dornan; J. Boyden 2011
- This paper discusses the methodology of Young Lives - a 15-year study of childhood poverty in Ethiopia, India, Vietnam and Peru, following the lives of 3,000 children in each country. The Young Lives programme is interested in c...
- 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 ...
- New policies that realign the MENA region’s economies are urgent as unemployment rate is the highest globally
- R. Assaad; F. Roudi-Fahimi / Population Reference Bureau, 2007
- The number of youth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is projected to peak at 100 million by 2035 and to decline slowly thereafter. This policy brief gives an overview of demographic trends among youth and the implicat...
- Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
- The Child Poverty Action Group was formed in 1994 out of deep concern for the rising level of poverty in New Zealand and its effects on children. CPAG works to produce evidence about the causes and effects of poverty on children and their families. It examines how Government policies affect children and families. CPAG publishes reports, makes submissions and conducts small-scale researc...
- 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...
- What are the core policies that can prevent children and young people engaging in risky behaviour?
- W. Cunningham; L. M. Cohan; S. Naudeau / World Bank, 2009
- Young people constitute a disproportionately large part of the world’s poor, representing nearly nearly 60 percent of the poor in developing countries. This policy toolkit on youth at risk in middle-income countries ex...
- Participation in Rio de Janeiro
- U.M. Butler; M. Princeswal / LSE Research Online, 2008
- Recently there has been increased enthusiasm for the participation of children and young people in various sectors of society. This has resulted in an emerging critique of the use and abuse of terms such as ‘participation&r...
- Enhancing physical and mental health through improved housing
- R. Titiunik; S. Martinez; P.J. Gertler; M.D. Cattaneo / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2007
- What is the causal impact of housing improvement programmes on health and welfare? This paper investigates the impact of a large-scale effort by the Mexican government to replace dirt floors with cement floors on child health and adul...
- Poverty is forcing families to place their children in care in Viet Nam
- United Nations Children's Fund, 2007
- This report provides an overview of a study that examined the systems of institutional and alternative care in Viet Nam for vulnerable children who do not live with their biological parents. It outlines the main findings and recommend...
- Understanding childhood poverty as a multidimensional concept
- P. Dornan; J. Boyden 2011
- This paper discusses the methodology of Young Lives - a 15-year study of childhood poverty in Ethiopia, India, Vietnam and Peru, following the lives of 3,000 children in each country. The Young Lives programme is interested in c...
- 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 ...
- New policies that realign the MENA region’s economies are urgent as unemployment rate is the highest globally
- R. Assaad; F. Roudi-Fahimi / Population Reference Bureau, 2007
- The number of youth in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is projected to peak at 100 million by 2035 and to decline slowly thereafter. This policy brief gives an overview of demographic trends among youth and the implicat...
- 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...
- What are the core policies that can prevent children and young people engaging in risky behaviour?
- W. Cunningham; L. M. Cohan; S. Naudeau / World Bank, 2009
- Young people constitute a disproportionately large part of the world’s poor, representing nearly nearly 60 percent of the poor in developing countries. This policy toolkit on youth at risk in middle-income countries ex...
- Participation in Rio de Janeiro
- U.M. Butler; M. Princeswal / LSE Research Online, 2008
- Recently there has been increased enthusiasm for the participation of children and young people in various sectors of society. This has resulted in an emerging critique of the use and abuse of terms such as ‘participation&r...
- Enhancing physical and mental health through improved housing
- R. Titiunik; S. Martinez; P.J. Gertler; M.D. Cattaneo / Policy Research Working Papers, World Bank, 2007
- What is the causal impact of housing improvement programmes on health and welfare? This paper investigates the impact of a large-scale effort by the Mexican government to replace dirt floors with cement floors on child health and adul...
- Poverty is forcing families to place their children in care in Viet Nam
- United Nations Children's Fund, 2007
- This report provides an overview of a study that examined the systems of institutional and alternative care in Viet Nam for vulnerable children who do not live with their biological parents. It outlines the main findings and recommend...
- Stigma reduces take-up of support services for orphans and vulnerable children in Botswana
- G.N. Tsheko / Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa, 2007
- Through a snapshot view drawn from interviews and focus groups in the town of Palapye, this book examines the situation of orphans and vulnerable children (OVC) in Botswana. Part of a wider project to improve support for OVC in Botswa...
- Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG)
- The Child Poverty Action Group was formed in 1994 out of deep concern for the rising level of poverty in New Zealand and its effects on children. CPAG works to produce evidence about the causes and effects of poverty on children and their families. It examines how Government policies affect children and families. CPAG publishes reports, makes submissions and conducts small-scale researc...
