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Poverty and children's schooling in urban and rural Senegal
Population Council, USA, 2005This paper examines the effects of living-standards and relative poverty on children’s schooling in urban and rural areas of Senegal.Findings include:in Senegal’s urban areas, living standards exert substantial influence on three measures of schooling: whether a child has ever attended school; whether he or she has completed at least four grades of primary school; and whether he or sheDocumentLearning in a war zone: education in northern Uganda
Women's Refugee Commission, 2005This paper looks at the education situation in the north of Uganda, a region which has been and is currently in a situation of violent conflict.DocumentMaking schools a safe horizon for girls: a training manual on preventing sexual violence against girls in schools
Inter-agency Network for Education in Emergencies, 2004This training manual is aimed at making schools safe for girls, addressing factors within school that hinder girls from attaining education, specifically focusing on preventing sexual violence.The workshop objectives are:To enhance the capacity of teachers to:understand the concept of rightsunderstand mechanisms for identifying and dealing with abuse including reporting andDocumentTeacher shocks and student learning: evidence from Zambia
World Bank Research, 2005This paper examines the impact of shocks to teachers - primarily their own illness and the illnesses of family members - on student learning in Mathematics and English.DocumentEducation and conflict: research and research possibilities
National Foundation for Educational Research, 2005This report examines the existing and potential research into the relationship between education and conflict, peace building and post-conflict situations, both nationally and internationally.DocumentState of the world's mothers 2005: the power and promise of girls’ education
Save the Children Fund, 2005This report argues that girls’ education is essential to ensure a more healthy and prosperous future for all children and for countries as a whole.DocumentEducation choices in Mexico: using a structural model and a randomised experiment to evaluate Progresa
Institute for Fiscal Studies, London, 2005This paper evaluates a large welfare programme in rural Mexico called Progresa, whose main aim is to improve the process of human capital accumulation in the poorest communities by providing cash transfers conditional on specific types of behaviour in three key areas targeted by the programme: nutrition, health and education.The aim of this paper is to analyse the impact of monetary incentivesDocumentOne in two: children are the key to Africa’s future
Save the Children Fund, 2005This report makes the case for investment in children as the key to breaking Africa’s cycle of poverty.DocumentAchieving the gender parity Millennium Development Goals: what needs to be done?
Save the Children Fund, 2005The aim of this paper is to establish the links between education, gender and poverty. It highlights the role of education for both girls and boys as a means to combat poverty and inequality. It also outlines strategies for communities, schools, governments and the international community to help achieve the MDGs.