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The employment situation in Latin America and the Caribbean: conditional transfer programmes and the labour market
United Nations [UN] Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean, 2014Labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean lost momentum in 2013 compared with the sustained improvements seen over the past 10 years. Weaker formal and wage employment creation did not provoke broad expansion of the informal sector, as has occurred in the past, thanks to the number of jobs created over the past 10 years, which have pushed up incomes and reduced poverty.DocumentYouth matters: equipping vulnerable young people with literacy and life skills
UNESCO Institute for Lifelong Learning, 2013Young people who have never been to school or those who have dropped out (or been “pushed out”) are among the most vulnerable. Being excluded from basic education puts a wide range of opportunities beyond their reach.DocumentParents’ perspectives on quality of schooling in Andhra Pradesh, India
Young Lives, 2014The post-MDG development agenda recognises that simply getting children enrolled in school does not equate with better learning outcomes for children.DocumentNot made by Chidren - a toolkit for understanding the realities, responses and responsibilities of stakeholders in the garment supply chain
Global March Against Child Labour, 2014This Toolkit is designed with the intent to present the conceptual, factual and actual understanding of child labour in a simple, short and systematic manner.DocumentTackling child domestic labour and protecting young domestic workers: a global resource manual
Global March Against Child Labour, 2014The Resource Manual is a comprehensive document on the issue of engagement of children in domestic work that is intended to provide support to organisations ranging from trade unions, child rights organisations and others to take action against child domestic labour and to protect young domestic workers of legal working age.DocumentUrbanization and education in East Africa
African Population and Health Research Center, Nairobi, Kenya, 2012The objective of this book is to pull together contributions on how education provision is affected by the rapid urbanization and to highlight the practice and policy gaps in the education of those who live in the urban areas.DocumentMy rights, my voice annual progress report 2012
Oxfam, 2013My Rights, My Voice (MRMV) is an innovative three-year global programme, engaging marginalised children and youth in their rights to health and education services in eight countries.DocumentIs School Education Breaking the Cycle of Poverty for Children: Factors Shaping Education Inequalities in Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam
Young Lives, 2012School education is held up as an ‘escape route from poverty’. Millions of poor children and families are buying into this promise and often investing scarce resources in going to school, in the hope that it will lead to a better life.DocumentImpacts of social protection programmes in Ethiopia on child work and education
Young Lives, 2008Social protection measures are becoming an increasingly important policy tool for African governments. These measures have important potential for reducing poverty and positive impacts on child well-being.DocumentThe Impact of the Midday Meal Scheme on Nutrition and Learning
Young Lives, 2010Food insecurity and poor nutrition remain a problem in many developing countries and can have profound effects on children’s health and their development. The Midday Meal Scheme in India is a programme covering primary school children to improve nutrition as well as increase educational enrolment, retention and attendance.Pages