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Reviewing ten years of the School Nutrition Programme
Institute for Democracy in South Africa, 2005The South African School Nutrition Programme was established in 1994 to address the food needs of impoverished school children. However, researchers are divided about the policy value of the school nutrition programme, with one group wishing to expand the programme whilst the other advocates limiting its scope.DocumentTime to close gender gaps in land and schooling
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004In rural societies parents help the future welfare of their children by passing down land and providing education. They do not necessarily offer them to both sons and daughters equally. Improving the distribution of income and resources between men and women requires policies to improve girls’ access to education and expand women’s opportunities to earn income.DocumentSurviving school: educating Rwanda’s children after the war
id21 Development Research Reporting Service, 2004During and immediately after conflict, education can play a critical role in helping children return to a normal life - in laying the foundations for them to play a productive role in society. Yet during the war in Rwanda in the 1990s, development agencies did not see education as a high priority. How can education provide the vital support that children and communities need in times of crisis?DocumentWorking with street children: responsibilities of street educators
World Health Organization, 2000This module outlines the responsibilities and essential characteristics, attitudes, knowledge and basic skills that street educators should possess in order to work effectively with street children.DocumentThe effect of child work on schooling: evidence from Egypt
Economic Research Forum, Egypt, 2005This paper includes causal evidence that lower crude rates of school attendance for Egyptian children are not due to limited access to schools but rather to a substantial burden of work.DocumentChildren in extreme situations: proceedings from the 1998 Alistair Berkley memorial lecture
Development Studies Institute, LSE, 2000This report documents the presentations and discussions prepared for the series “Children in Extreme Situations” which raised issues and debates surrounding the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), the United Nation’s role in protecting the human rights of children and the reality and complexity of children in conflict situations.Some of the key themes and arguments which emerged includDocumentFrom work to school: the experiences of CRS partners in implementing the child labour elimination programme in five district of AP
Eldis Document Store, 2003This paper documents the successes and challenges facing an NGO-led child labour project in Andhra Pradesh, India. The aim of the projects is to eliminate child labour in communities through quality education.DocumentLetting them fail: government neglect and the right to education for children affected by AIDS
Human Rights Watch, 2005This report examines the issues surrounding access to education for children affected by HIV and AIDS, looking in particular at the role of government.DocumentPrograma para o futuro: enabling disadvantaged youth to build new futures: a new model for employability training
Academy for Educational Development, USA, 2005The paper describes the process and achievements of an employment skills programme in Brazil.DocumentThe equality predicament: report on the world social situation 2005
UN, 2005This report traces the trends and patterns in economic and non-economic aspects of inequality and examines their causes and consequences across and within regions and countries.Pages
