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Early Childhood Care and Education as a Strategy for Poverty Reduction: Evidence from Young Lives
Young Lives, 2010High-quality early childhood care and education (ECCE) is now recognised as a core strategy for poverty reduction. There is evidence of high returns from ECCE investments, which can contribute to global policy priorities such as tackling child malnutrition, increasing children’s successful participation in school, and strengthening economic development.DocumentYoung lives, international study of childhood poverty - policy papers
Young Lives, 2011Policy papers from the Young Lives study:DocumentThe effects of parental death and chronic poverty on children’s education and health: evidence from Indonesia
Chronic Poverty Research Centre, UK, 2009What are the impacts of of parental death and chronic poverty on children's education and health in Indonesia?DocumentThe impact of parental death on schooling and subjective well-being: evidence from Ethiopia using longitudinal data
Young Lives, 2009This paper investigates whether the death of a parent during middle childhood affects child schooling and subjective well-being (SWB) in Ethiopia. The data comes from two rounds of the Young Lives survey, conducted in 2002 and 2006, of an initial sample of 1000 children across 20 sentinel sites in Ethiopia.DocumentMarket assessment toolkit for vocational training providers and youth linking vocational training programmes to market opportunities in Northern Uganda
Women's Refugee Commission, 2008Vocational training is at the intersection of economic recovery, education and rehabilitation and reintegration. It is uniquely positioned to meet the demands of youth and broader goals of economic reconstruction in post-conflict areas. This three-part toolkit aims to help youth in Vocational Training (VT) programs to find employment/self-employment based on market demand.DocumentSocial issues under economic transformation and integration in Vietnam, Volume 1
Vietnam Development Forum, 2008Fast growth and integration has intensified social problems in Vietnam. New problems have also arisen. Rapidly urbanising areas are experiencing issues with street children, prostitution, and HIV/AIDS epidemic transmission. Nationally there are problems in the education system and social welfare, rising inequality, and in elderly populations.DocumentTrade adjustment and human capital investments: evidence from Indian tariff reform
International Monetary Fund, 2008This paper addresses the question about the influence of trade policy on schooling and child labor decisions in low income countries in the context of India's 1991 tariff reforms. In the 1990s, rural India experienced a dramatic increase in schooling and decline in child labour.DocumentSouth African Child Gauge 2006
Children's Institute, University of Cape Town, 2006The South African Child Gauge provides an annual snapshot of the situation of children in South Africa, and of progress towards realising children’s rights. The 2006 issue focuses on children and poverty.OrganisationProject Literacy
South African project which aims to deliver a wide range of adult basic education and training programmes toeducationally disadvantaged adults by way of adult education centers, teacher training, currDocumentThe role of cash transfers in tackling childhood poverty
Childhood Poverty Research and Policy Centre, 2004This briefing paper focuses on the contribution one main social protection instrument - child-oriented cash transfers - can make to reducing childhood poverty and vulnerability.The paper argues that child-oriented cash transfers and wider social protection strategies can play an important role in reaching various Millennium Development Goals, including those on health, education, nutrition andPages