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  HIV, malaria and beyond: reducing the disease burden of female adolescents

  Malaria Journal, BioMed Central, 2005

  This article from Malaria Journal asks why female adolescents in sub-Saharan Africa are not being targeted by HIV and malaria control programmes. The authors point out that the highest overlap between malaria and HIV infections occurs in this group, yet control activities are directed towards different target groups.
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  The better life options program for adolescent boys in India

  Centre for Development and Population Activities, 2002

  The Better Life Options Program for adolescent boys is a holistically designed program that guides adolescent boys towards better life skills, education, relationships, values etc.
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  World Youth Report 2005

  United Nations [UN] Programme on Youth, 2005

  This report presents an overview of the global situation of young people.The report highlights the following issues: the impact of globalisation on young women and men; the use of and access to ICTs; the impact of HIV/AIDS on young people; the active involvement of young people in armed conflict, both as victims and as perpetrators; and the increased importance of addressing intergenerational
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  Why should we care about child labor?: the education, labor market, and health consequences of child labor

  World Bank, 2005

  This paper examines the consequences of child labour on the children’s education, wages, and health.
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  Children in disasters: after the cameras have gone

  Plan, 2002

  Exposure to a disaster is a traumatic experience for any person, but particularly so for a child.
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  Reaching out to Africa’s orphans: a framework for public action

  World Bank, 2004

  This report examines and discusses the risks faced by African orphans and vulnerable children (OVCs); the costs and pros and cons of interventions working with OVCs; and provides guidance on what kinds of intervention or approaches might work in a given country context or situation.The study emphasises three concerns: the vulnerabilities associated with orphanhood require immediate attention;
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  The journey of life: a community workshop to support children

  Regional Psychosocial Support Initiative For Children Affected by HIV/AIDS, 2004

  This manual is a guide to conducting a workshop designed to raise awareness of the increasing psychological and social needs of children affected by HIV/AIDS, war, and displacement, and work out ways in which the community can find solutions.
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  Community assessment and planning for maternal and child health programs: a participatory approach in Ethiopia

  Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival, USAID, 1998

  This paper from BASICS II reports on the use of a participatory approach to community assessment in five communities in Ethiopia. The purpose of the assessment was for government health staff and community members to jointly identify and prioritise maternal and child health problems and develop a plan to solve them.
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  A school for children with rights: the significance of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child for modern education policy

  UNICEF Innocenti Research Centre, 1998

  This document provides the text of the 1997 UNICEF Innocenti lecture. It discusses the key messages of the Convention of the Rights of the Child (CRC) relating to education and asks what contribution these make to discussions about educational reform.
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  Mortality study in Guinea: investigating the causes of death in children under 5

  Basic Support for Institutionalizing Child Survival, USAID, 2002

  This paper, produced by Save the Children and the BASICS II project, reports on a mortality investigation conducted in Mandiana prefecture, Guinea among children under five years of age.

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