Children: Hidden Victims of the Pandemic
Authors: Julia Karpati, Chris de Neubourg, Erëblina Elezaj
Social Protection Training in Mauritania
Together with Mauritania’s Ministry of Economic Affairs and Development and in collaboration with UNICEF, we provided an advanced social protection training in Nouakchott, Mauritania, from February 3rd to 7th.
Training on Public Finance for Children and Budget Assessment, Monitoring and Tracking in Viet Nam
As part of the Viet Nam Ministry of Finance efforts to implement the Public Finance for Children project 2017 – 2020, a comprehensive workshop on Public Finance for Children (PF4C) was held during the second week of December 2019.
Poverty in All Dimensions Among Children, Women and Men – Results Validation Workshop in Kenya
With solid strides made in development over the last decade, Kenya is in a strong position to make remarkable progress in poverty reduction. It will require specific policies to translate Kenya’s progress into poverty reduction and to make sure that no groups are left behind.
Studying Multidimensional Child Poverty in South Africa
Reducing poverty and inequality is the overriding concern of South Africa’s development policies and programs, from the onset of democracy in 1994 in the Reconstruction and Development Programme (RDP) to the current National Development Plan: Vision 2030 (NDP). The guiding principle, as captured in the NDP, is that “no political democracy can survive and flourish if the mass of our people remain in poverty, without land, without tangible prospects for a better life.
Social Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Viet Nam
During the week of October 1, a team of our experts led a technical training on quantitative data analysis, measuring the well-being and social inclusion of children with disabilities in Viet Nam. This training focused on the process of conducting the analysis and writing of the report, “Social Inclusion of Children with Disabilities: An in-depth analysis of the Viet Nam National Surveys of People with Disabilities”.
ISCI 2019: Livelihood Programming, Gender Effects and Child Well-Being
Using Longitudinal evidence from Burundi, research fellow and social policy expert Nesha Ramful presented our study on Livelihood Programming, Gender Effects and Child Well-Being, during the session on Policies and Programming.
ISCI 2019: Holistic Approaches to Child Development and Multidimensional Child Poverty
Chairing the session on Policies and Programming, our Director Dr. Chris De Neubourg delivered an introductory presentation on a paper focused on generational policy programming, holistic approaches to child development and multidimensional child poverty.
ISCI 2019: Demystifying the Role of Maternal Education in Reducing Stunting
The level of maternal education has been isolated in some studies as the most important factor explaining differences in nutrition and health outcomes of children. However, this association relates to stunting only indirectly, via maternal behaviour (improved care practices and improved ability to benefit from nutrition-sensitive interventions).
Social Protection Course in Burkina Faso with UNICEF WCARO
Reshaping social protection systems in West and Central Africa is a daunting task as these countries face major institutional and financial constraints. Social protection was usually only usually recognized as having a role in poverty reduction in as much as it allows vulnerable people to maintain or improve their living standards.
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