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Welcome to Equity for Children!
We are an initiative of the Graduate Program in International Affairs at the New School in partnership with the Graduate School of Social Service at Fordham University.
OUR AIM IS TO ENGAGE STUDENTS, SCHOLARS, PRACTITIONERS, GOVERNMENTS, NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS AND THE MEDIA WITH PROMOTING AWARENESS, INCREASING KNOWLEDGE AND ADVOCATING ACTION ABOUT ISSUES AFFECTING EQUITY FOR CHILDREN AND THE REALIZATION OF THEIR RIGHTS WORLDWIDE.  read more
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Reproductive Health Strategies for Out of School Youth in Senegal Over the summer of 2009, GPIA student Amy Sommer and Ouleye Niang Fall worked in Senegal, in the field of adolescent reproductive health rights, as part of a project for UNFPA. Their study presents an analysis of the Adolescent Counseling Centers (CCA’s) strategies, designed to raise awareness and change behaviors of out-of-school youth in Mbour, Tambacounda, and Kolda. It also offers a logistical framework to better reach this population. read more
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Celebrating the 20th Anniversary of the CRC  November 20th, 2009 marked 20 years of the Convention of the Rights of the Child. UNICEF and others worldwide organized a series of global events, including an International Child Rights Documentary Film Series with several screenings in New York City. On the 20th, UNICEF also released the 2009 State of the World's Children report, with a special focus on children's rights.
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The Everyday Environments of Children’s Poverty .png) The Children, Youth and the Environment journal, Vol. 19, No.2 (2009) published by the University of Colorado, Boulder is now available online. This special issue contains results form the 2008 GPIA-UNICEF conference, Rethinking Poverty: Making Policies That Work for Children. It includes articles on the identification and measurement of child poverty, the impact of environments of poverty on children, and the implications for policy and practice. read more
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NGO Spotlight: East African Center for the Empowerment of Women and Children  The East African Center for the Empowerment of Women and Children (EAC) is a non-profit organization that helps communities achieve empowerment by increasing literacy for women and children, improving health status, and eradicating poverty. It was founded in September 2000 by Suzanne Wilson to provide shelter and clothing to orphans living on the outskirts of Nairobi, Kenya. The organization has since grown to promote a proactive strategy of poverty eradication, aimed at supporting women and children, and keeping families intact. read more
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