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Promoting Synergies between Child Protection and Social Protection
This report emphasizes the complex nature of child vulnerability, at different stages of childhood, and the multiple risks that children face, from economic, social, cultural, natural and political/conflict-related factors. It... read more
Posted on 09-04-2009
Fiscal Space for Strengthened Social Protection in West and Central Africa
The report explores whether stronger child-focused social protection is affordable and sustainable in West and Central African countries. After discussing the concept of ‘fiscal space,’ the report provides the results... read more
Posted on 09-04-2009
Child Poverty: A Role for Cash Transfers?
This report presents the international evidence on the positive impacts of cash transfers as a mechanism for reducing child poverty and vulnerability, provides information on the pilot cash transfer programs... read more
Posted on 09-04-2009
Strengthening Social Protection for Children in West and Central Africa
This report discusses the role of social protection in addressing child vulnerability and deprivations in a region with very high poverty levels and child mortality, and multiple risks to child survival, development... read more
Posted on 09-06-2009
Lasting Benefits: The Role of Cash Transfers in Tackling Child Mortality
In June 2009, Save the Children released a publication titled Lasting Benefits: The role of cash transfers in tackling child mortality. This report argues that cash transfers have a critical... read more
Posted on 06-30-2009
Vital Seeds Inc.: Addressing the Needs of Children and Families in Extreme Poverty
Vital SEEDS Inc. is a nonprofit organization based in NYC with the mission to reach out for children, and their families, living in complete destitution. Its main objective is to... read more
Posted on 06-16-2009
Rethinking Poverty and Children in the New Millennium: Linking Research and Policy
Organized jointly by the Comparative Research Programme on Poverty (CROP) and the Childwatch International Research Network, this International Conference was held on September 17-19, 2007 at the University of Oslo,... read more
Posted on 12-04-2008
Conditional Cash Transfers Boom: How do these Programs Benefit Children in Latin America?
One of the main dilemmas of this new millennium is the growing number of people who do not have access to basic services (health, education, safe water, and shelter), social... read more
Posted on 05-27-2009
Conditional Cash Transfers in Peru: Tackling the Multi-Dimensionality of Childhood Poverty and Vulnerability
In the context of significant international attention on poverty reduction and realizing the Millennium Development Goals, social protection mechanisms are increasingly seen as an important policy tool to tackle poverty,... read more
Posted on 10-31-2007
Challenges in Social Policy
Many national and international policies are oriented to tackle child deprivation and poverty issues. This is to ensure children’s development and protection. However, it is seldom that these policies have... read more
Posted on 05-30-2009
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Challenges in Social Policy
Many national and international policies are oriented to tackle child deprivation and poverty issues. This is to ensure children’s development and protection. However, it is seldom that these policies have high enough priority on the policy agenda or are often...
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