Minujin, Delamonica - 2007

Social protection programs have intensively expanded during the last decade, both in low and middle income countries. These programs take many forms, from conditional cash transfers to workfare, and from pensions to subsidies insurance. Their impact on children, women and family well-being and on reducing the incidence of poverty could be significant. However, many questions have been raised in relation with their real impact, efficacy and effectiveness.

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A growing body of research suggests that the first few years of life are a particularly promising time to intervene in the lives of low-income children, although the long-term effects on children of the U.S. government's primary early childhood program—Head Start—remains the topic of debate. In this article we review what is known about Head Start and argue that the program is likely to generate benefits to participants and society...

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This book deals with issues related to children and poverty in the wake of recent global changes and their impact on child's wellbeing. It contains a selection of papers from the international conference "Children and Poverty: Global Trends, Local Solutions?" held in New York City in April 2005. The conference was part of successful, long term collaboration between UNICEF and The New School's Graduate Program in International Affairs (GPIA). Recognizing...

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Minujin, Delamonica and Komarecki - 2006

This book offers a compelling insights on improving the well-being of children and women, primarily based on the use of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys (MICS) designed by UNICEF. Authors from around the world represent diverse perspectives as members of academia, NGOs, government agencies, and international-development agencies, including UNICEF country offices. This resource is meant for policy makers, researchers, programmers, statisticians, and advocates in their endeavors to make further progress in...

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La Fundación Walter Benjamin, con el apoyo de la Fundación Arcor y de Procter & Gamble presentó el libro “Infancias: varios mundos. Los más chiquitos. Culturas diversas. Equidad para todos” el 14 de agosto a las 18 hs en el Museo de la Ciudad, Defensa 223, ciudad de Buenos Aires.

El libro es el producto de un trabajo colectivo en el que han participado diferentes especialistas: Hugo Sverdloff, María Paula Montesinos,...

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It is a collection of photographs and essays by Edward Chao, a twelve year old student in Ghana, West Africa. Eddie brings readers into his world, starting with his friends and the games they play in an abandoned truck yard. Through his eyes, we meet his grandmother, with whom he lives on Madina Estates Road in Ghana's capital, Accra. This book is part of the Deviwo Project, a collective of...

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