An historical analysis of young people’s use of public space, parks and playgrounds in New York City
In this paper I present childhood biographies of three people who grew up in or near a public housing development located on the border between …
Block politics
This paper explores how young people have experienced everyday life on ‘the block’ in a racially diverse lower to working class community in New York …
Everyone Counts: Dalit Children and Education
This report describes some Save the Children US programs in Siraha, Nepal, and their effectiveness in improving educational opportunities and success for children in excluded …
An alternative model for responding to children in poverty: the work of the Alliance in Mumbai and other cities
This paper describes the work of the NGO SPARC and its grass roots partners in Mumbai (together known as the Alliance), with particular reference to …
Good governance – Making age a part of the equation
There has been a fair amount of confusion about the focus of this issue of CYE—both about the concept of “governance” (“Why don’t you just …
The Rights of Children and Youth to Participate
In 1989 the United Nations adopted the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), a set of universal standards for the protection and development …
Bridging the Gap: Save the Children’s Transitional Housing Project After the Tsunami in Ampara district, Sri Lanka
This report documents the housing process that Save the Children and its partners developed in the district of Ampara, Sri Lanka after the tsunami. The …
Environments of Poverty and What They Mean for Child Protection
This paper explores the three-way relationship between poverty, the physical surroundings and children’s exposure to maltreatment, focusing primarily on the low income countries of the global South and discussing the implications for practice. The links between poverty …
Children in the context of climate change: A large and vulnerable population
It is generally acknowledged that low-income countries and poor communities worldwide are most seriously at risk from the probable impacts of climate change. This is …
A qualitative GIS approach to mapping urban neighborhoods with children to promote physical activity and child-friendly community planning
As the obesity epidemic in children increases, it is important to consider the role of neighborhoods in supporting children’s physical activity and healthy development, especially …
