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 …
Children’s Rights
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 …
The implications of climate change for children in lower-income countries
This article provides a brief overview of the implications for children of climate change—both of extreme weather events and more gradual changes, along with the …
The impacts of climate change for children in poor urban areas
This paper discusses the particular and disproportionate risks to urban children in poverty from various aspects of climate change, both extreme events and changing means. It …
Charting Change in the Participatory Settings of Childhood
In this chapter Hart argues that the emphasis on children’s decision making with adults and consultation with adults in formal settings is a much too …
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 …
Creating child friendly cities: the case of Denver, USA
Referencing the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child as the basis to make cities more supportive of children’s needs, this paper discusses the …
How far have we come with youth governance?
Children have agency. Recognising this, those promoting children’s rights advocate for their participation in the governance of their communities. How children and youth are engaged in …
Planning Cities with Children in Mind
This essay reaches into the complex issues of urban growth to ask how we can insert a better understanding of children’s needs and perspectives into …
