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The primary purpose of this report is to recommend evidencebased strategies to improve the relevance and effectiveness of field interventions that target development outcomes for girls on the move in Central America and Mexico. This report consolidates findings from a rapid participatory consultation with: (1) migrant girls in the Southern Mexico border region, (2) front-line practitioners providing services to migrant children and their families, and (3) Save the Children teams in Mexico.
The aim of the research was to:
a) Elucidate how gender and gender norms impact girls’…
This child-led research initiative was conducted under the umbrella of World Vision’s DEAR project (Development Education and Awareness Raising) and the Sustainable Development Agenda 2030. The authors worked together to raise children’s voices to the highest levels possible in order to have an impact on decisions and processes that affect them, especially the work around the United Nations’ 2030 Agenda. These child researchers were invited to choose one of the issues covered by the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Each country team discussed these issues, and they decided to…
The aim of this report from SOS Children's Villages is to increase the knowledge and understanding of the needs and rights of young people ageing out of alternative care around the world, in order to inform strategies, policies and services to improve their life chances and outcomes through appropriate preparation for leaving care as well as after-care support. The specific objectives of the research were to highlight facts and figures (or in some cases, lack thereof) on the experiences and challenges of young people leaving care, including through their own voice and the testimony of experts…
Este documento discute el enfoque integral utilizado por Save the Children para promover la sinergia entre la autonomía personal y el desarrollo económico. A través de este enfoque, Save the Children espera proteger a los niños y adolescentes de la violencia, garantizar el acceso a la educación, el empleo y permitirles optar por retrasar la paternidad.
Este programa opera a través de tres áreas temáticas: la capacitación personal, de salud sexual y reproductiva, y los derechos económicos.
Este documento ofrece una visión general del enfoque integral de Save the Children por país. Los…
This document discusses the comprehensive approach used by Save the Children to promote synergy between personal autonomy and economic development. Through this approach, Save the Children hopes to protect children and adolescents from violence, ensure access to education, employment, and enable them to choose to delay parenthood.
This program operates through three thematic areas: personal empowerment, sexual and reproductive health, and economic rights. This document provides an overview of Save the Children’s comprehensive approach by country. The countries included in this report…
Several developing economies have recently introduced conditional cash transfer programs, which provide money to poor families contingent on certain behavior, usually investments in human capital, such as sending children to school or bringing them to health centers. Evaluation results for programs launched in Colombia, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Turkey reveal successes in addressing many of the failures in delivering social assistance, such as weak poverty targeting, disincentive effects, and limited welfare impacts. Many questions remain unanswered, however, including the…
UNICEF is seeking a Child Protection Officer in Nicaragua. Under the close guidance and supervision of the Child and Adolescent Protection Specialist, the Child Protection Officer provides technical contribution to planning, administration, implementation and monitoring and evaluation of the child protection against violence program component, aligned with the country programme goals and strategies. Special attention and technical support from this post are made by the application of theoretical and technical skills in researching, collecting, analyzing and presenting technical and…
Empowering Communities Globally's mission is to reduce the impact of poverty in the world’s marginalized and underserved populations by empowering communities through participation and education. Through compassionate and holistic education, they enable primary caregivers within their communities to provide nutritional support and to learn about preventative healthcare. By lifting up individuals within communities, they encourage and support sustainable community and economic development.
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