Child Poverty & Wellbeing

	Why is Equity Important for Children? Children represent more than one third of the world’s total population and nearly half of the population in the least developed countries. In the developing world, most of the poor are... read more Posted on 05-30-2009

	Thinking and Acting on Poverty The politics of poverty is increasingly being situated within a non-materialist discourse of human and citizenship rights, democracy, inclusion and respect. The purpose for this paper is to highlight the... read more Posted on 06-05-2009

	Intergenerational Transmission of Poverty in Sub-Saharan Africa A Select Annotated Bibliography with special reference to irreversibilities associated with poor nutrition, health and education. It forms part of the third phase (2005-2010) of work of the Chronic Poverty Research... read more Posted on 10-31-2007

	Incidence, Depth and Severity of Children in Poverty Recently, the first ever estimate of the number of children living poverty in developing countries was undertaken. The incidence of child poverty was estimated by establishing how many children suffer... read more Posted on 10-31-2007

	The Deﬁnition of Child Poverty: A Discussion of Concepts and Measurements This paper presents and discusses different concepts of child poverty, alternative definitions of children living in poverty, and measurement efforts in this regard. It addresses such questions as: who are... read more Posted on 05-04-2009

	Course: Child Rights and Poverty in Development This course is from the Graduate Program in International Affairs, The New School - Fall 2007. The instructor is Alberto Minujin in collaboration with Enrique Delamonica. SCOPE: Children represent more than one... read more Posted on 12-22-2008

	Long-Term Effects of Head Start on Low-Income Children 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... read more Posted on 10-31-2007

	Strategies Against Poverty - Designs from the North & Alternatives from the South The CLACSO-CROP programme and the Organization for Social Science Research in Eastern and Southern Africa (OSSREA) with the collaboration of the CLACSO South-South Program and the South-South Exchange Programme for... read more Posted on 05-27-2009

	Global Study on Child Poverty and Disparities Join the debate on the causes and factors influencing child poverty worldwide and how it can be alleviated! Recent blog posts on this site discussed workshops, publications, studies and more. Click... read more Posted on 05-27-2009

	Results from the National Symposium on Child Poverty and Disparities in Yemen Over 80 representatives from government, civil society, parliament, the international community, the children’s parliament and media joined UNICEF on 24 -25 November for Yemen’s first national symposium on child poverty.... read more Posted on 05-27-2009

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Child Poverty
Child poverty is a problem experienced by children and young people globally. It differs from adult poverty in terms of its short and long term effects; for instance, even children suffer from short periods of deprivation these can lead to...