Impact Report 2020
Since the start of Covid-19, Equity for Children initiated programming to reflect the urgent needs experienced by vulnerable families and their children. The pandemic exacerbated existing inequalities, putting an estimated 60 million children at risk of falling into poverty. Economic hardship experienced by families threatens all aspects of child wellbeing, but the digital divide reflected in home schooling presents a grave danger of rising inequality.
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South American Children’s Quality of Life: Intra-Urban Disparities along Life-Cycle Indicators
By 2015, 80% of the population in South America was living in urban areas. Although children in urban areas, on …
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Remember Equity for Children on Giving Tuesday!
Equity for Children has stepped up on many fronts to address the way in which COVID-19 impacts children in poverty. …
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World Children’s Day November 20th, 2020
Every November 20th, we come together to celebrate World Children’s Day. This is in commemoration to the UN General Assembly …
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Equity for Children’s In First Person Video Presented to United Nations Secretary-General at the High Level Consultation
Equity for Children’s In First Person video of Mrs. Maritza Pfuño Diaz, a Peruvian woman who lives with her two sons and daughter in the most populous district of Lima, put a personal face on the harsh realities that vulnerable families face during Covid-19. Anita Thomas, Chair of the United Nation’s NGO Committee on Financing for Development, said of Equity for Children’s video: “It is amazing how advocacy gets leveraged to a whole different level when Civil Society Organizations come together instead of working in silos.”
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International Day of the Eradication of Poverty 2020
Millions of children have been pushed into poverty due to the COVID-19 pandemic – and the poorest are getting poorer. …
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At The Bottom Again: Child Wellbeing In The U.S.
The U.S. needs to reduce child poverty and inequality. Fortunately, a plan already exists. Last year, at the request of Congress, the National Academies released a Roadmap to Reducing Child Poverty, providing evidence-based steps to halve child poverty in 10 years.
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Hidden Impact of Covid-19 on Children and Families
Findings of the global survey Save the Children carried out to understand the true impact that COVID-19 has had on children and …
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Opening Schools for All Children: Covid-19, Equity and Educational Policy in Latin America
On August 26, 2020, more than 100 people across North and South America participated in the webinar entitled: Opening our Schools for All Children: Covid-19, Equity and Educational Policy in Latin America. Alberto Minujin, Equity for Children’s Director, emphasized the need for conversation among diverse Latin American countries and regions to design and sustain inclusive policies that are child-centered.
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