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Child Poverty and Social Protection in Western and Central Africa Workshop

Equity for Children co-organized a workshop on Child Poverty and Social Protection in Western and Central Africa on May 23-25 in Abuja, Nigeria, in partnership with UNICEF WCARO (Western and Central Africa Regional Office), CROP, the International Labour Organization (ILO), and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). According to a path-breaking study commissioned by UNICEF in 2003, child poverty in […]

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

Webinar: “Pediatricians and Anti-Poverty Organizations: Building Bridges” – June 20, 2016, 3-4pm EDT

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ (AAP) recent policy statement on child poverty encourages pediatricians to tackle “poverty-related disorders” through health screenings and interventions as well as address the “toxic effects of poverty” through program and policy advocacy. The Spotlight on Poverty and Opportunity is hosting a national webinar to explore different ways pediatricians can address […]

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

Interview with Benita Miller, Executive Director, NYC Children’s Cabinet

Watch our interview of Benita Miller, Executive Director, NYC Children’s Cabinet, at the launch of the Growing Up NYC Policy Framework on November 22, 2016 at The New School. Miller discusses the innovative aspects of the framework and next steps.

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

Interview with Alex Loznak, Youth Activist, Our Children’s Trust

Equity for Children interviewed Alex Loznak, Youth Activist at Our Children’s Trust, about the links between climate change and youth engagement. In this interview, Loznak explains his role as a plaintiff in a lawsuit against the federal government of the United States to demand a science-based climate change recovery plan. Watch the interview below: Watch […]

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

“Young People Speak Up About Climate Change”: An Equity for Children Program

In November 2015, Equity for Children launched a new programmatic area on Climate Change, Children and Young People. This initiative examines the complex relationship between climate change, inequality and children’s / adolescents’ resilience. Climate change disproportionately affects poor children. We seek a better understanding of this problem in order to develop solutions. This thematic area provides a […]

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

Equity for Children joins the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty

In November 2015, Equity for Children joined the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty. This Coalition, launched on October 19, 2015, is a group of child focused agencies and research organizations from different countries led by UNICEF and Save the Children. On October 19, the Coalition issued a joint statement underlining that children are much more likely to […]

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Child Poverty

Interview with Sheridan Bartlett on Youth Engagement and Climate Change

Equity for Children interviewed Sheridan Bartlett, Co-Editor of Environment and Urbanization, about the links between climate change, cities and youth engagement. In this interview, Bartlett highlights the importance of sustainability in efforts to promote youth engagement as well as the need to create spaces where young people’s voices can be heard and taken seriously. Watch […]

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

Children and Youth Hub 2015 at The New School

This past week Equity for Children co-hosted in partnership with the UN Major Group for Children and Youth (MGCY) the official children and youth forum for the UN Sustainable Development Summit, the “Children and Youth Hub 2015”, at The New School with the support of The New School’s Graduate Program for International Affairs. The Hub was attended by 100 youth […]

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

Equity for Children Featured as a Global Partner of the Global Partnership for Social Accountability, A World Bank Program

Equity for Children recently established a new partnership with the Global Partnership for Social Accountability (GPSA), a global partnership program within The World Bank Group. GPSA supports civil society and governments as they work together to solve critical governance challenges in developing countries. Equity for Children was featured as a new Global Partner in the GPSA April […]

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

Women, Climate Change and Cities: An Intersectional Perspective

On March 5, Equity for Children co-sponsored an event on women, climate change and cities with the Milano School of International Affairs, Management, and Urban Policy, the Tishman Environment and Design Center and the Women’s Environment and Development Organization (WEDO). The event highlighted the impact of climate change on women and girls. It featured conversations about […]

Children's Rights

Child Poverty

Equity for Children Executive Director Alberto Minujin interviewed by the Comparative Research Programme on Poverty, University of Bergen, Norway

In an interview published in September 2014 by the Comparative Research Programme on Poverty (CROP) at the University of Bergen, Norway, Equity for Children Executive Director Alberto Minujin speaks about the main causes of poverty and the strategies and policies needed to eradicate it.

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

Approaches to Equity: Interview with Alejandro Acosta,Director of the International Center for Education and Human Development ( CINDE )

Alejandro Acosta explains why he believes that “inequity” and “inequality” are social constructions and why it is vital to understand how internationally construed power relationships come into play regarding these matters. He further goes on to elaborate the necessity of looking at the consequences of not only best practices but those of bad practices too in […]

Approaches to Equity

Category: Child Poverty

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty and Social Protection in Western and Central Africa Workshop

Webinar: “Pediatricians and Anti-Poverty Organizations: Building Bridges” – June 20, 2016, 3-4pm EDT

Interview with Benita Miller, Executive Director, NYC Children’s Cabinet

Interview with Alex Loznak, Youth Activist, Our Children’s Trust

“Young People Speak Up About Climate Change”: An Equity for Children Program

Equity for Children joins the Global Coalition to End Child Poverty

Interview with Sheridan Bartlett on Youth Engagement and Climate Change

Children and Youth Hub 2015 at The New School

Equity for Children Featured as a Global Partner of the Global Partnership for Social Accountability, A World Bank Program

Women, Climate Change and Cities: An Intersectional Perspective

Equity for Children Executive Director Alberto Minujin interviewed by the Comparative Research Programme on Poverty, University of Bergen, Norway

Approaches to Equity: Interview with Alejandro Acosta,Director of the International Center for Education and Human Development ( CINDE )

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