Research Archives - Equity for Children

Child Poverty

Children and the Rights to the City

The majority of children in Latin America live in settlements and popular neighborhoods of large cities where they live with high rates of inequality.

Children's Rights

Voice & participation

Empowering Youth on Staten Island: Reaching Adolescents in Jeopardy

Equity for Children and the worldwide non-profit A Chance In Life partnered to produce a video series about The Village, a youth center in Staten Island, at which adolescents who are disconnected from school and employment meet to build their skills and have a better chance to overcome poverty and succeed in life.

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

Why do children suffer poverty more frequently than other populations?

According to a research study conducted by Professor Alberto Minujin, monetary poverty in Argentina and non-monetary deprivations increased during the Covid-19 pandemic, having a devastating effect on children.

Approaches to Equity

Urban inequalities

“Children and COVID-19”: Journalists in Dialog with Experts

In 2021, Equity for Children hosted a series of webinars from Latin America entitled “Children and COVID-19”, which discussed the approximately 150 million children who were plunged into multidimensional poverty during the pandemic. The events were organized in partnership with The Arcor Foundation, The Institute of Collective Health of the University of Lanus, Argentina (ISCo/UNLa) […]

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

Info-graphic: Children living monetary and multidimensional poverty

The COVID 19 pandemic has significantly increased the monetary and multidimensional child poverty rates across several developing countries. The data investigated by UNICEF shows how 1 in 6 children worldwide are struggling to survive as a result of monetary circumstances. And it was predicted that in 2020, there would be a large increase in multidimensional […]

Monitoring and Evaluation

Child Poverty

At The Bottom Again: Child Wellbeing In The U.S.

by Equity for Children’s Senior Advisor, Samantha Cocco-Klein 9/14/2020 The latest UNICEF report on child wellbeing in rich countries is out – Worlds of Influence – and once again the U.S. is ranked at the bottom. The U.S comes in 36th out of 38, scoring low across all three dimensions of child wellbeing: mental health, physical health and […]

Approaches to Equity

Urban inequalities

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 their families, capturing the voices of over 25,000 children, parents and caregivers from 37 countries. The survey, which is disaggregated by gender and disability, is the largest and most comprehensive of its kind. Key results can be found in […]

Monitoring and Evaluation

Urban inequalities

Educational Gaps During the Pandemic: The Persistent Challenge of Access to Learning for All

Introduction In the world of Covid-19 2020, remote education is the most viable strategy for schooling. During the first few months of the year, a state of sanitary emergency was declared throughout most of Latin America. Classes were suspended, without accurate predictions as to how long the suspension would last. The halt in the educational system […]

Approaches to Equity

Voice & participation

Children and Poverty in the Era of Covid-19: How Remote Learning Exacerbates Inequality in New York City

On June 10, a webinar entitled “Children and Poverty in the Face of Covid-19: How Remote Learning Exacerbates Inequality in New York City” took place and was jointly sponsored by Equity for Children (EFC) at The New School, All Together in Dignity Fourth World (ATD 4th World) and the Center for New York City Affairs […]

Approaches to Equity

Voice & participation

Childcare, Health and Equity: Views on the Pandemic from Latin America

Nearly 300 people in Latin America and the U.S. participated in the ARCOR Foundation’s and Equity for Children’s 2nd webinar about Covid-19 and its effects, “Childcare, Health and Equity”, to stimulate debate about policies guaranteeing the rights of children. The event was broadcast live on Equity for Children’s YouTube channel, which can be accessed here. […]

Approaches to Equity

Voice & participation

Remote Learning Creates Increased Inequality for Latin American Boys and Girls

Background In this article, we analyze how homeschooling and remote education highlight inequality. We look at the educational implications of the Covid-19 pandemic in Latin America and recommend thoughts and actions to lessen the adverse effects on children and adolescents. The quarantine adopted in many countries affected by Covid-19 has forced families to seclude themselves […]

Approaches to Equity

Urban inequalities

Taking Care of Children During a Global Pandemic

We are in the middle of a global crisis of extraordinary proportions that is affecting age groups in a different way. Statistics show that the elderly and people with chronic medical conditions such as diabetes and heart disease are more vulnerable to Corona Virus, although in the U.S., 12% of the intensive care patients and […]

Approaches to Equity

Class: Research

Children's Rights

Children and the Rights to the City

Empowering Youth on Staten Island: Reaching Adolescents in Jeopardy

Why do children suffer poverty more frequently than other populations?

“Children and COVID-19”: Journalists in Dialog with Experts

Info-graphic: Children living monetary and multidimensional poverty

At The Bottom Again: Child Wellbeing In The U.S.

Hidden Impact of Covid-19 on Children and Families

Educational Gaps During the Pandemic: The Persistent Challenge of Access to Learning for All

Children and Poverty in the Era of Covid-19: How Remote Learning Exacerbates Inequality in New York City

Childcare, Health and Equity: Views on the Pandemic from Latin America

Remote Learning Creates Increased Inequality for Latin American Boys and Girls

Taking Care of Children During a Global Pandemic

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