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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 […]

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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. […]

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Asked by Kids: Covid-19

Asked by Kids: Covid-19 is an educational children’s coloring book (for children aged 5-10 yrs old) with an interactive narrative, giving important facts about the Covid-19 virus. With schools being closed and children being taught at home, activities that are both educational and entertaining for children will be a useful tool for parents to navigate […]

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Coalition Webinar – Impact of COVID-19 on child poverty in Africa and beyond – May 14, 2020

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Global Coalition to End Child Poverty Webinar – Impact of COVID-19 on child poverty in Africa and beyond

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Equity for Children Webinar on Remote Learning and Inequality

How are disadvantaged families with children dealing with everyday challenges during the pandemic? What governmental and community action can help ensure proper schooling, nutrition and care for children and adolescents? Are educational systems prepared – or not – for the challenges of remote learning for students at every age? What kind of summer opportunities will […]

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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 […]

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Poor Families and Children Facing the Covid Challenge

Children and Poverty in the Era of Covid-19: Impacts and Challenges An April 15 webinar entitled “Children and Poverty in the Face of Covid-19” was attended by over 300 people from 12 countries. The session was jointly sponsored by Equity for Children and the ARCOR Foundation. Experts in child development, governmental policy and programming from […]

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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 […]

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Urban inequalities

International Women’s Day

According to a United Nations report, women and girls perform 12 billion hours of unpaid care work around the world every day – three times more than men. In some communities, women spend 14 hours a day cooking, cleaning, fetching wood and water and caring for children and the elderly. Gross Domestic Product does not […]

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Urban inequalities

Strengthening Data and Research for Children in Urban Settings

Equity for Children shared its expertise about urban inequities affecting children at an invitation-only conference and workshop jointly organized by UNICEF and UN-Habitat, entitled “Strengthening Data and Research for Children in Urban Settings”. Global university and research center experts met in Florence to discuss how to fill data gaps and strengthen available evidence based on […]