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Urban inequalities

Play, a right and a healing to trauma

As this year marks the 60th anniversary of the UN Declaration of the Rights of the Child, as well as the 30th anniversary of the Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), we wish to highlight an important element of child well-being raised in both documents, and recognize the right of the child […]

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Child Poverty

The Multiple Experiences of Poverty in the U.S.

“The fight against extreme poverty and social exclusion involves many different actors who occupy different yet unequal positions in society.” -Joseph Wresinski, Founder of ATD Fourth World What does it feel like to live in poverty? Who has the deepest understanding of poverty? Who can better define it? […]

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Voice & participation

Freedom Day

Harvard Professor Amartya Sen pioneered a philosophic model that measures societal wellbeing, called The Capability Approach. The Capability Approach looks at the substantial freedom of the individual, meaning: enjoying the actual freedom to choose a standard of living rather than another without affecting negatively the freedom of generations to come. This differs significantly from other […]

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Urban inequalities

Delivering on Every Child’s Right to Basic Skills

Young Lives, a research initiative at the University of Oxford’s Department of International Development (ODID), released a report in late November titled “Delivering on every child’s rights to basic skills”. The Young Lives projects focus on a wide variety of themes with application to the Sustainable Development Goals, such as poverty and inequality, health and […]

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Urban inequalities

National Human Trafficking Awareness Day

Thank you for taking the time to Join Equity For Children’s staff in observance of National Human Trafficking Awareness Day on January 11th. January is, by Presidential proclamation, designated as National Slavery and Human Trafficking Prevention month. This an opportunity to reflect specifically on what must be done to raise awareness and work towards eradicating […]

Children's Rights

Child Poverty

Measuring child poverty in Argentina

Equity for Children launched on November 2018, a report that includes, for the first time, non-monetary dimensions to assess child poverty and the wellbeing of children. It was published in partnership with UNICEF, Argentina with two universities. The report reveals that 48 percent of Argentinian children and adolescents are deprived of at least […]

Children's Rights

Urban inequalities

Universal Children’s Day

On November 20th, 1989 the UN General Assembly (Resolution 44/25) adopted both the Declaration of the Rights of the Child and the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Convention was ratified by 196 UN Member States, making it the international treaty with the widest consensus. The Convention is an international treaty, therefore it […]

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Urban inequalities

Ending Child Poverty “Every child has the right to a life free of poverty.”

Equity for Children would like to take a moment to observe the International Day for the Eradication of Poverty. Today presents an opportunity for all to think about how to participate more actively in the fight to ensure that children suffering from marginalization, inequality, and poverty take center stage in the worldwide effort to achieve […]

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Voice & participation

What Can We Learn from Child-Led Initiatives in the U.S. and the Pacific Islands?

In this article, recently published in Children, Youth and Environments Volume 28, Issue 1, Equity for Children Senior Advisor, Samantha Cocco-Klein and former Associate Director, Beatrice Mauger explore two initiatives, in the U.S. and the Pacific Islands, in which children have held leadership roles on climate change. The authors examine 1) the motivation behind each initiative, and 2) […]

Children's Rights

Child Poverty

Child Poverty in Arab States: Analytical Report of Eleven Countries

Alberto Minujin, Equity for Children’s Executive Director and Associate Director Beatrice Mauger authored a UNICEF report on child poverty in the Arab States. The report demonstrates that multidimensional poverty is a reality in the region, as it is worldwide. Both at the level of the household and at the level of the individual child, multidimensional […]

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Urban inequalities

Prioritizing Children in the Urban Agenda in Cali, Colombia

Our report, “Cali, ¿Cómo Vamos en Niñez? Priorizando la niñez en la agenda urbana” (“Cali, How Are Your Children Doing — Prioritizing Childhood in the Urban Agenda”), results from the second phase of our project measuring child wellbeing and collaborating with communities and local governments to impact policy affecting children. The project was implemented by Equity for Children […]

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Urban inequalities

The ‘Approaches to Equity’ Report

Equity for Children initiated the Approaches to Equity study in 2013 to investigate views about the concept of equity by leaders of international organizations, foundations and research institutions. By analyzing key institutional reports and conducting interviews with senior-level professionals of international organizations as well as researchers and foundations, the findings set the stage for a common understanding […]

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