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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 […]

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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 […]

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Voice & participation

Tribute to Richard Abrons

Richard cared very much about eliminating child poverty and shared our belief that this world can be a more just and equitable place. With great sadness we say farewell. We will miss your friendship and inspiration. Our deep love to Richard’s wife, Iris and his family. We will carry on your work and ideals.

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My internship at Equity for Children

Below, is an article by Equity for Children’s summer intern, Bryce Williams. Bryce is a 16-year-old high-school boy from the Bronx, NY. During his 6-week internship with us, he learned about the multiple aspects of poverty and how we measure them. He read material about the differences between dollar-a-day poverty thresholds vs. a holistic approach […]

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X Jornada Paulista on Family Therapy

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] A panel of renowned experts including Equity for Children’s Executive Director, Alberto Minujin, gathered in Sao Paulo, Brazil to discuss the challenges of a holistic approach to family therapy. The X Jornada Paulista on Family Therapy opened with a panel composed by Alberto Minujin, Expert on Child Poverty and Inequality, Lia Baptista Carvalho, […]

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Earth Day

Equity For Children wishes you a Happy Earth Day! This observance day began on April 22nd, 1970, when 20 million Americans protested the negative effects of industrial development as global ecological awareness rose and the impacts of pollutants became more visible to the general public. The event is credited with spurring […]

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PUSHED TO THE BOTTOM

About the Event Equity for Children, in partnership with ATD 4th World, will host an event to launch the release of the results of the Multi-dimensional Aspects of Poverty (MAP) project. MAP is an international research project that looks at multidimensional poverty from the perspective of those who experience it every day. With people in […]

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Report on the Conference on Inclusion

Conclusions and recommendations for child advocates 1. Recent estimates show that there has been a large reduction in extreme poverty over last quarter century. However, the reduction has slowed recently, due to changes in the regional composition of the poor. These trends pose a challenge in achieving the SDGs.1 2. Despite significant steps by the […]

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Addressing Inclusion Among Children & Adolescents Living in Poverty

About a hundred child advocates, field experts, scholars, and graduate students met at The New School on October 11th for a profound and relevant discussion about inequalities affecting children and adolescents living in poverty. The conversation was situated within the context of the Sustainable Development Goals and demonstrated the paramount importance of placing children first […]

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10/31 Webinar on How Childhood Indicates Quality of life in Urban Areas

During the second semester of 2018, Equidad para la Infancia, Equity for Children’s, Latin America section, will carry out a series of webinars (in Spanish) on how childhood wellbeing can serve as an indicator of the quality of life in local contexts. Based on the studies performed in various Latin American cities by […]

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Urban inequalities

Including Children in the Urban Agenda

This publication, Addressing Urban Inequities and Childhood: Advancing the Agenda for Children and Cities, is based upon conversations and discussions held at Equity for Children’s April 2016 Urban Inequities and Children Conference at The New School in New York City, where nearly 100 international researchers, government representatives, foundations, advocates and practitioners deliberated about underlying local […]

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Voice & participation

Working with the families of the poor: Improving Services for Children and their Caretakers

This brief proposes that: Services to children and their families need to take a holistic view of the child’s relationships with family, extended family, neighbors and government agencies Improved communication between child advocates, families and government agencies is necessary. The current sectors serving lower-income communities operate in a disconnected and complex manner, creating conditions […]

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