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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 […]

Children's Rights

Urban inequalities

Analyzing Child Inequality in Córdoba, Argentina

The city of Córdoba in Argentina recently carried out its first geo-referenced study to examine the inequality gaps facing children in different residential areas. The report, entitled “Indicators for Assessing Children’s Well-Being in the City of Córdoba,” was produced by Red Ciudadana Nuestra Córdoba and the Arcor Foundation, with technical support from Equity for Children. The study […]

Approaches to Equity

Urban inequalities

Approaches to Equity and International Organizations

CONTENTS Summaries of Major International Organizations’ Reports Interviews with Senior Staff at Major International Organizations Data Matrix: A Comparison of International Organizations’ Interpretations of Equity at a Glance We have interviewed outstanding leading practitioners and top experts of big international organizations including the World Bank, UNICEF, WHO, Save the Children and various other organizations about […]

Approaches to Equity

Urban inequalities

The Equity Approach and Cities

Increasing inequalities have particularly affected the configuration of cities. The coexistence of high levels of wealth and poverty, as well as the increasing unequal distribution of goods and services in regards to the population that actually needs access to them, creates a scenario of social tension.

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

Monitoring and Evaluating the Impact of Childhood Poverty on Segregation in Chicago and Newark Schools

Introduction The issue of poverty in the American school system is not a new one. Public schools have traditionally had to grapple with the issues of how to address childhood poverty in the context of limited state and federal resources.[i] The addition of charter schools via the school choice program[ii] has led to further […]

Children's Rights

Child Poverty

#ENDchildpoverty as Part of the SDGs: Empowering Youth

On Thursday, February 2, 2017, Equity for Children Associate Director, Beatrice Mauger, participated in a workshop entitled #ENDchildpoverty, at the 19th Annual Winter Youth Assembly, a three day event from February 1-3 that brought together young leaders, government representatives, and civil society organizations at United Nations Headquarters in New York. The event was organized by the Global […]

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

Child Poverty, Youth (Un)Employment, and Social Inclusion

Worldwide child and youth poverty remain the biggest barriers to achieving a better life in adulthood. Progress in lifting children out of poverty in the last decades has been slow and limited in the developing world, while the recent global economic crisis has exacerbated child poverty, youth unemployment, and social exclusion in many developed countries. […]

Approaches to Equity

Urban inequalities

Release of the Urban Inequities and Children Conference Report

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. During the two-day event, nearly 100 international researchers, government representatives, foundations, advocates and practitioners deliberated about […]

Children's Rights

Urban inequalities

Five Recommendations to Address Inequities in Cities

In April 2016, Equity for Children hosted the Urban Inequities and Children Conference. The two-day event addressed challenges to identifying urban childhood inequities and promoted the importance of gathering, measuring and translating evidence into action; including the views and voices of children in the design of cities; and fostering equity for all inhabitants. Over half of the world’s […]

Approaches to Equity

Urban inequalities

Growing Up NYC: Blueprint for an Equitable City

New York City is home to 3 million children and youth, a diverse group that includes some of the country’s wealthiest and poorest children. To better meet the needs of these young New Yorkers, the city recently launched its first policy framework, Growing Up NYC, which comprehensively addresses children’s development from birth to adulthood. The […]

Approaches to Equity

Child Poverty

Alberto Minujin Presents on Childhood and Urban Housing Inequality at Habitat III

Executive Director Alberto Minujin presented a report entitled Childhood and Urban Housing Inequality in Eight Latin American Countries as part of a panel organized by UNICEF at the United Nations Conference on Housing and Sustainable Urban Development, Habitat III, on October 19, 2016. The report is based on recent household surveys carried out in eight countries in Latin America and […]

Approaches to Equity

Urban inequalities

Urban Challenges and Childhood Inequalities

Children are among the population groups most severely affected by urban inequalities [i]. Although children and young people living in large cities do appear to enjoy better living conditions on the whole, the ‘urban advantage’ [ii] resulting from access to higher standards of education, services, employment, and quality of life remains elusive for many. […]

Approaches to Equity

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Children's Rights

The ‘Approaches to Equity’ Report

Analyzing Child Inequality in Córdoba, Argentina

Approaches to Equity and International Organizations

The Equity Approach and Cities

Monitoring and Evaluating the Impact of Childhood Poverty on Segregation in Chicago and Newark Schools

#ENDchildpoverty as Part of the SDGs: Empowering Youth

Child Poverty, Youth (Un)Employment, and Social Inclusion

Release of the Urban Inequities and Children Conference Report

Five Recommendations to Address Inequities in Cities

Growing Up NYC: Blueprint for an Equitable City

Alberto Minujin Presents on Childhood and Urban Housing Inequality at Habitat III

Urban Challenges and Childhood Inequalities

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