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Putting Young People at the Heart of Development: Supporting youth-led change through the My Rights, My Voice programme

15/09/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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My Rights, My Voice is an innovative four year global programme which aims to engage marginalized children and youth in their rights to health and education services in eight countries – Afghanistan, Georgia, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Tanzania and Vietnam. Children and young people have huge potential to transform their lives and communities. With the […]

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Case study

Space to Grow: Creating safe spaces to foster youth active citizenship

15/09/2015

1 documents

4 pages long

Languages: English

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My Rights, My Voice is an innovative four year global programme which aims to engage marginalized children and youth in their rights to health and education services in eight countries – Afghanistan, Georgia, Mali, Nepal, Niger, Pakistan, Tanzania and Vietnam. Children and young people have huge potential to transform their lives and communities. With the […]

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Journal article

Measuring the drivers of gender inequality and their impact on development: the role of discriminatory social institutions

31/07/2015

13 pages long

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Measuring the drivers of gender inequality and their impact on development: the role of discriminatory social institutions

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This paper highlights the key role of discriminatory social institutions – formal and informal laws, social norms, and practices – as the underlying drivers of gender inequality. Using the Social Institutions and Gender Index (SIGI) from the OECD Development Centre, this paper assesses the cost of gender-based discrimination in social institutions for economic and human […]

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Media briefing

Money Talks: Africa at the G7

02/06/2015

2 documents

18 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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In 2010 alone, G7-based companies cheated Africa out of an estimated $US6bn through just one form of tax dodging – trade mispricing. Africa is growing economically, but billions of dollars a year are flowing out of the continent. This deprives governments of vital potential investments in healthcare and education for all, and sustainable agriculture. If […]

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Media briefing

Africa: Rising for the few

02/06/2015

2 documents

17 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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Multinational companies cheated Africa out of US$11bn through just one of their tax dodging tricks – trade mispricing – in 2010. Africa is growing economically, but billions of dollars a year are flowing out of the continent. This deprives governments of vital potential investments in healthcare and education for all, and sustainable agriculture. Securing Africa’s […]

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Annual report

My Rights, My Voice Annual Progress Report 2014

31/05/2015

1 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English

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The 2014 My Rights, My Voice (MRMV) Annual Progress Report provides an overview of the programme’s progress as well as developments and highlights in the third year. Children and youth, especially girls and young women, living in poverty are among the most marginalized and voiceless within society. Almost half the world’s population are under the […]

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Evaluation report

Resilience in Niger: Evaluation of improving livelihoods through integrated water resource management

26/03/2015

3 documents

60 pages long

Languages: English

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This evaluation is presented as part of the Effectiveness Review Series 2013/14, selected for review under the resilience thematic area. This report documents the findings of a quasi-experimental evaluation carried out in March 2014 that sought to assess the impact of the activities of the project ‘Improving Livelihoods through Integrated Water Resource Management in Niger’. […]

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Education resource

Water Week for Schools: Learn about and take action on water issues

26/03/2015

8 documents

Languages: English, Welsh

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This resource for 11-14 year olds provides opportunities for young people to learn and think critically about water issues, before taking informed and meaningful action themselves. Water Week can be held at any time of year, but many schools find the summer term works well. The resources have been streamlined for 2016 to enable schools […]

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Research report

Resilience in Times of Food Insecurity: Reflecting on the experiences of women’s organizations

15/09/2014

3 documents

30 pages long

Languages: English, French, Spanish

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This research report considers the perspectives of women’s organizations and their strategies in dealing with vulnerability to shocks and crises, and building resilience in a context of food insecurity. The report identifies what 21 women’s organizations across 10 countries consider to be the key threats to resilience, and draws lessons from their ways of working. […]

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Research report

Food Crisis, Gender, and Resilience in the Sahel: Lessons from the 2012 crisis in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger

16/06/2014

2 documents

58 pages long

Languages: English, French

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This report deals with the issues, or rather, with the responses to the 2012 food crisis in the Sahel, from a gender perspective. The field research, which was conducted in Burkina Faso, Mali, and Niger, builds on past work and reflects the statements made by local people. The report finds that household resilience is inconceivable […]

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