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This study tested whether a conditional cash transfer program (PATH) would break the inter-generational poverty cycle in Jamaica by placing its urban beneficiaries on a higher educational trajectory. It was found that male beneficiaries performed higher on academic achievement tests than non...

Summarizes the findings of lessons learned exercise conducted by the Education Cluster on its response to the earthquake on 12 January 2010. This document focuses on the first few months after the disaster, up to the end of May 2010 and provides recommendations to improve future responses to...

This case study showcases how how low-cost technology can work to solve a special environmental problem. The background, design, implementation, and lessons learned are given regarding the introduction of solar-heated showers by UNICEF Bolivia. The challenge How low-cost technology can work to solve...

This paper describes children’s experiences of violence at home in Peru, using a life- course approach. Violence against children at home tended to increase with age, as children took on more chores (especially in rural areas), and spent more time away from home (in some cases, in urban areas). The...

Background Migration affects millions of children and adolescents worldwide. Over the past decade, international bodies and agencies, governments, and civil society groups have increasingly engaged in dialogue on children and adolescents affected by migration—either their own or that of their...