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Social Protection
Child Labour in South Asia: Assessing the Effectiveness of Interventions
Assignment
September 24, 2020

The Asia Pacific region has the highest numbers of both slavery and child labour victims in the world. Although there is a growing body of research and evaluations on specific sub-sectors and interest in the worst forms of labour exploitation, there has not yet been a systematic scoping or synthesis of studies that would help… Read more

Child labour, Modern Slavery
Social Protection
Human Trafficking in South Asia: Assessing Effectiveness of Interventions
Assignment
September 24, 2020

The Asia Pacific region has the highest numbers of both slavery and child labour victims in the world. Although there is a growing body of research and evaluations on specific sub-sectors and interest in the worst forms of labour exploitation, there has not yet been a systematic scoping or synthesis of studies that would help… Read more

Human Trafficking, Modern Slavery, trafficking
Gender
Social Protection
Gender Equality and Social Inclusion Analysis of the Social Protection System in Nepal
Assignment
February 24, 2020

Over the last three decades, Nepal has experienced a demographic shift with declining total fertility rates, population growth, and improvements in life expectancy. Despite these positive shifts, the Nepalese people remain vulnerable to natural disasters, health problems, and economic shocks—45 percent of households in Nepal earn less than $2 a day. A robust social protection… Read more

Gender Equality, social inclusion, Social Protection
To end child labour we must understand the realities of children
Blog
June 14, 2019

This blog was written by Kelly Shephard and originally appeared on the Institute of Development Studies website. The International Labour Organisation (ILO) defines child labour as work that “deprives children of their childhood, their potential and their dignity, and that is harmful to physical and mental development”. Currently, 152 million children are recognised as being involved… Read more

Child labour, child rights, Modern Slavery
Social Protection
Modern Slavery Prevention and Responses in South Asia: An Evidence Map
Assignment
December 13, 2018

To access the full report, click the green download button above. To download the static map (Excel), please click here. To access the interactive map, please click here. The Asia Pacific region has the highest numbers of both slavery and child labour victims in the world. Although there is a growing body of research and… Read more

Modern Slavery
Social Protection
Social Mobilisation in Local Governance and Community Development Programmes in Nepal
Assignment
December 1, 2018

In Nepal, the Local Governance and Community Development Programme (LGCDP) was implemented in two phases, the first from 2008 to 2013 and the second from 2013 to 2017. The overarching goal of the first phase of the programme (LGCDP I) was to ‘contribute towards poverty reduction through inclusive, responsive and accountable local governance and participatory… Read more

community development, local governance, social mobilisation
Education
Private Sector Development in Countries Progressing to Peace and Prosperity
Assignment
November 22, 2018

This report focuses on the specific challenges and opportunities of states that are making two challenging concurrent transitions, away from both extreme poverty and from conflict. First, they are ‘countries where the longer term prospects of the poor to escape poverty are overall good, but not necessarily secure or sustainable, and at risk of development… Read more

Conflict, conflict-affected states, peace, Private Sector Development
Livelihood options and pathways out of poverty in Nepal
Helpdesk Report
March 19, 2018

This rapid review synthesises findings from rigorous academic, practitioner, and policy references published in the past 10 years that discuss livelihood options and pathways out of poverty for households in Nepal. The World Bank (2016) highlights that in 1991, circa 40% of the Nepali population were identified as poor. Further rounds of the Nepal Living… Read more

Access to education, Livelihoods
Health
Transition and Recovery of Nepal’s Health System: Project Completion Review
Assignment
January 12, 2018

This project completion review (PRC) provides details on the outputs, lessons and recommendations from the DFID funded programme ‘Transition and Recovery of Nepal’s Health System’ which came to a close in May 2017. The aim of the programme was to provide technical assistance to support the recovery of Nepal’s damaged health services, across 31 districts… Read more

DFID, disaster support, health systems, MoH, Nepal, Project Completion Review, Technical Assistance
Water and Sanitation
Sustainability Assessment of Rural Water Service Delivery Models: Findings of a Multi-Country Review
Document Library
September 18, 2017

With 2.1 billion people – mostly in rural areas – lacking safely managed drinking water and reported low rural water supply functionality rates, the Sustainable Development Goals pose a triple challenge: to reach unserved mostly rural population groups, to raise service levels, and to sustain existing and future services. This assessment uses a multi-country case… Read more

WASH, Water Policy, Water Resources
Health
Evidence and experience of procurement in health sector decentralisation
Helpdesk Report
July 13, 2017

Improving the efficiency, effectiveness, equity and responsiveness of supply chains and procurement processes for pharmaceuticals, vaccines and other health products, which make up a large share of total health expenditure in low and middle-income countries (LMICs), has important implications for health system performance and population health. Decentralised governance of health services provides greater autonomy in… Read more

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