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Pollution and Poverty
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October 20, 2017

K4D is facilitating a learning journey on pollution and poverty. This learning journey is designed to raise awareness of the huge impact of pollution across different sectors of international development and to encourage the integration of pollution control solutions into policymaking and programming, in a multidisciplinary approach. The journey starts by raising awareness of the… Read more

GAHP, K4D, Pollution, pollution and poverty, Pollution control, Poverty, Pure Earth, The Lancet
Social Protection
Innovative financing methods for social protection
Helpdesk Report
July 20, 2017

Financing for social protection often comes from government funds. Any way of expanding fiscal space could therefore be useful with the political will for prioritisation (UNESCP, 2016). Egypt created an Economic Justice Unit in the Ministry of Finance to review expenditure priorities, and Costa Rica and Thailand shifted military spending to finance universal health services… Read more

governance, Livelihoods, Poverty, Social Protection
Education
Health
Poverty in a rising Africa: overview
Document Library
November 3, 2015

Poverty in a Rising Africa is the first of a two-part volume on poverty in Africa. aimed at better understanding progress in poverty reduction in Africa and articulating a policy agenda to accelerate it. The report discusses the data challenges faced when measuring poverty and inequality in Africa and systematically reviews the measures of poverty… Read more

Africa, inequality, Poverty, Poverty reduction
Education
Gender
Social Protection
Mapping meritocracy: intersecting gender, poverty and higher educational opportunity structures
Document Library
September 25, 2015

Widening participation in higher education can be a force for democratisation. It can also map on to elite practices and contribute to further differentiation of social groups. Those with social capital are often able to decode and access new educational opportunities. Those without it can remain untouched by initiatives to facilitate their entry into the privileges that higher… Read more

Gender, Higher Education, Poverty
Education
Socioeconomic gradients and child development in a very low income population: evidence from Madagascar
Document Library
December 2, 2014

Our objectives were to document and examine socioeconomic gradients across a comprehensive set of child development measures in a population living in extreme poverty, and to interpret these gradients in light of findings from the neuroscience literature. We assessed a nationally representative sample of 3–6-year-old children (n = 1332) from 150 communities of Madagascar using standard… Read more

Early Childhood Development, Education, Poverty
Education
Child Poverty in the Developing World
Document Library
October 20, 2014

The social policy of the Mexican Government is aimed to improve human development and wellbeing among Mexicans through the development of their capacities in health, education and nutrition, in order to promote equality and overcome poverty. Oportunidades is one of the core axes of Mexican policy, and in 2012 is benefiting 5.8 million families. Other… Read more

Children, Education, Poverty
Education
Health
Nutrition
Mexico’s Model Conditional Cash Transfer (CCT) Program for Fighting Poverty
Document Library
October 16, 2014

This feature story highlights Mexico’s exemplary poverty fighting program, Oportunidades, which used results-based financing methods for a decade to help 25% of the population improve their health, nutrition and educational status. Research documenting the program’s results shows how using CCTs raised incomes and changed behavior.

Access, Education, Health, health financing, Poverty
Education
Early Childhood in Focus 4: Effective Early Childhood Programmes
Document Library
October 16, 2014

Published in collaboration with the Open University, Early Childhood in Focus offers accessible and clear reviews of the best and most recent available research, information and analysis on key policy issues, offering clear messages on core policy topics and questions. This publication, the fourth in the series, looks at the policy issues surrounding the early… Read more

Education, Poverty, School
Education
Disability and Poverty in Developing Countries: A Multidimensional Study
Document Library
August 1, 2014

Using World Health Survey (WHS) quantitative data, this study investigates the economic status of persons with disabilities in 15 developing countries, presenting a snapshot picture of several indicators of economic well-being and poverty across disability status. It has seven main findings. 1. Disability is significantly associated with higher multidimensional poverty in most of the developing… Read more

Disability, multidimensional poverty, Poverty, World Health Survey
Education
Social Protection
Education for diversity: The role of networking in resisting disabled people’s marginalisation in Bangladesh
Document Library
August 1, 2014

This article examines the role networking has played, at local and national levels, in facilitating communication between key actors involved in challenging the marginalisation of disabled people from education and from wider Bangladeshi society. Efforts to promote awareness of the importance of including disabled children in their local schools have gained ground at national level… Read more

Disability, networking, Poverty, social inclusion
Education
Including Disabled People in Poverty Reduction Work: “Nothing About Us, Without Us”
Document Library
August 1, 2014

This article argues that the exclusion of disabled people from international development organizations and research reflects and reinforces the disproportionately high representation of disabled people among the poorest of the poor. The paper commences with a brief exploration of the links between impairment, disability, poverty, and chronic poverty, followed by a discussion of ways in… Read more

developing countries, development institutions, Disability, discrimination, international organizations, Poverty
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