How can we strengthen accountability to population as part of our research work? In Timor-Leste, an evaluation commissioned by the Ministry of Health and supported by UNICEF integrated an innovative process of reporting back on the evaluation results to the communities that had been surveyed. In July and August 2021, the enumerators went… Read more →←
Data about children is everywhere. Every year, the average child will have more data collected about them than a similar child born any year prior. While all these data give opportunities to better understand children’s needs and provide well-informed services, they can also generate risks – many of which are not fully… Read more →←
I feel like a human being now and the luckiest one as well (LEAP 1000 participant, Barrington et al. 2021) The Government of Ghana launched the LEAP 1000 pilot – a ‘cash plus’ programme – targeted at pregnant women and those with infants living in poor households in 2015. The motivation of the pilot was to support… Read more →←
Read this blog in English. Come ricercatori del centro di ricerca di UNICEF Innocenti, crediamo nell’importanza di ascoltare bambinə e ragazzə per informare i processi decisionali e le politiche pubbliche. In quest’ottica, abbiamo progettato una ricerca qualitativa per esplorare come gli adolescenti hanno vissuto e stanno… Read more →←
Leggi questo blog in italiano. As researchers at UNICEF Innocenti, we believe in the importance of listening to children and young people to inform decision-making and policies. For this reason, we designed a qualitative research project to explore how children and young people are experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic. The project is… Read more →←
Vaccines save the lives of an estimated three million children per year. They have had a significant impact on the reduction of child mortality over the past two decades and have shielded humanity from some of the most threatening diseases in history. Recently, we’ve witnessed the power of vaccines to prevent deaths and reduce… Read more →←
São Tomé and Príncipe, an island country off the west coast of Africa, is facing a learning crisis. Already before the pandemic, two out of three students at the end of grade 2 were unable to read. With support from UNICEF, the Ministry of Education and Higher Education has stepped up to the task: The small nation is now becoming a… Read more →←
Beginning as early as primary school and continuing through secondary school, the journey of education can be vastly different depending on whether a child is a boy or a girl. Measuring these differences and whether they result in advantages or disadvantages for children is critical for education policy planning. Policymakers need to be… Read more →←
The global education community has long focused on girls’ education and finding pathways to increasing girls’ access and retention in school, improving learning, and supporting girls’ holistic wellbeing. While the positive effects of female teachers on girls’ education have been well-researched, one piece often missing from… Read more →←
In the midst of a global learning crisis, there is an urgent need to improve children’s basic literacy and numeracy skills. But preparing young people for further success at school, work and life will require more than these foundational skills: to thrive in the 21st century, they need to think critically, adapt to new technologies,… Read more →←