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Learning Tree, an Innovative Mobile App that Improves Children’s Learning: Key Findings from a Pilot Study

Every child has the right to learn. Yet despite significant progress over the last decade, hundreds of millions of children globally are missing out on an education. In 2021, Save the Children developed Learning Tree – an innovative mobile application that enables children in low-resource and…

Can light-touch enhancements improve postpartum family planning use among first-time mothers?

This factsheet presents a summary of findings from small-scale testing of an integrated approach in Tanzania.

Economic Case for Investing in Children: Literature review and analysis

This paper provides a review of evidence on the socio-economic case for investing in children. This includes an analysis of both i) the returns associated with investments in children and ii) the costs of inaction in investing in children.

Localisation Bulletin – January 2023

Localisation is one of the Kenya country office priorities in 2023. To promote the understanding of localisation and what we are doing about it locally and globally the Kenya country office will be sharing a monthly bulletin to shed more light on our progress on localisation.    

Assessment of options for humanitarian child protection actors to assist children and adolescents who need specialized mental health services

The Global Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CP AoR), in collaboration with the IASC MHPSS Reference Group, contracted Mott MacDonald to assess options for humanitarian child protection actors to assist children and adolescents needing specialist ('Layer 4') mental health services.  The…

HNO and HRP Quality Checklist for Localization

This quality checklist reviews why localization is important to reflect in Humanitarian Needs Overviews (HNOs) and Humanitarian Response Plans (HRPs) as well as how to include in Child Protection Coordination Group HNOs and HRPs.  This 2-page resource also includes a sample HRP Project Sheet on…

Leveraging Data from Child Helplines

The Global Child Protection Area of Responsibility (CP AoR) has been working with Child Helpline International (CHI) during the COVID-19 pandemic to help child helplines leverage their data for greater impact. Child helplines are an underused but incredibly valuable resource for child protection…

Anticipatory Action and Child Protection: Acting Early to Better Protect Children in Emergencies

Children face increased risks of violence, abuse, neglect, and exploitation, both as direct and indirect consequences of emergencies. Pre-existing protection concerns are typically exacerbated, while new ones are likely to appear, creating both short-term and long-lasting life-threatening risks. …

Sexual and Reproductive Health: How to work in a conflict sensitive manner

The Abandoned Children of the Sahalian Conflicts: The story behind the unlawful recruitment of children by armed groups in the Sahel