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Children's Short Story Competition [archived item]

Competition Gets TV Coverage in Ethiopia

Tackling Childhood Poverty in Ethiopia [archived item]

Panel Discussion on National Television

Susana Baca becomes Ambassador [archived item]

Ambassador for the Young Lives Project in Peru

The 2002 Young Lives Journalism Awards - Peru [archived item]

Winners Announced in Peru

Young Lives Fellowship for Indian Journalists [archived item]

 

Niños Del Milenio's Second Journalistic Competition on Children and Poverty [archived item. 2004]

Winners Announced

Lives in Brief (Vidas en Breve) [archived item. 2004]

Photo exhibition comes to London!

teaching resource pack: Young Lives, Global Goals [2005 archive]

 

New Working Papers

 

Harnessing the power of radio [archived item. 2005]

 

Ethiopia's Poverty Reduction Strategy Paper: what impact on poor children? [archived item. 2005]

 

Children & Poverty: Global Trends, Local Solutions [archived item. 2005]

 

Make Childhood Poverty History - Id21 Insights issue June 2005

Young Lives team articles within this issue

Welcoming new colleagues…

 

Peru & the Millennium Development Goals [Archived item 2005]

Workshops for school children held in London, Canning House. September 2005

Niños del Milenio Exhibition Launch in London. September 2005

 

Mainstreaming Children into Ethiopia’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. 2005.

 

Young Lives Peru documentary 2005

Documentary selected for London's Discovering Latin America Film Festival. 2005

The Social Impacts of Trade Liberalisation

How Can Childhood Poverty Be Reduced?

Photographs from the Niños del Milenio Exhibition [2005]

A selection of photographs from the exhibition. Contact the Young Lives project for more details: younglives@younglives.org.uk

Against Sexual Liberty

 

Three Winning Short Stories. 2005

The 3 winning entries in the Young Lives Ethiopia story competition.

Getting Childhood Poverty on the Agenda

Highlights from an Ethiopian TV Panel Discussion

New Vietnam Research Partner. [January 2006]

 

More Than a Footnote [March 2006]

DFID White Paper Consultation

Young Lives Ethiopia to host stakeholder meeting

1st September 2006 in Addis Ababa

Vietnamese youth on poverty and development. August 2006

Young Lives papers released in relation to August 12th, International Youth Day

Young Lives Working Papers: August 2006

We are pleased to announce the publication of four further titles in the Young Lives Working Papers series.

International Conference on Child Cohort Studies, Oxford, 12-14 September 2006

The Young Lives team have been invited to participate in the International Conference on Child Cohort Studies which is being hosted by the Centre for Longitudinal Studies at Oxford during September 12-14 2006.

APSA Conference, Philadelphia. 31 August – 3 September 2006.

Young Lives project representation at the American Political Science Association annual meeting

XVI International Sociological Association (ISA) World Congress of Sociology held in Durban, South Africa, 23-29 July 2006

Young Lives presentations at ISA conference

Qualitative Research Opportunities with Young Lives in Peru and India [archived item]

Searching for Qualitative Country-Based Researchers

Young Lives Peru Video Viewed at the Ministry of Women and Social Development

September 2006

Working Paper 34 now available online. 2006

 

Childhood in Peru's Regional Debates. [Archived item]

Young Lives Peru took part in one of the most important recent political events : Peruvian Regional Elections.

The Impacts of Trade Liberalisation on Childhood Poverty

Overseas Development Institute (ODI) Seminar, co-hosted by Save the Children UK

Young Lives Newsletter March 2007

Spring 2007 project newsletter available here.

President of Peru encourages a debate about child abuse and child protection policies. [2007 news item]

 

Young Lives consultant required: Save the Children UK

The Young Lives Project policy team at Save the Children UK (SCUK) is seeking an experienced consultant in policy and budget monitoring and analysis work.

Research Officer appointed in Quantitative Research on Child Poverty - Oxford

In November 2007 Dr Rozana Himaz joined the Young Lives team, based in Oxford team office.

3 papers from UNICEF/Young Lives work in India. May 2007

 

Young Lives Policy Brief 4. 2007

 

YOUNG LIVES - REQUESTING FEEDBACK!

Short online survey

Project Officer in Health Research and Communications

Young Lives post at the Department of International Development, University of Oxford

Job Announcement: Young Lives Policy Officer

There is a vacancy currently for a Young Lives full time 1 year post based at Save the Children UK, London. The closing date for applications is Thursday 10th January 2008. Interviews are expected to take place the week beginning 21st January 2008. PLEASE APPLY VIA SAVE THE CHILDREN'S ONLINE APPLICATION PROCESS.

Quality of Parental Participation and Student Achievement in Peru

Young Lives Working Paper 35, 2007

Trade Liberalisation and Child Welfare

Young Lives Working Paper 36, January 2007

Trade Liberalisation and Children: Understanding and Coping with Children’s Vulnerabilities

IFPRI/2020 Focus Brief on the World's Poor and Hungry People by Javier Escobal (GRADE). December 2007

Current Vacancy: Quantitative Research Officer (focusing on questionnaire development)

Oxford University 1 year post. Closing date for applications Monday 19th May 2008 (noon).

Young Lives Peru (Niños del Milenio) recognised by the World Bank for innovative data methodology. 10 April 2008

We are delighted to announce the award of an Honourable Mention to the Young Lives/Niños del Milenio team in Peru in the World Bank Regional Award for Innovation in Statistics.

Early Childhood Transitions Research: A Review of Concepts, Theory and Practice

Bernard Van Leer Foundation Working Paper 48 (May 2008) by Young Lives authors: Pia Vogler, Gina Crivello and Martin Woodhead

Tender of final phase of Young Lives (2009 – 2016)

The final phase of Young Lives (2009 – 2016) is currently being put out to tender by DFID. The decision to put the project out to tender was a ministerial decision made in 2006 to ensure proper transparency and accountability for public funds.

The camera never lies: children’s views of health in their communities

Young Lives / Photovoice project in Ethiopia. Young Lives children hosted an exhibition of their photos in Addis Ababa on 30 May 2008 for the Day of the African Child.

Young Lives vacancy. Publications Assistant sought

University of Oxford post until 30 June 2009. Full-time (or minimum of 3 days per week pro rata). Deadline for application 2 October 2008

Young Lives vacancy. Project Accounts Officer sought

University of Oxford part -time post - until 30 June 2009. Deadline for application 5th September 2008

Initial Young Lives Round 2 Country Reports and Key Findings

 

Understanding Children’s Lives: Evidence for Breaking the Poverty Cycle

 

New Young Lives publications in our Technical Notes series

 

Effects of the global food crises on children

Young Lives Policy Brief 5

Young Lives e-newsletter

 

Impacts of social protection programmes in Ethiopia on child work and education

Young Lives Policy Brief 6 is now available.

Survey Attrition and Attrition Bias in Young Lives

 

Young Lives at the Development Studies Association (DSA) Annual Conference 2008

DEVELOPMENT’S INVISIBLE HANDS Church House, Westminster, London, 8 November 2008

Call for Young Lives Data Research Proposals. Proposal deadline 30 December 2008.

Fee for good papers £2000 (gross)

Young Lives vacancy. Part-time Quantitative Research Assistant sought

University of Oxford part-time post - until 30 June 2009 Deadline for application 18 November 2008

Young Lives Round 2 Country Reports / Key Findings: Ethiopia and India

 

Business as Usual? The Global Political Economy of Childhood Poverty

 

Young Lives Global Challenges Symposium, 12-13 December 2008

 

Breaking the Cycle: Children and Persistent Poverty

A Young Lives Policy Seminar in Stockholm, for Senior Scandinavian Specialists, 4 December 2008.

Young Lives awarded new DFID funding

Friday 30 January 2009

4 new Young Lives Working Papers using Ethiopia or India data

Published January 2009.

Does ‘Improved’ Sanitation Make Children Healthier?: Household Pit Latrines and Child Health in Rural Ethiopia

Young Lives Working Paper 42. Published February 2009

‘Becoming Somebody': Youth Transitions Through Education and Migration – Evidence from Young Lives, Peru

Young Lives Working Paper 43, published February 2009.

The Impact of Parental Death on Schooling and Subjective Well-being: Evidence from Ethiopia using Longitudinal Data

Young Lives Working Paper 44, published February 2009.

The Effect of Early Age Stunting on Cognitive Achievement among Children in Vietnam

Young Lives Working Paper 45, published February 2009.

Is There a Boy Bias in Household Education Expenditure? The case of Andhra Pradesh in India based on Young Lives data.

Young Lives Working Paper 46, published February 2009.

Young Lives Round 2 data archived with ESDS

 

Call for Papers: Child Poverty through the Life Course

Special issue of Children & Society. Deadline 31 March 2009

Chronic Poverty and Children’s Lives

Two essays by Stefan Dercon and Jo Boyden from Young Lives have been published in a new collection on Poverty Dynamics: Interdisciplinary Perspectives.

Do School Meals Work?

Treatment Evaluation of the Midday Meal Scheme in India

Young Lives photo gallery in The Guardian

30 March 2009

Young Lives international conference 2009

Focus on Children: Breaking the Poverty Cycle. St Anne’s College, Oxford, 25 to 27 March 2009

Young Lives team office move

 

Starting School: Who is Prepared? Young Lives’ Research on Children’s Transition to First Grade in Peru

Young Lives Working Paper 47, published April 2009.

Call for papers: Children and Young People in a Changing World

DSA Conference 2009: Contemporary Crises and New Opportunities. University of Ulster, 2-4 September 2009

The Impact of Parental Death on Child Outcomes: Evidence from Ethiopia

Young Lives Policy Brief 7, March 2009

Determinants of Child Labour: The Case of Andhra Pradesh

Young Lives Working Paper 48

Extra Classes and Subjective Well-being: Empirical Evidence from Vietnamese Children

Young Lives Working Paper 49

Breaking the Cycle: What Drives Inter-Generational Poverty? A policy seminar for sector specialists

 

Children Combining Work and Education in Cottonseed Production in Andhra Pradesh

Young Lives Working Paper 50

Young Lives siblings research wins IADB funding

The Inter-American Development Bank (IADB) will contribute almost $60,000 USD for the Young Lives proposal "Early Childhood Development in Peru: Evidence from Young Lives children and their siblings.”

High-level Policy Forum - After 2015: Promoting Pro-poor Policy after the MDGs

 

Focus On Children: Breaking the Cycle. Conference Report

 

2 literature reviews on children's transitions and well-being: for Peru and for Ethiopia

 

Persistent Stunting in Middle Childhood: The Case of Andhra Pradesh Using Longitudinal Data

 

Promoting Early Childhood Development through a Public Programme: Wawa Wasi in Peru

Young Lives Working Paper 51

Early Childhood Education Trajectories and Transitions in India

 

Disadvantaged at Birth? The Impact of Caste on the Cognitive Development of Young Children in Andhra Pradesh, India

 

Young Lives Qualitative Research: Round 1 – Peru

 

Is the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme a Safety Net for Children in India?

 

Working Paper on Pathways through Early Childhood Education

 

Research ethics in practice

 

Temporary research assistant

 

Young Lives vacancy. Quantitative Research Assistant

University of Oxford post - Deadline for application 18 September 2009

The Everyday Environments of Children’s Poverty - special issue of Children, Youth and Environments (vol 19.2)

 

Young Lives vacancy. Quantitative Research Officer

University of Oxford post - Deadline for applications 10 December 2009

The Nature of Migration and Its Impact on Families in Peru

 

New work on risk and resilience

 

Young Lives contribution to DFID consultation on education policy

 

Young Lives temporary school survey research support

Deadline 1 December 2009

Young Lives vacancy. Communications and Publications Assistant

University of Oxford post - Deadline for applications 3 December 2009

Equity and Quality? Challenges for Early Childhood and Primary Education in Ethiopia, India and Peru

 

Reaching the Marginalized: UNESCO Education for All Report 2010

 

Working Paper on Cognitive Skills in India