As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our work on research capacity building and evidence synthesis.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our work on ethical research involving children.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research on children with disabilities in humanitarian settings.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research activities on child wellbeing in high-income countries.
Evidence suggests that developing specific core capacities from childhood can support performance in school, work, and life.
These nine “core capacities” are cornerstones of life skills. We often overlook these capacities as innate basic skills, so they are underutilized in efforts to promote child well-being and development.
But by nurturing, expanding, and modelling these capacities, children can better understand and interact with the world around them, and realise their unique potential.
Visit our research report launched 9 December 2021: unicef-irc.org/what-makes-me
Why is ECD the Bona Fide Foundation for the SDGs - Pia Rebello Britto, Senior...unicefmne
Podgorica, Montenegro, 27 October, 2015 - Presentation from the international conference "Quality, inclusion and innovations – foundations for the future" organized by UNICEF and the Ministry of Education.
This project brief outlines an approach to study the risks children face from online sexual exploitation and abuse across multiple countries. The agencies involved - UNICEF, ECPAT International, and INTERPOL - will collect data on this issue from the perspectives of children, law enforcement, and other stakeholders. Research will include interviews, surveys, and reviews of offense data to understand the legal landscape and experiences of survivors in each country. The goal is to identify priority actions countries can take to better protect children and disrupt these harms, building a global evidence base over time. Initial implementation will occur in 14 countries across Asia and Africa.
Evidence shows that cash transfers promote economic empowerment, while decreasing poverty and food insecurity. However, there is little evidence on household poverty reduction and linkages to violence against children from Tanzania.
Lusajo Kajula presented the findings of her impact evaluations of Tanzania's Productive Social Safety Net on violence against children at INSPIRE in August 2018.
Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed and Nyasha Tirivayi's presentation at the Kampala Capital City Authority’s (KCCA) Urban Social Protection Research Symposium in December 2020.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our work on ethical research involving children.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research on children with disabilities in humanitarian settings.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research activities on child wellbeing in high-income countries.
Evidence suggests that developing specific core capacities from childhood can support performance in school, work, and life.
These nine “core capacities” are cornerstones of life skills. We often overlook these capacities as innate basic skills, so they are underutilized in efforts to promote child well-being and development.
But by nurturing, expanding, and modelling these capacities, children can better understand and interact with the world around them, and realise their unique potential.
Visit our research report launched 9 December 2021: unicef-irc.org/what-makes-me
Why is ECD the Bona Fide Foundation for the SDGs - Pia Rebello Britto, Senior...unicefmne
Podgorica, Montenegro, 27 October, 2015 - Presentation from the international conference "Quality, inclusion and innovations – foundations for the future" organized by UNICEF and the Ministry of Education.
This project brief outlines an approach to study the risks children face from online sexual exploitation and abuse across multiple countries. The agencies involved - UNICEF, ECPAT International, and INTERPOL - will collect data on this issue from the perspectives of children, law enforcement, and other stakeholders. Research will include interviews, surveys, and reviews of offense data to understand the legal landscape and experiences of survivors in each country. The goal is to identify priority actions countries can take to better protect children and disrupt these harms, building a global evidence base over time. Initial implementation will occur in 14 countries across Asia and Africa.
Evidence shows that cash transfers promote economic empowerment, while decreasing poverty and food insecurity. However, there is little evidence on household poverty reduction and linkages to violence against children from Tanzania.
Lusajo Kajula presented the findings of her impact evaluations of Tanzania's Productive Social Safety Net on violence against children at INSPIRE in August 2018.
Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed and Nyasha Tirivayi's presentation at the Kampala Capital City Authority’s (KCCA) Urban Social Protection Research Symposium in December 2020.
Lucie Cluver's (University of Oxford) presentation for the launch of UNICEF Innocenti's #BeyondMasks report on 19 November 2020.
Find out more about the webinar and the report: https://www.unicef-irc.org/events/beyond-masks-launch-event.html
On May 27 2021, the Child Protection and Gender sections at NYHQ and UNICEF Innocenti organised an internal webinar on UNICEF’s Strategy Paper on the Gender Dimensions of Violence against Children and Adolescents in which over 200 UNICEF colleagues from regional and country levels participated. The webinar aimed to help participants learn more about the strategy paper and provided an opportunity to share ideas and recommendations for the implementation of priority actions in this area.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research on children, migration, and displacement.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our work on research governance
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research on gender-responsive age-sensitive social protection.
1) Social protection programs can play a critical role in facilitating safe transitions to adulthood for adolescents by addressing vulnerabilities during rapid development.
2) However, adolescents are often not directly targeted and their needs are inconsistently reflected in program design, with a focus on younger ages and practical needs over empowerment.
3) Education is a main focus of social transfers for adolescents, which can challenge gender norms by promoting schooling, but impacts vary by context and more can be done to address gendered risks faced by both boys and girls.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research on the Global Kids Online project.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research on violence against children and women.
The Office of Research – Innocenti is UNICEF’s dedicated research centre. Our core mandate is to undertake cutting-edge, policy-relevant research that equips the organization and the wider global community to deliver results for children. This project brief summarizes our research on the Data Must Speak project.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our work on research uptake and impact.
Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed's presentation on UNICEF Innocenti's new Gender-Responsive Age-Sensitive Social Protection (GRASSP) research project at a brown bag session at UNICEF HQ (New York City) during the 64th Commission on the Status of Women.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research activities on Child Poverty.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research on the Let Us Learn project.
Despite huge gains in child well-being during the Millennium Development Goals era, progress for adolescents – children in the second decade of life – is still lagging behind. "The Handbook of Adolescent Development Research and its Impact on Global Policy" aims to fill critical evidence gaps to speed evolution of better policy-making specifically tuned to this dynamic life stage. This SlideShare gives an overview of the book, which is co-edited by Prerna Banati (UNICEF Innocenti) and Jennifer E Lansford (Duke University).
The book is available to pre-order now here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/handbook-of-adolescent-development-research-and-its-impact-on-global-policy-9780190847128?cc=it&lang=en&
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research on digital learning.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research activities on social protection.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research on the Time to Teach project.
Alessandra Guedes took part in a webinar convened by Promundo to discuss "Preventing Intergenerational Cycles of Violence" in the context of the 64th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Alessandra presented work on the points of intersection of violence against women and violence against children.
Elena Camilletti and Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed's presentation at socialprotection.org's e-conference held in October 2020: "How do national social protection strategies and programmes integrate gender considerations? Evidence from low- and middle income countries".
The presentations outlines a draft Research Brief, jointly produced by UN Women and UNICEF Innocenti, discusses the findings of research undertaken to map and assess 50 national social protection strategies and 40 social programmes from a gender perspective.
Engaging Youth as Partners in DevelopmentCORE Group
1) The document discusses engaging youth as partners in development and outlines USAID's Youth in Development (Y-Dev) policy and strategic approach.
2) USAID's Y-Dev policy is based on a Positive Youth Development approach that sees youth as assets and works comprehensively across sectors rather than focusing on single issues.
3) The Y-Dev strategic approach includes practice and learning, technical assistance, support to field missions, resource support, the YouthPower mechanism, partnerships and youth participation.
Andrea Procopio is an international development professional with over 9 years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning. She has spearheaded the development of adaptive management strategies at PwC and worked on projects in Afghanistan and Uganda focused on education, health, gender equality, and capacity building. Her experience also includes designing educational programs, managing budgets, and coordinating services for at-risk youth.
Lucie Cluver's (University of Oxford) presentation for the launch of UNICEF Innocenti's #BeyondMasks report on 19 November 2020.
Find out more about the webinar and the report: https://www.unicef-irc.org/events/beyond-masks-launch-event.html
On May 27 2021, the Child Protection and Gender sections at NYHQ and UNICEF Innocenti organised an internal webinar on UNICEF’s Strategy Paper on the Gender Dimensions of Violence against Children and Adolescents in which over 200 UNICEF colleagues from regional and country levels participated. The webinar aimed to help participants learn more about the strategy paper and provided an opportunity to share ideas and recommendations for the implementation of priority actions in this area.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research on children, migration, and displacement.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our work on research governance
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research on gender-responsive age-sensitive social protection.
1) Social protection programs can play a critical role in facilitating safe transitions to adulthood for adolescents by addressing vulnerabilities during rapid development.
2) However, adolescents are often not directly targeted and their needs are inconsistently reflected in program design, with a focus on younger ages and practical needs over empowerment.
3) Education is a main focus of social transfers for adolescents, which can challenge gender norms by promoting schooling, but impacts vary by context and more can be done to address gendered risks faced by both boys and girls.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research on the Global Kids Online project.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research on violence against children and women.
The Office of Research – Innocenti is UNICEF’s dedicated research centre. Our core mandate is to undertake cutting-edge, policy-relevant research that equips the organization and the wider global community to deliver results for children. This project brief summarizes our research on the Data Must Speak project.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our work on research uptake and impact.
Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed's presentation on UNICEF Innocenti's new Gender-Responsive Age-Sensitive Social Protection (GRASSP) research project at a brown bag session at UNICEF HQ (New York City) during the 64th Commission on the Status of Women.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research activities on Child Poverty.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research on the Let Us Learn project.
Despite huge gains in child well-being during the Millennium Development Goals era, progress for adolescents – children in the second decade of life – is still lagging behind. "The Handbook of Adolescent Development Research and its Impact on Global Policy" aims to fill critical evidence gaps to speed evolution of better policy-making specifically tuned to this dynamic life stage. This SlideShare gives an overview of the book, which is co-edited by Prerna Banati (UNICEF Innocenti) and Jennifer E Lansford (Duke University).
The book is available to pre-order now here: https://global.oup.com/academic/product/handbook-of-adolescent-development-research-and-its-impact-on-global-policy-9780190847128?cc=it&lang=en&
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research on digital learning.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research activities on social protection.
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research on the Time to Teach project.
Alessandra Guedes took part in a webinar convened by Promundo to discuss "Preventing Intergenerational Cycles of Violence" in the context of the 64th Session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women. Alessandra presented work on the points of intersection of violence against women and violence against children.
Elena Camilletti and Zahrah Nesbitt-Ahmed's presentation at socialprotection.org's e-conference held in October 2020: "How do national social protection strategies and programmes integrate gender considerations? Evidence from low- and middle income countries".
The presentations outlines a draft Research Brief, jointly produced by UN Women and UNICEF Innocenti, discusses the findings of research undertaken to map and assess 50 national social protection strategies and 40 social programmes from a gender perspective.
Engaging Youth as Partners in DevelopmentCORE Group
1) The document discusses engaging youth as partners in development and outlines USAID's Youth in Development (Y-Dev) policy and strategic approach.
2) USAID's Y-Dev policy is based on a Positive Youth Development approach that sees youth as assets and works comprehensively across sectors rather than focusing on single issues.
3) The Y-Dev strategic approach includes practice and learning, technical assistance, support to field missions, resource support, the YouthPower mechanism, partnerships and youth participation.
Andrea Procopio is an international development professional with over 9 years of experience in monitoring, evaluation, and learning. She has spearheaded the development of adaptive management strategies at PwC and worked on projects in Afghanistan and Uganda focused on education, health, gender equality, and capacity building. Her experience also includes designing educational programs, managing budgets, and coordinating services for at-risk youth.
The document is a curriculum vitae for Prudence Komujinya that summarizes her career objective, expertise, personal attributes, awards, education, and professional experience. She has over 8 years of experience in development programming focused on women and children's rights. Her areas of expertise include gender-based violence prevention and response, RMNCH, child protection, education, and advocacy. She has held roles such as Project Manager, Policy Advocacy and Campaigns Coordinator, Project Coordinator, and Regional Child Protection and Advocacy Coordinator for organizations including Amref Health Africa, World Vision Uganda, and CARE International in Uganda.
This document provides an overview of a project aimed at identifying best practices for sport for development (S4D) organizations to improve outcomes for children. The research team conducted in-depth case studies of 10 S4D organizations across different regions and program types. By drawing on literature reviews and interviews, the project seeks to determine practices that lead to positive impacts, especially for vulnerable children, in areas like program design, implementation, scaling, and sustainability. The overall goal is to develop an evidence-based guiding framework to help S4D organizations strengthen their work in empowering children through sport.
This document provides an overview of a project aimed at identifying best practices for sport for development (S4D) organizations to improve outcomes for children. The research draws on case studies of S4D organizations and literature reviews to understand effective approaches. The goal is to determine practices that lead to positive results, especially for vulnerable children, across different stages of programming. Insights from this research could help inform the design and implementation of future S4D programs.
Knowledge Management for Data Use and Decision Making in International Public...MEASURE Evaluation
This document discusses knowledge management strategies for international public health. It explores how people learn through ecological learning, networks and relationships, and moving from observer to participant. It identifies key audiences for knowledge sharing like policymakers, researchers, and program managers. It then outlines various platforms that support knowledge management, including print publications, websites, blogs, interpersonal communication methods, online classrooms and training. In conclusion, it emphasizes that knowledge management strategies are most effective when they bridge gaps between knowledge and practice, meet audience needs, and use complementary platforms to reinforce messages through a common purpose.
CURRICULUM VITAE Mokaya Onchuru MokayaPeter Mokaya
Peter Onchuru Mokaya has over 10 years of experience in project management, research, and teaching. He is currently pursuing an MSc in Health Economics and Policy at the University of Nairobi. He has managed several projects focused on youth empowerment, education, health, and sanitation in Kenya. These include the Mtaani Initiative, Advanced Learning Outcomes for Transformation Change Project, and KUZA Project. He also teaches part-time at the university level and has worked in research and quality assurance roles.
Responsible Data for Children Training_PublicSlides_110922.pdfStefaan Verhulst
The Responsible Data for Children (RD4C) initiative—a collaboration between The GovLab and UNICEF to promote the more responsible handling of data for and about children—has spent much of 2022 developing ways to socialize and operationalize the principles that put the best interests of children and a child rights approach at the center of our data activities.. From publishing new case studies that provide detail on what a responsible data approach looks like in action to supporting UNICEF and UNHCR country offices in helping them implement a responsible data for children approach to their operations to expanding its offerings in different languages, we’ve sought to help organizations understand what responsible data for children means and how they can realize it in their day-to-day operations.
Today, RD4C is continuing this work with self-guided training. Based on the tutorials offered to UNICEF staff in early 2022, these slides are a resource for organizations seeking to understand ways to operationalize the RD4C principles and implement the RD4C tools.
David Odhiambo Ochola is seeking a new position. He has over 12 years of experience in public health programs. He holds a Master's in Business Administration and a Bachelor's degree. His experience includes roles as a Sub County Coordinator and Community Focus Group Discussion Facilitator. He has strong skills in communication, leadership, and project management. He is motivated and dedicated with a proven track record of achieving targets.
This document is Stephen Sichone's CV summarizing his work experience. It shows that he has worked in several roles related to HIV/AIDS prevention, care, and treatment in Zambia over the past decade. These roles include managing behavioral change communication for various projects, developing national HIV prevention strategies, and managing research on gender and concurrent partnerships in Zambia. His CV demonstrates extensive experience designing and implementing HIV prevention programs in Zambia.
UNICEF's 2015 Annual Results Report summarizes the organization's work and progress on gender equality. It covers three key areas: 1) targeted programming to empower adolescent girls, such as addressing child marriage, education, health, and gender-based violence; 2) mainstreaming gender across UNICEF's sectors including health, education, and child protection; and 3) strengthening institutional capacity on gender issues.
Some notable accomplishments include reaching over 2 million women and children with gender-based violence prevention services, enrolling hundreds of thousands of girls in school in countries like Afghanistan and Pakistan, and improving access to maternal and child health services for hundreds of thousands of women in countries such as Sudan. However, challenges remain in fully mainstream
Mary Goretty Oyella has over 10 years of experience working in gender, protection, and humanitarian roles in South Sudan. Her experience includes serving as a Gender and GBV Specialist for UNFPA South Sudan, providing technical support and coordination on gender and GBV issues. She also worked as a Protection and GBV Consultant for INTERSOS, managing protection and GBV projects. Additionally, she served as PPA2 Manager for World Vision South Sudan, overseeing social accountability and child protection programs.
The Open Society Initiative for Southern Africa (OSISA) is committed to promoting democracy, human rights, and open societies in Southern Africa. OSISA's Early Childhood Development and Education Programme works to improve early childhood services in at least seven countries in the region. The program seeks to increase access to quality early education, especially for marginalized children, through multi-level interventions like granting funding, capacity building, networking, advocacy, and research. It aims to strengthen decision-makers and services, raise public awareness, boost training opportunities, enhance research, and foster collaboration around early childhood development.
Case Study: UNICEF Global Integrated Media Monitoring Programme Lessons learn...Arturo Romboli
In August 2015, UNICEF Executive Director, Anthony Lake, approved a new Global Communication and Public Advocacy Strategy for the entire organization. The strategy, which aims to 1) to put the rights and well-being of the most disadvantaged children at the heart of the social, political, and economic agenda, 2) to support shifts in public policy, 3) fuel social engagement and to increase private and public resources for children, has the following specific objectives:
- Voice: be the leading voice for and with children
- Reach: 1 billion people around the world
- Engage: at least 50 million people acting regularly in support of children
The Strategic Planning and Communication Support unit in the Division of Communications (DOC), working in close collaboration with the Private Fundraising Partnership division (PFP), Regional and Country Offices developed a comprehensive Monitoring & Evaluation framework and set of Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) in support of the strategy implementation. This brief case study looks at the main lessons learned during the first year of implementation.
The document summarizes research from the Office of Research-Innocenti on using fiscal policy analysis to promote equity for children. It presents a framework that integrates child-focused budget analysis, child poverty measurement, and fiscal incidence analysis. As a proof of concept, the framework was applied in Uganda. Key findings included that targeting social transfers based on multidimensional child poverty measures or monetary poverty could help reduce child poverty but with small impacts due to low benefit levels. Policy simulations found that reducing education gaps had the largest potential impact on child poverty at relatively low cost. The research aims to develop the approach into a global public good tool to generate evidence and inform policy discussions on equity for children.
This document is a curriculum vitae for Raghvendra Singh that outlines his professional experience and qualifications. Over the past 15 years, he has worked in training, education, health, and livelihood sectors, holding positions such as Project Manager for skill development programs, Programme Coordinator for public health programs, and Sr. Consultant for geriatric care and child development programs. His experience includes conceptualizing and managing social programs, developing training curricula, and implementing initiatives related to health, education, and community development. He holds an LL.B. in law, an M.S.W. in social work, and a B.Com. in commerce.
This document discusses UNICEF's efforts to strengthen its use of evidence to drive change for children. It outlines UNICEF's journey from initially focusing on generating high-quality research to now also emphasizing evidence communication and systematizing evidence use. Recent initiatives include evidence syntheses like the MegaMap to identify evidence gaps, surveys to assess UNICEF's evidence culture, and work to strengthen national evidence ecosystems. The goal is to maximize the impact of evidence in shaping policies and programs to improve children's lives.
Unicef Innovation Unit Annual Report July 2012-July 2013 Christopher Fabian
The report summarizes UNICEF's innovation initiatives from July 2012 to July 2013. It focuses on three main areas: models for accelerating innovation which includes guides, frameworks and partnerships; systems and tools to address needs of vulnerable communities; and research on key issues. Some highlights include the Community Health Worker Backpack, 1000 Days project, UNICEF Ventures and the Innovation Fund under models. Initiatives under systems and tools are RapidSMS for health services in Rwanda, Results160 for patient tracing, and RemindMi and Anthrowatch for health information and nutrition monitoring.
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There is growing global recognition that violence against women and violence against children, and in particular intimate partner violence against women and violence against children by parents or caregivers, intersect in different ways. As global evidence of and interest in these intersections continue to grow, strategies are needed to enhance collaborations across these fields and thus ensure the best outcomes for both women and children. In response, the Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI), the UNICEF Innocenti – Global Office of Research and Foresight, and the UNDP/UNFPA/UNICEF/WHO/World Bank Special Programme of Research, Development and Research Training in Human Reproduction hosted by WHO’s Department of Sexual and Reproductive Health, partnered to coordinate a global participatory process to identify research priorities that relate to the intersections between violence against children and violence against women.
While priorities are important, the way in which these priorities are determined is also crucial, especially for ownership, contextualization and use. Inclusive, participatory research-setting, such as used in this work, serves to promote a diversity of voices – especially from low- and middle-income countries which have historically lacked representation – and minimize the risk of bias when establishing research priorities.
This report describes the process used to determine the priorities for research on the intersections between violence against children and violence against women, and the top 10 research questions identified.
A partnership with the UNFPA-UNICEF Global Programme to End Child Marriage, UNFPA-UNICEF Joint Programme on the Elimination of Female Genital Mutilation and the UNICEF Office of Research - Innocenti, the STAR Initiative (Strategic Technical Assistance for Research) to end harmful practices aims to strengthen evidence generation and learning. The initiative has three areas of focus: evidence generation, evidence synthesis and research dissemination and uptake.
The Teachers for All project aims to ensure teachers are placed equitably where they are needed most through a mixed-methods research approach. The research is being conducted in 11 African countries to analyze teacher deployment data and policies, understand challenges, and identify promising practices. By exploring the relationships between teacher placement, learning outcomes, and school characteristics, the goal is to strengthen countries' capacity to make evidence-based decisions on teacher deployment that improve equity, effectiveness, and efficiency in education systems.
African countries are facing the world’s worst teacher shortage. To shore up the deficit and achieve universal primary education by 2030, 6.1 million primary school teachers need to be hired in Africa alone.
As COVID-19 exacerbates pressures placed on education budgets, it is crucial that the allocation of quality teachers in Africa is driven by a quest for equity, effectiveness, and efficiency, since no child should be deprived of learning opportunities because of the school they attend or their area of residence.
UNICEF Innocenti is seeking to expand the evidence base on teacher allocation in Africa in order to identify how the allocation of qualified teachers can be optimized to improve equity in learning outcomes. While the equity of primary school teacher allocation is the intended focus of this research, pre-primary teacher allocation will also be analyzed.
On 19 October 2021, over 500 researchers, practitioners, policymakers and activists from around the world gathered to take stock of what we know about the intersections between
violence against children and violence against women, identify existing knowledge gaps and discuss opportunities to increase coordination across efforts to prevent and respond to both
forms of violence.
This summary presents key takeaways from the event organized by UNICEF Innocenti, in collaboration with the Global Partnership to End Violence, the World Health Organization,
the Sexual Violence Research Initiative and the UK FCDO.
Effective solutions to end violence against children will require researchers, practitioners, and leaders to come together to take stock of what we know, bridge gaps across the field, and influence change through the use and generation of VAC evidence.
This webinar aimed to share evidence and foster discussion on intersections between violence against women and violence against children, highlighting opportunities for greater collaboration, to build knowledge, and to translate it into policy and programmes.
Opening remarks: Alessandra Guedes, Gender and Development Research Manager, UNICEF Innocenti
Presenting evidence:
- Clara Alemann, Director of Programs, Promundo, The Hague
- Manuela Colombini, Assistant Professor in Health Systems and Policy and Gender-based Violence, and Loraine Bacchus, Associate Professor of Social Science, LSHTM
- Chandré Gould, Senior Research Fellow, and Matodzi Amisi, Senior Research Consultant, Institute for Security Studies, South Africa
- Isabelle Pearson, Research Fellow for the Gender Violence & Health Centre at LSHTM and Heidi Stöckl, Professor of Public Health Evaluation, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Panel discussion:
- Paul Bukuluki, Associate Professor of Social Work and Medical Anthropology, Makerere University, Uganda
- Lina Digolo, Senior Associate, The Prevention Collaborative, Kenya
- Lori Heise, Professor of Gender, Violence and Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, United States
- Santi Kusumaningrum, Co-founder and Director, PUSKAPA - Center on Child Protection and Wellbeing at Universitas Indonesia
- Tarisai Mchuchu-MacMillan, Executive Director, MOSAIC, South Africa
Closing remarks: Emily Esplen, Head of Ending Violence Team, FCDO, United Kingdom
As the UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti, we conduct research to inform policymaking and implementation. This project brief summarizes our research on child labour.
This document serves as a guide for applying the Sport for
Development (S4D) framework described in the report “Playing
the Game: A framework for successful child-focused sport for
development programmes”.
The framework can be used as a starting point for designing a
new programme, to guide the expansion of an existing one into
new locations, or to improve and re-organize specific
programmatic and organizational aspects.
The framework follows the different phases of a programme
and their respective components, and recommends best
practices (see Figure 1). For each component of each
programming stage, this toolkit offers practitioners guiding
questions and practical recommendations.
With reliable data, policymakers, school managers, teachers, and communities can identify problems, pose solutions, and direct resources where they are most needed. As part of the Africa Evidence Week 2021, UNICEF Office of Research-Innocenti organized a live webinar to share and discuss how UNICEF’s implementation of the Data Must Speak global initiative has supported countries in Africa strengthen the use of data and research for education management and decision-making. It draws on panelists from Ministries of Education from Namibia and Togo, as well as UNICEF and its Office of Research.
The webinar contributes important knowledge and “know-how” to several ongoing global education discussions such as:
- How education data systems can be strengthened to drive better policy decisions on resource allocation and to manage education systems equitably?
- How education data can be transformed into user-friendly formats to inform education planning at decentralized levels and social accountability at community level?
- How to co-create and co-implement large-scale education research with Ministries of Education, local academics, and in-country partners during a global pandemic?
Speakers include:
• Edda Bohn, Deputy Executive Director, Namibia Ministry of Education, Arts and Culture
• Ayesha Wentworth, Director of Programmes Quality Assurance, Namibia Ministry of Education, Arts, and Culture
• Brigitte Nshimyimana, Deputy Director of the Child Welfare Directorate, Namibia Ministry of Gender Equality, Poverty Eradication and Social Welfare
• Agoura Badja Tchewafei, Planning Specialist at the Planning and Evaluation Directorate, Togo Ministry of Education (MEPSTA)
• Ernst Mbangula, Manager PME, UNICEF Namibia
• Ayao Agbagnon, Education Officer, UNICEF Togo
• Nicolas Reuge, Senior Adviser Education, UNICEF, NYHQ
• Jean Luc Yameogo, Education Specialist, UNICEF, NYHQ
• Annika Rigole, Education Specialist, UNICEF Eastern and Southern Africa Regional Office
• Renaud Comba, Data Must Speak Research Manager, UNICEF Office of Research Innocenti
• Matt Brossard, Chief Education, UNICEF Office of Research Innocenti
This document provides a summary of findings from a survey of ministries of education in 143 countries on their responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. Key findings include:
1) Schools were fully closed for an average of 79 days globally, with the longest closures in lower-middle income countries. Many countries extended the academic year or prioritized curriculum to address learning losses. However, over half made no adjustments.
2) Only a third of countries measured learning levels through standardized assessments, though 58% conducted classroom assessments. Accurately measuring learning loss is important for developing appropriate responses.
3) Examinations were significantly impacted, with many countries rescheduling or cancelling exams, especially at lower levels in low
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Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
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Jennifer Schaus and Associates hosts a complimentary webinar series on The FAR in 2024. Join the webinars on Wednesdays and Fridays at noon, eastern.
Recordings are on YouTube and the company website.
https://www.youtube.com/@jenniferschaus/videos
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Presentation by Julie Topoleski, CBO’s Director of Labor, Income Security, and Long-Term Analysis, at the 16th Annual Meeting of the OECD Working Party of Parliamentary Budget Officials and Independent Fiscal Institutions.
AHMR is an interdisciplinary peer-reviewed online journal created to encourage and facilitate the study of all aspects (socio-economic, political, legislative and developmental) of Human Mobility in Africa. Through the publication of original research, policy discussions and evidence research papers AHMR provides a comprehensive forum devoted exclusively to the analysis of contemporaneous trends, migration patterns and some of the most important migration-related issues.
2. Overview
Evidence is key to understanding the barriers that
prevent children from enjoying their rights and to
finding solutions to overcome those barriers.To
catalyse change and achieve results for the most
disadvantaged children, it is vital to generate,
communicate and promote the use of evidence and
data on child well-being.
UNICEF Innocenti supports a range of capacity building
activities to help staff and partners commission,
undertake, communicate and use research on child
rights in development cooperation programmes.
Evidence synthesis can be described as the process
of bringing together information and knowledge
from a range of sources to inform debates and
decisions on specific issues. Products such as
systematic reviews and evidence gap maps are
increasingly recognized for their significant role in
knowledge management and evidence translation
efforts.To help UNICEF make the right decisions for
children’s well-being, we work to improve knowled-
ge and awareness of evidence synthesis, and to
illustrate its added value in decision-making.
Approach
To build our research capacity, we develop and
deliver training, both online and in-person, on topics
such as Managing research at UNICEF; Formulting
research questions andTerms of Reference; Research
design and methods; Critical appraisal; Ethics in
Evidence Generation; and Research uptake and
impact.
We also provide advice and guidance on methodo-
logy, impact evaluation and evidence synthesis, and
participate in expert advisory groups for projects
commissioned by partners in UNICEF
.
Goal
To ensure high-quality research and methods –
that are fit for purpose – this work develops and
strengthens UNICEF’s evidence ecosystem. It aims to
support and raise the capacity of UNICEF colleagues
and external partners to be intelligent producers,
commissioners and users of evidence.
Project Highlights
PROJECT BRIEF
Contact Info
Kerry Albright
Chief, Knowledge Management
kalbright@unicef.org
The Impact of Social Protection
on Gender Equality in Low and
Middle-Income Countries (2021)
How does the impact of social
protection programmes differ across
gender?What are the risks versus
the benefits of social assistance,
social insurace, care services and
labour market programmes? How
do the outcomes vary depending
on intervention, implementation
and design?This systematic review
of reviews aims to generate a clear
picture of the differential impact of
social protection on women and
men and translate this knowledge
into policy actions that improve
gender equality outcomes across
the life-course.
Shivit Bakrania
Knowledge Management Specialist
sbakrania@unicef.org
Blended delivery of the Research
Management and Methods
training course (2021–2022)
In response to an unparalleled
demand for support and capacity
building on research management
and methods, we are developing
a blended delivery training course
to be delivered both online and
in-person.This includes new
modules on ‘Academic Publishing
and Plain Language Writing’ and
‘Thinking and Working Politically’,
and the decentralized delivery of
training through a ‘Training of the
Trainers’ course.
Rapid Review Guidance during
COVID-19 (2021)
In the immediate aftermath of the
COVID-19 outbreak, which forever
changed the information landsca-
pe, UNICEF urgently needed
evidence to inform its response
and ensure that children were
protected from harm. In response,
Innocenti embarked on a series
of rapid reviews – a rapid form
of evidence synthesis – that also
provides guidance and minimum
standards.