. And with a relatively young population, the poverty situation concerns largely children who are at the critical stages of … their physical, mental, and social development. This report provides a comprehensive profile of children who are living in … that in 2009, 13.4 million or over a third of all children aged below 18 are living below the poverty line. Both the …

papers, and two policy notes on Out of School Children (OOSC) in the Philippines. These PIDS papers examined the magnitude of … the problem, comparative trends across subgroups of location, sex, and income group of their families, as well as the … the reasons why these children are out of school, and what makes children at risk of dropping out of school; and, discuss …

, have parents with relatively low educational attainment. Within CCT-recipient households, children of heads are more likely …Which children benefit from conditional cash transfers (CCT)? Using a sample of poor and near-poor households in the … Philippines, we show that children in households that receive cash transfers from 4Ps, the country's flagship anti-poverty program …

The State of the World's Children 2011 examines the global state of adolescents; outlines the challenges they face in … health, education, protection and participation; and explores the risks and vulnerabilities of this pivotal stage. The report …

The report is a rich source with qualitative and quantitative data on the status of children in India from authentic …

special reference to children living in diverse poverty situations. …

rural poor into school. It documents how the objects of policy – rural poor children and parents - are ‘seen’ by the …

Poverty and well-being are multidimensional. Nobody questions that deprivations and achievements go beyond income …

urban segments of 19 major Indian states. The study indicates that besides individual health financing policies of the …

sets from Household Income Surverys of 1988 and 1995, the author examines poverty distribution among various localities and …