Lancet Commission 2015: Health and Climate Change

This case study describes the impact of providing cash transfers to primary caregivers of orphans and vulnerable children in Kenya. The Kenyan government partnered with UNICEF to pilot and expand a monthly cash transfer program to ultra-poor households caring for orphans and vulnerable children. This case describes the collaborative efforts and iterative approach behind the program implementation, health and non-health outcomes for the children, and costs of the program. This case study is part of…

This resource portal from Save the Children offers free online access to more than 5,000 resources related to the organization’s thematic priorities: child protection, child rights governance, health and nutrition, education, and child poverty. Materials include briefs and fact sheets, case studies, child-friendly resources, classroom and training materials, guides and manuals, reports, research articles, international legal documents, and more. Individuals can filter by numerous categories, including topic, publisher, language, region or country, content type, or…

This report from United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Women (UN-Women) illustrates the pervasive nature of discrimination against all women and girls across the world, and offers actionable recommendations on how to fulfill the 2030 Sustainable Development Agenda, which was adopted by the international community in 2015 and established 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to address global challenges through economic, social, and environmental progress. The report explores, through a gender lens, the…