Sustainable Water and Sanitation in Sierra Leone: Impact evaluation of the ‘Improved WASH Services in WAU and WAR Districts’ project

Between October 2016 and March 2019, the Freetown WASH Consortium, led by Oxfam with Against Hunger, Concern Worldwide and Save the Children as members, carried out the 'Improved WASH Services in Western Area Urban (WAU) and Western Area Rural (WAR) Districts' project. Broadly, the project aimed to improve the availability, accessibility, affordability and sustainability of integrated water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) services, in alignment with the Government of Sierra Leone's national agenda on Ebola recovery and increased preparedness against possible future outbreaks. This Effectiveness Review evaluates the success of this project to increase the sustainability of water and sanitation systems and services. Using a quasi-experimental, mixed method evaluation design, impact is assessed among individuals, households and communities in intervention and comparison areas. Community-level factors contributing to better individual- and household-level outcomes are explored. Find out more by reading the full report now.

Mediatised human rights education: the (challenging) role of the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation

The purpose of this article is to analyse and discuss Selma and the Quest for the Perfect Faith, a TV series made by The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation and promoted for use in schools, and the accompanying teaching material about freedom of religion made by Save the Children. We discuss the series and material critically from a human rights and a human rights education perspective, and evaluate their suitability for use in religious education. The article is informed by mediatisation theory and argues that freedom of religion is primarily operationalised in accordance with journalistic criteria for presenting religion, and that it does not sufficiently balance the rights of children and the liberty of parents. This is inconsistent with sound human rights education and highlights the need for critical awareness when operationalising educational material produced and distributed by media actors for use in the classroom.

Ações de proteção dos Direitos das Crianças e Adolescentes em período de pandemia

O presente artigo teve a intenção de investigar as ações realizadas por instituições nacionais e internacionais para garantir a proteção de crianças e adolescentes neste momento de isolamento social devido à pandemia da Covid-19. Realizamos uma pesquisa quantitativa com o objetivo de analisar as propostas documentais realizadas por instituições nacionais e internacionais, como por exemplo, a Unicef e o Save the Children e uma pesquisa qualitativa com quatro diretores escolares do Ensino Fundamental 1 da rede Municipal de Caieiras - SP. Constatamos que para garantir a proteção de crianças e adolescentes é importante o trabalho intersetorial, bem como garantir o direito ao acesso tecnológico, que infelizmente ainda é precário, principalmente no que diz respeito ao cenário da educação, necessitando de políticas públicas que visem proteger e garantir os todos direitos do público infanto-juvenil. Para refletir sobre a temática da violência e o conceito de Estado democrático utilizamos as concepções da pesquisadora Marilena Chauí e o sociólogo Milton Santos.

Night on Earth

Night on Earth is a broad-ranging account of international humanitarian programs in Central and Eastern Europe, the Balkans and the Near East from 1918 to 1930. Davide Rodogno shows that international 'relief' and 'development' were intertwined long before the birth of the United Nations with humanitarians operating in a region devastated by war and famine and in which state sovereignty was deficient. Influenced by colonial motivations and ideologies these humanitarians attempted to reshape entire communities and nations through reconstruction and rehabilitation programmes. The book draws on the activities of a wide range of secular and religious organisations and philanthropic foundations in the US and Europe including the American Relief Administration, the American Red Cross, the Quakers, Save the Children, the Near East Relief, the American Women's Hospitals, the League of Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross.

Peran Save The Children Sebagai Lembaga Internasional Dalam Upaya Perlindungan Dan Pemenuhan Hak-Hak Dasar Anak

Setiap anak di dunia memiliki hak dasar yang sejak lahir harus dipenuhi dan dilindungi. Tidak terpenuhinya hak anak merupakan suatu pelanggaran dan termasuk kedalam suatu permasalahan karena pemenuhan dan perlindungan kepada hak-hak anak merupakan hal yang penting. Permasalahan mengenai isu anak masih tetap ada hingga saat ini. Maka Save The Children sebagai lembaga internasional yang bergerak dalam kesejahteraan anak hadir dalam membantu mengatasi permasalahan tersebut. Lembaga Save The Children yang hadir di berbagai negara di dunia juga berperan sebagai lembaga yang kuat dan berkeadilan sesuai dengan tujuan SDGs ke 16. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode literature review yang bertujuan untuk melihat dan mengetahui peran Save The Children dalam upaya perlindungan dan pemenuhan hak dasar anak di negara Inggris dan Indonesia. Pencarian literature review menggunakan google scholar dan SAGE dengan kata kunci Save The Children, Perlindungan Hak Anak/Child Protection, Children Rights dan SDGs nomor 16. Berdasarkan hasil literature review yang dilakukan, Save The Children merupakan salah satu bentuk kelembagaan yang kuat untuk menciptakan keadaan yang damai dan adil sesuai dengan SDGs poin 16 dalam hal ini pada perlindungan dan pemenuhan hak dasar anak. Di Inggris, Save The Children memiliki gerakan dalam upaya perlindungan anak dengan membantu anak-anak yang berada dalam konflik, eksploitasi, atau diabaikan. Save The Children Indonesia memiliki peran dalam perlindungan anak, kemiskinan anak, tata kelola anak, pendidikan, kesehatan dan nutrisi, aksi kemanusiaan, dan advokasi. Save The Children juga memiliki peran dalam mewadahi praktik pekerjaan sosial dengan menyediakan layanan yang membantu advokasi atau intervensi klien.Kata kunci: Peran Save The Children, Perlindungan Anak, Hak Anak, SDGs no.16

Effectiveness of I’m Learning for achieving quality learning environments

From 2013 to 2017, Save the Children Norway tested the hypothesis that a global framework could be used to empower locally driven solutions within the education sector. It did so by galvanizing support and aligning stakeholders to common goals articulated through the Quality Learning Environment Framework but allowing each community context to determine its own path for achieving those goals. This article explores the effectiveness and impact of these projects across the three pilot countries of Cambodia, Uganda, and Zimbabwe as defined by the original project goals, outcomes, and objectives. Reflecting on both qualitative and quantitative data gathered throughout the life of the project, the article speaks to project impact and achievements as well as operational findings including commonalities and differences between the three pilot projects and keys to success. It outlines lessons learned across the programming sites and in doing so it explores the role of a large International Non-Governmental Organization as a catalyst for change. Finally, it discusses the rigorous research and reporting framework driven by funders and development agencies, the rigidity of which struggled to capture the emergent nature of locally driven solutions.

Avaliação das tele-aulas em tempo de covid-19 pelos encarregados de educação de Luanda

Este artigo estuda a implementação das tele-aulas em Angola, como uma das principais acções e medidas de política adoptadas pelo sector da educação em resposta à suspensão das actividades lectivas presenciais no país. O estudo tem como objectivo reflectir sobre os resultados da avaliação das tele-aulas feita pelos encarregados de educação da província de Luanda durante o período de Estado de Emergência. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório, cuja sustentação teórica é feita com suporte aos estudos de Souza & Aguiar (2020) e Bahia (2020), articulados com a análise de relatórios do Ministério da Educação (2019; 2020), do Instituto Nacional de Estatística (2016; 2017), de alguns referentes bibliográficos internacionais, com particular realce para as recomendações da UNESCO (2020), OCDE (2020), Organização Mundial da Saúde (2020), estudos da EdTechHub & Elearning Africa (2020) e da Save the Children International (2020). Para compreender a avaliação das tele-aulas realizou-se um inquérito por questionário online aplicado a cento e dezassete (117) encarregados de educação durante o mês de Abril do ano 2020. O estudo concluiu que a produção das tele-aulas foi uma boa alternativa à suspensão das aulas presenciais, apesar de 23,1% das crianças não as terem acompanhado por desatenção e falta de acompanhamento dos encarregados de educação, constantes de cortes de energia eléctrica e da sua falta em algumas zonas, associado à falta de sinal de televisão, bem como a não posse de aparelho de televisão da parte de alguns agregados familiares pela débil situação socioeconómica que os caracterizam.

THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON RESIDENTIAL CARE SERVICES FOR CHILDREN: A CALL FOR FAMILY-BASED APPROACH IN ALTERNATIVE CARE

Children’s rights and needs are at the center of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, where education is viewed as crucial for providing the opportunities for sustainable, peaceful and equitable coexistence in a changing world. Alternative care settings are educational contexts (Tibollo, 2015) that deal with children in vulnerable conditions (UN General Assembly, 2010). For this reason, they can be considered as a sort of “field test” or “magnifying glass” on how the progress in striving to the implementation of the goals is proceeding – no one must be left behind. The 2020 global pandemic provoked an external shock to current socio-economic dimensions of sustainability. Education has been one of the most struck systems – let’s think of the 1,6 billion learners that have been affected by school closures (UNESCO, 2020). With this global framework in mind, the contribution aims at offering a pedagogical reflection on the impact the Covid-19 pandemic is having on children living in residential care centers (RCC). Worldwide, many RCCs, following the ongoing global pandemic, have been closed with the consequent return of children to their families of origin (CRIN, 2020). This process of deinstitutionalization, however, has not been overseen by rigorous monitoring, leading to increased risks of violence for children. This urges authorities to take carefully planned measures with respect to deinstitutionalisation in light of the COVID-19 pandemic (Goldman, et al., 2020). But Covid-19 is not only a health risk for children in RCCs. Because of the complex impact that the pandemic has had on the lives of children, on one side care responses are required, and on the other psycho-social and educational ones are also crucial (SOS Villaggi dei Bambini Onlus Italy; Save The Children, 2020). In Italy, for example, special guidelines have been drawn up to mitigate the spread of the virus within residential structures, that sometimes are overcrowded (Istituto superiore di sanità; SOS Villaggi dei Bambini Onlus Italia, 2020). In addition, tools have been provided to support the mental health of the children and adolescents that are deprived of opportunities for socialization given the closure of schools. In some cases they are isolated within the services themselves to mitigate the risk of the spread, causing a limitation in the possibility of seeing people outside the institution as their parents. Covid-19 underlines the urgency of promoting family-based alternative care for children. In particular, this paper aims to read through a pedagogical lens, the European scenario of residential services for children, to explore the impact of Covid-19 in these services; and to promote a family-based approach in alternative care preventing the risk of institutionalization in children welcomed.

THE PORTRAYAL OF A KOREAN ADOPTEE’S EXPERIENCE IN NICOLE CHUNG’S ALL YOU CAN EVER KNOW: A MEMOIR OF ADOPTION

Transnational adoption has become one of the factors of transnational migration to Western countries, including America. Transnational adoption can be viewed from at least two perspectives, South Korea as the origin country and America as the targeted country. From the birth country, transnational adoption becomes a way to help the children from poverty, have a better future, and contribute to the birth country when they return. From the adoption-targeted country, this adoption is a humanitarian way to save the children from poverty, primitive way of life, and God’s blessing. One of the countries which regularly “send” the children to Western countries is South Korea. The children become Korean adoptees and mostly living in white American neighborhoods. Living with white Americans has shaped the Korean adoptees’ behavior and way of thinking same as Americans. Korean adoptees face various problems, starting from adjusting themselves in new environment, finding their cultural roots and identity, and struggling to find their biological parents. This study employed Phinnes’ ethnic identity development to make sense of the experience of a Korean adoptee called Nicole Chung in her memoir, All You Can Ever Know: A Memoir of Adoption. Through the discussion, it can be understood how transnational adoption programs become national agenda and big business field since it is not expensive to have children from other countries. There is also an assumption that the children will have better and happier life when they are taken to America and other western countries. However, throughout their life as adopted children in America, the children also find difficulties, especially in finding their identity.