This publication was produced under the ”Consolidating Civil Society’s Role in the Transition from African Human Rights Standards to Practice project”, funded by the European Union (EU) and implemented by the International Commission of Jurists – European Institutions (ICJ-EI), the African Centre for Democracy and Human Rights Studies (ACDHRS), the ICJ Kenya Section and the… [Read More]
Child Rights Resources
A list of free guides, how-to tools and other resources on Child Rights and Development for NGOs and development professionals.
A Free Toolkit on Positive Discipline: with particular emphasis on South and Central Asia
The Toolkit on Positive Discipline produced by Save the Children Sweden and developed by a regional group of experienced people working to end physical and humiliating punishment, equips anyone who is involved with children – professionals, parents, teachers and care-givers – with precise tools and concrete activities to raise disciplined children without using physical and… [Read More]
A Free SVRI Forum Toolkit on Being Heard Project
The Sexual Violence Research Initiative (SVRI) hosts the leading global event in the world on sexual and intimate partner violence – the SVRI Forum. The SVRI has noted an increase in the number of presentations on sexual violence in childhood since the Forum began in 2009. This increase is reflected in the number of initiatives… [Read More]
A Free Guide for Children and Young Advocates: Child-Led Mobilisation
World Vision is committed to creating spaces and opportunities for children and young people to participate in shaping programmes, practices and policy. This guide supports children and young people in crafting their own voices and spaces as part of the efforts to end violence against children. This guide has been written to support children and… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit for Health Professional Advocates: Addressing the Health Workforce Crisis
The Health Workforce Advocacy Initiative (HWAI) is the civil-society led advocacy network of the Global Health Workforce Alliance (GHWA). HWAI’s purpose is to advocate for the policies and sustained investments necessary to develop and empower a health workforce capable of delivering on health goals. HWAI operates with the firm conviction that everyone has the right… [Read More]
A Free Disability Inclusive Development Toolkit
Disability inclusion is part of a wider movement for inclusive development that strives for the active participation and representation of all people regardless of age, gender, disability, ethnicity, race, class, religion, sexuality or any other characteristic. Disability-inclusive development is part of this social justice movement that challenges unjust systems and exclusive policies, relations and practice. Disability… [Read More]
A Free Resource Guide on Mainstreaming Gender in Water Management
With this Resource Guide, UNDP, GWA, IRC, Cap-Net and GWP seek to assist water professionals, politicians, gender specialists and others in their efforts to provide improved access to water for poor women, children and men all over the world. This new edition has been greatly expanded and improved. It includes sub-sector overviews, additional resources and… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit on “Children and Adolescents’ Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights”: User Guide
Protecting Adolescents from Gender Based Violence through the Promotion of their Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights’ is a three-year project launched by Save the Children aimed to raise awareness and enhance protection of children and adolescents (10-17 years old) in the MENA region from gender based violence (early marriage, FGM and sexual abuse) through promoting… [Read More]
A Free Life Skills Education Toolkit for Orphans & Vulnerable Children in India
This resource ‘Life Skills Education Toolkit for Orphans & Vulnerable Children in India’ is funded by the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief through the U. S. Agency for International Development (USAID). This Life Skills Education (LSE) Toolkit takes a child participatory approach and deals with the “whole child” – feelings, beliefs, development needs –… [Read More]
A Free Guide for World Free from Child Poverty
Child poverty is a universal problem with devastating impacts on children and societies. For the firsttime,there is global goal (Sustainable Development Goal 1)to end extreme poverty, including for children, and halve the poverty of children by national definitions. With the global agreement on the SDGs including children in the targets and indicators, there is a… [Read More]
A Free Food Security Program Lifecycle Toolkit
The level of programming has progressively become more complex and technically advanced over time for USAID Title II-funded food security programming. This toolkit helps address some of the key questions related to the programming areas of design, implementation, monitoring and evaluation. Objectives Produce a Food Security Program Life Cycle Toolkit; Conduct training of trainers events… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit for Child Sensitivity in Poverty Alleviation Programming
Poverty alleviation is a crucial component to achieving Save the Children’s global strategy of child survival, learning, and protection from violence. While many studies suggest that economic strengthening programmes can lead to many benefits to children of beneficiaries, other studies show that programmes may have an insignificant, inconclusive, or even harmful effect on children. In… [Read More]
A Free Gender Training Toolkit
World Vision’s Gender Training Toolkit is a comprehensive response to the global challenge of implementing a GAD focus in World Vision’s work. The Toolkit reflects World Vision’s ethos, core values and policy. After decades of intentional work and effort amongst the organisation’s leadership and staff,women and men in World Vision ADPs (Area Development Programmes) are… [Read More]
A Free Transitioning of Care & Other Services for Adolescents Living with HIV Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to support healthcare and community care providers, families, caregivers, and the adolescents themselves with the transition of care, support and transition services from pediatric to adult care. A trainer’s manual for health care providers is also included. Increasing numbers of perinatally infected children are surviving to adolescence and adulthood. This group… [Read More]
A Free Voice Up for Change Toolkit
The Voice Up for Change Toolkit has been designed to equip the young people of the Greater Mekong sub-region (GMS) to raise their voices and advocate for greater protection of the vulnerable and those victimised by human trafficking. The youth advocates will be trained to identify the key problems related to human trafficking that they… [Read More]
A Free Clinic-Community Collaboration Toolkit
The toolkit was developed by Paediatric-Adolescent-Treatment Africa (PATA) and the Positive Action for Children Fund (PACF). The toolkit sets out to support clinics and CBOs to partner with each other. The toolkit provides a systematic approach and series of methodologies on how clinic-CBO partnerships can be built through shared projects, with the goal of expanding… [Read More]
A Free Guide to Climate Change Adaptation in Cities
Cities—especially in developing countries—are on the front lines of climate change impacts. These impacts range from an increase in extreme weather events and flooding to increased air temperatures and public health concerns. Climate change affects both human well-being and the economy, posing threats to the livelihoods and assets of people living in cities. Most vulnerable… [Read More]
A Free Private Health Policy Toolkit for Africa
“Private Health Policy Toolkit for Africa” gathers resources and tools about engaging the private health sector that were previously unavailable in one location. It outlines opportunities for developing, engaging, and supporting a well-managed and effectively regulated private sector to improve the region’s health. The toolkit provides a wealth of information on why the private sector… [Read More]
A Free Guide to Coorperation among the Ombusman, Children and Civil Society Organizations
The Guide to Coorperation among the Ombusman, Children and Civil Society Organizations is perceived as a guiding and suggesting document that will help Ombusman Office to enhance its cooperation with children and the civil society in Albania. This guide aims at enhancing cooperation among the Ombusman Office, children and civil society. This document has been… [Read More]
A Free Toolkit for Monitoring and Evaluating Children’s Participation
The toolkit provides a conceptual framework for measuring children’s participation, together with guidance on how to undertake monitoring and evaluation and practical tools that can help you gather the information you need. It can be used by organizations working directly with children, by child- and youth-led organizations, and by governments that are committed to fulfilling… [Read More]
