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This is a long-term international research project at Oxford university investigating the changing nature of childhood poverty.This is the largest piece of longitudinal research of this size, scope and complexity that has ever been undertaken in the developing world: 12,000 children in four developing countries over 15 years. The study countries - Ethiopia, India, Peru and Vietnam - were selected to reflect a wide range of cultural, political, geographical and social contexts

RAPID programme aims to improve the use of research and evidence in development policy and practice through research, advice and debate. The programme works on four main themes: (1) The role of evidence in policy processes (2) Improved communication and information systems for policy and practice (3) Better knowledge management and learning for development agencies (4)Approaches to institutional development for evidence-based policy.

Research centre for UNICEF, a UN agency working with children and education

Focus on lobbying, research, networking and advocacy work, primarily around issues of juvenile justice.

FXB Center for Health and Human Rights focuses on the practical dynamic between the issues of health and human rights. It carries out research on children and global adversity

The Joint Learning Initiative on Children and HIV/AIDS (JLICA) engages practitioners, policymakers, and scholars in collaborative problem-solving, research, and analysis to address the needs of children living in the context of HIV/AIDS. Its goal is to protect and fulfill the rights of children affected by HIV/AIDS by mobilizing the scientific evidence base and producing actionable recommendations for policy and practice.

Research areas of interest: children and youth, health, sexuality & development, and social protection

A project managed by Boston University's Center for International Health and Development (CIHD) to improve coverage and quality of Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) programs in developing countries through conducting applied research on PEPFAR programmed activities.

The Support for Analysis and Research in Africa (SARA) project is managed by the Academy for Educational Development. The SARA project supports the work of USAID's Bureau for Africa, Office of Sustainable Development (AFR/SD) to improve policies and programs in health and basic education.

HEARD conducts applied research and runs development interventions aimed at mobilising evidence for impact in health and HIV in the SADC and east Africa region.

Share the best in development policy, practice and research. It has a section on children and young people.

Facilitated by the International Food Policy Research institute, RENEWAL is a growing regional "network of networks" in sub-Saharan Africa.

Supports education professionals, ministries of education, development agencies, civil society, researchers and other partners by providing a comprehensive knowledge base and information exchange service for the development of HIV and AIDS policies, programmes and advocacy within the education sector.

FHI brings research and public health programs together to improve people's lives. It manages programs that support OVCs in the developing world.