ISBN:
9781137578372
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (323 p)
Parallel Title:
Print version Ajmera, Maya Invisible Children : Reimagining International Development at the Grassroots
DDC:
338.9
Keywords:
Globalization
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
Abstract:
Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Preface -- Contents -- List of Tables -- Part I: The Darkness of Obscurity -- Chapter 1: The Sounds of Silence -- Chapter 2: Hiding in Plain Sight-Who Are These Children? -- Unregistered Births -- The First Five Years -- Growing Up in Extreme Poverty -- Family Breakdown -- Children On the Move-A Global Crisis -- Chapter 3: Why Should We Care? -- What Type of Society Do We Want to Be? -- The History of Child Protection -- Demographic Challenge: Dividend or Disaster? -- Human Security: Child Protection and Societal Protection -- Child Protection
Abstract:
Societal Protection -- The Value of Our Children and the Cost of Ignoring Them -- The Negative Outcomes of Growing Up Invisible -- Toxic Stress -- Violence and Criminal Activity -- Toxic Substances-Tobacco, Alcohol, and Drugs -- Resilience -- A Rising Tide Does Not Lift All Boats -- The Making of a Good Society -- Chapter 4: A Glass Half Full -- A Glass Half Empty -- The Impact of Foreign Aid-A Glass Half Full -- The Millennium Development Goals-A Good Start -- UNICEF -- USAID -- Other Actors -- The Impact of Foreign Aid-A Glass Half Empty -- The MDGs and SDGs, Revisited
Abstract:
Financial Woes and Other Challenges -- Promises and Failures -- A Donor-Driven Approach -- A Lack of Transparency -- What Does "Local" Really Mean? -- The Best Laid Plans -- Safe Aid -- Paved with Good Intentions -- The Cost of Corruption -- Fruits of Misguided Labors -- Chapter 5: Boxed in by Good Intentions-Working in Silos -- Working in Silos -- Separate Schools of Thought -- Vertical Programming -- Where the Lines Blur -- Why Children Fall through the Gaps -- Short Attention Spans -- Top-Down versus Bottom-Up -- Children of the Last Mile
Abstract:
The Current Framework for Children's Development Initiatives -- Part II: Lights Breaking in Darkness -- Chapter 6: Meeting Children Where They Are -- Chapter 7: Community-Based Organizations- Organic Seeds of Change -- Community-Based Organizations- What Precisely Are They? -- Community-Based Development -- Capital Starved -- A Lack of Appreciation -- Invisibility -- Imagination -- Sustainability -- Leadership -- Social Entrepreneurs -- Local Communities-Localized Solutions -- Leaders Who Walked the Walk -- Sharing the Success-Giving Back to Communities Left Behind -- Social Disruption
Abstract:
Increased Global Recognition for Tiny Ripples of Hope -- Chapter 8: Going to Scale -- Small Is Beautiful -- What Does Scale Really Mean? -- Scaling-Going Wide -- Scaling-Going Deep -- Scaling-Going Up -- Considering the Audience-When and How to Scale -- Chapter 9: Networking-Strong Voices Made Stronger -- Intermediary Networks -- Information and Resource Networks -- Advocacy Networks -- Faith-Based Networks -- Building a Movement -- Creating a Voice for Children -- Chapter 10: Enabling the Work on the Ground-Supporting Children at the Grassroots -- Technology -- Education for All
Abstract:
Child Protection
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