Research and Evaluation
Child Friendly Places
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Spatializing Children's Rights in India
This peer-reviewed journal article compares two case studies from urban India on the application of the methodology. Written by Dr. Pamela Wridt, Dr. Sruthi Atmakur-Javdekar and Dr. Roger Hart, published in Children, Youth and Environments in 2015.
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Child Friendly Places Global Evaluation
This report summarizes evidence on the application, relevance, effectiveness and sustainability of the Child Friendly Places methodology from 2008 to 2014 within 14 countries representing diverse cultural and economic contexts.
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Gun Violence and Voices of Youth
This peer-reviewed journal article published in Injury Epidemiology in 2023 explores the application of the methodology to reduce gun violence by listening to the voices of youth on community safety in the time of COVID-19 in East Harlem, NY.
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Benefits of Child Friendly Cities
This book chapter, published in Sociological Research and Urban Children and Youth in 2023, explores the application of the methodology for UNICEF’s Child Friendly Cities Initiative in the United States with a focus on children’s participation.
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Evaluation of UNICEF Eritrea Country Programme
This evaluation utilized the Child Friendly Places methodology to examine the effectiveness of UNICEF-supported programs for girls and boys in Eritrea. The evaluation found that girls had better perceptions of their communities compared to boys.
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Rapid Evaluation of Accelerating Access Initiative in Jordan
This evaluation utilized the Child Friendly Places methodology with teachers to examine the effectiveness of the Ministry of Education’s efforts to increase access to education for Syrian refugees and other vulnerable populations in Jordan.