Save the Children Fund (Great Britain)'s Books

Across the world, different ceremonies and rituals are practised to mark the passage from childhood into adulthood. While some are more harmful than others, they can all be seen as a violation of children's rights. This book examines the root causes and consequences of these practices.

There are an estimated 13 million children across the world who have been forced to leave their homes by armed conflict and violence, but who remain within the borders of their own countries - often beyond the reach of international protection. Once displaced, many children spend at least six years away from their homes. Many live in fear, and are forced to move over and over again. Children's campaign to persuade governments in the countries concerned, armed groups and the international community to take urgent action to protect internally displaced children. It highlights the situation in Angola, Colombia, Kosovo, Sierra Leone and Sri Lanka, and pinpoints the gaps between government's legal obligations to protect displaced children and the reality of displaced children's lives. It makes specific recommendations to improve international efforts to protect and assist displaced children.

This education pack takes a look at what families are all about from the child's point of view. The teacher's pack contains: four children's stories about their lives in different parts of the world; two sets of full-colour photo sheets of each of the four children; an A2 coloured world map to show where each child lives; differentiated activities designed for 4-7-year-olds and 8-11-year-olds for use individually, in groups, pairs or as a whole class; a comprehensive teacher's book with the children's original interviews and supporting country information sheets; and cross-curicular guidelines exploring moral, social, cutlural and spiritual issues for primary school children of all ages and abilities.

Packed full of practical tools and ideas for engaging children and young people, Participation - Spice It Up is serious fun and a fun way to deal with serious issues.

This text aims to help professionals empower children so that they can contribute to the decisions which affect them as individuals and as a group; at unit, local and national levels. The manual helps to ensure success by providing a training tool for both professionals and young people. The manual examines: the importance of empowerment to children and young people; the benefits of empowerment to children and professionals alike; the barriers to empowerment; and the need for workers and organizations to understand their own intentions before embarking on moves towards promoting children and young people's involvement in decision-making.

Lesson plans for teachers teaching about refugees

Book's by Save the Children Fund (Great Britain)

Rights of Passage

Rights of Passage

War Brought Us Here

War Brought Us Here

Families Pack

Families Pack

Participation

Participation

Empowering Children & Young People

Empowering Children & Young People

I Am Here

I Am Here

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