Our Publications
Rural education and empowerment for women in Somaliland
JUNE 2023: Street Child's pilot project in Somaliland has witnessed an impressive transformation in literacy and numeracy rates among women, with participants experiencing a remarkable increase from 0 at baseline to 92.3% at endline within just a year. Moreover, the project's impact extends beyond education, as it has also contributed to a significant 42% decrease in women's willingness to subject their daughters to FGM. This recent report highlights the transformational impact that educating women and girls can have on communities and future generations. The educational intervention has proven to positively impact multiple social issues such as attitudes and understanding towards child marriage, HIV, reproductive health and financial empowerment. Download the report.
UKRAINE, ONE YEAR ON FROM THE RUSSIAN INVASION
FEBRUARY 2023: 'In today’s world, where we live, there is no longer "someone else’s" war,' said President Volodymyr Zelensky to the UN General Assembly in 2019. Four years later his words ring truer than ever. Russia's sustained, year-long invasion of Ukraine has resulted not only in devastating destruction, but also the displacement of more than 13.9 million Ukrainians.
Street Child launched a public fundraiser in support of Ukraine just one day after Russia escalated the war, and in the space of 12 months we’ve had an incredible impact. Our speed and agility meant we were able to quickly identify amazing local partners through our network, and within days were distributing funds in-country so that their life-saving work could continue. To date we support a network of 21 incredible local organizations across Ukraine and Moldova and have made a massive difference in the lives of more than 16,900 children and 3,200 adults, through vital child protection, education support and emergency response. Download the report.
FREEDOM FOR NEPAL'S MUSAHARS - STREET CHILD PROGRAMS IMPACT REPORT
JANUARY 2023: Nepal’s Musahar people are among the world’s most politically marginalized, economically exploited, and socially humiliated groups in the world. Considered ‘untouchable’ even by other Dalits - the lowest ranked caste in Nepal - they live in remote villages in the country’s south-east Terai region, and are isolated geographically and linguistically. Facing extreme prejudice from those with power and influence, Musahars are systematically excluded from education and employment, civic, legal, and health systems. Street Child and our fantastic local partners [JWAS, Aasaman and Sahas] worked with them for four years, catalyzing literacy and numeracy, income generation, and school attendance, and reducing prejudice, poverty, early marriage and child labor. Download the report.
AFGHANISTAN, ONE YEAR ON FROM THE FALL OF KABUL
AUGUST 2022: The fall of Kabul on August 15th, 2021 brought the biggest challenges Street Child has faced in our 25 years of operations in Afghanistan. But one year on since the Taliban's return to power, we've not only sustained our reach, but expanded it: Street Child supports 83,000+ children across our programs every day, runs 13.65% of all community-based education classes in the country, with 49% of students girls, and spent more than $4.2 million last year to make this possible. Our latest report captures the astronomical need in Afghanistan, what Street Child has been doing to address challenges in the country and looks ahead at the strategic goals to ensure our response continues to meet the need of the affected population. Download the report.
ASSESSING IDP CHILDREN’S NEEDS IN DOUALA - JOINT EIE-CPIE NEEDS ASSESSMENT REPORT
NOVEMBER 2021: Since 2016 conflict across the NWSW regions of Cameroon has displaced thousands of people across the border to the West and Littoral regions, and many have sought refuge and livelihoods opportunities in Douala. With the majority of schools in the NWSW closed, education opportunities have been a major driver of displacement for families and children.
PROMOTING INNOVATION AND CAPACITY IN EDUCATION IN EMERGENCIES EXECUTIVE SUMMARY REPORT
SEPTEMBER 2021: Despite the fact that education is at the heart of the ongoing conflict in NWSW Cameroon, the education in emergencies (EiE) response has been limited due to the perceived lack of access for EiE actors coupled with a lack of funding and technical support to local organizations on the ground. Read more about Str eet Child’s EiE projects in Cameroon in this report.
RESEARCH PROJECT ON BEST PRACTICES AND STRATEGIES IN THE PREVENTION OF VIOLENCE AGAINST CHILDREN IN THE DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO
JULY 2021: This report is the result of a survey carried out in South Kivu on best practices in preventing violence against children in South Kivu, DRC. The complexity of the phenomenon led to the adoption of a participatory and multidisciplinary approach underpinned by a research approach in several formats. The present UNICEF advisor recommended that this approach is reflected in any future projects partners submit to UNICEF.
STREET CHILD NEPAL’S MARGINALIZED NO MORE PROGRAM SHOWCASED BY THE UNITED NATIONS GIRLS EDUCATION INITIATIVE
In 2021 the United Nations Girls Education Initiative used Street Child Nepal’s Marginalized No More program as a case study of programmatic approaches to the gender-related impacts of COVID-19 on education. Marginalized No More aims to promote freedom from bondage through education and economic empowerment for girls in Nepal. This case study is part of a collection to foster learning and knowledge-sharing around program innovation and response to ensure girls' continued learning during the pandemic. This case study looks at the Street Child - Marginalized No More program response to the gender-related impacts of COVID-19 on education, program outcomes, challenges and learning, and opportunities beyond the immediate COVID-19 crisis.
NON-FORMAL EDUCATION NEEDS ASSESSMENT - CAMEROON
MARCH 2021: Since 2016, ongoing violence and displacement as well as boycotts of and attacks on education have forced over 80% of schools in Cameroon’s NWSW regions to close, leaving over 855,000 children out of school. Over the past year, actors on the ground have reported a gradual opening up of space for education, and an increase in non-formal education (NFE) spaces and learning. A lack of data on NFE has made these reports difficult to verify and limits the ability of actors to develop programming to support meaningful access to quality education in areas where schools remain closed. In March 2021, Street Child of Cameroon published its findings from its recent NFE needs assessment carried out in collaboration with the NWSW Education Cluster. Download the report.
INNOVATION FOR LOCALIZATION
OCTOBER 2020: The impetus for advancing solutions towards local leadership, dispelling the risk narrative and as a result increasing L/NNGOs’ potential to access unrestricted institutional funding has never been greater. Despite this, research and evidence in this area is limited. In direct response to this, Save the Children Denmark, in partnership with Street Child, piloted a study in 2020 aimed at improving knowledge and the evidence base for how L/NNGOs use unrestricted funds when available. Download the report. Download the annexes.
2019: FORMING FOUNDATIONS
UNDERSTANDING LEARNING LEVELS AND BARRIERS TO EDUCATION FOR ADOLESCENT ROHINGYA REFUGEES IN COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH
2019: ACCELERATING ATTAINMENT
UNDERSTANDING LEARNING LEVELS AND BARRIERS TO EDUCATION AMONG HOST COMMUNITIES IN COX’S BAZAR, BANGLADESH
2018: Study on the Barriers to Education for Children with Disabilities in Sierra Leone
The planning of new inclusive education services is hampered by a lack of reliable data on education and disability in Sierra Leone. We conducted primary and secondary research on barriers to education for children with disabilities in Sierra Leone.
2018: Rapid Assessment of the Prevalence and Impact of Disabilities among Children On the High Plateau in South Kivu, DR Congo
In order to understand the impact of disability among children in the remote and conflict-affected high plateau of South Kivu, DR Congo, Street Child carried out this assessment which will help inform future Street Child programming.
2017: Understanding Musahar Marginalization
Our latest research in Nepal aims to understand the factors affecting the Musahar community - the most marginalized group in Nepal - including their ability to access education and their attitudes towards exclusion and inclusion from education.
2016: National Consultation on Adolescent Girls' Education in Sierra Leone
Our staff interviewed 2,000 in and out-of-school girls across Sierra Leone to better understand the barriers to girls' education. This major Street Child report outlines the top five barriers to girls' education as reported by the girls themselves in Sierra Leone.
2015: Liberia's Ebola Orphans: A crisis for the next generation.
This report aims to bring to life the facts and figures about Ebola, and those affected by it; statistics which are sterile on the page, and yet so terrifyingly real on the ground for those living and dying through it. A snapshot taken in Liberia, 2015.
2015: Sierra Leone Ebola Orphan Report
The Street Child Ebola Orphan Report, the first of its kind to be produced, uncovers the true scale and nature of the Ebola orphan crisis and formed the basis for Street Child's Ebola Orphan Campaign supporting the 12,000 children orphaned by the devastating virus.