A timely examination of the plight of children and youths in developing nations. The chapters strike a balance between diagnostic analysis of the conditions of risk, with prescriptive ideas for approaching and intervening with marginalized children.
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PART I: CHILDREN AND INSTITUTIONAL CARE Home Truths: Children's Rights in Institutional Care in Sri Lanka; D. Seneviratne & F. Mariam Juvenile Justice in São Paulo, Brazil: Violence and Denied Opportunities; J. D. McLennan, F. D. Rigato, & I. A. S. Bordin Children in Institutional and Alternative Care in Viet Nam: A Review of Current Policy and Practice; J. Bergeron & S. Tanaka PART II: CHILD LABOR, VIOLENCE AND EXPLOITATION Child Laborers in the Bolivian Mining Sector: Exploring Children's Experiences and Perspectives; J. Albarracin-Jordan & T. Bouchard Breaking the Silence: The Voices of Girls Forcibly Involved in Armed Conflict in Angola; V. Stavrou Addressing Youth Violence and Aggression in Colombia: Examining Community-wide Prevention Initiative; L. F. Duque, M. Ungar, & B. Caicedo PART III: CHILD RIGHTS, EDUCATION AND PARTICIPATION: The Dynamics of Youth Participation: Insights From Research Fieldwork with Female Youth in Senegal; R. Maclure From Education to Equality? Bolivian Adolescent Males' Understanding of Gender Equality in the Wake of Sensitivity Workshops; C. Gervais PART IV: COMMUNITY-BASED APPROACHES TO CHILD RIGHTS AND PROTECTION The Wayo Programme in Northern Uganda: Building on Traditional Assets in Supporting Acholi Young Women and Girls in the Context of War and HIV; S. Patel, P. Spittal, H. Muyinda, G. Oyat, & N. Sewankambo Rethinking the Orphan Crisis: Community-based Responses to Orphan Care in Malawi; L. Riley & E. Lupafya The Fluctuations of Child Worker Support: A Study of Female Domestic Workers in Senegal; D. Lavan & R. Maclure Circles of Care: Community-Based Child Protection in South Africa; P. Cook & L. duToit
