Killing them softly? Using children’s rights to empower Africa’s orphans and vulnerable children
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9973883 |
|---|---|
| Authors | K E Cheney (0000-0002-4216-7410, International Institute of Social Studies, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 56 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 92-102 |
| Publication date | 2012-12-12 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Social Work (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-8728 • E-ISSN: 1461-7234 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0020872812459063 |
| OpenAlex | W2088298382 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 14 |
This article considers ways to shift the implementation of children’s rights-based aid approaches from protectionism, which hinders orphans and vulnerable children’s (OVCs) survival strategies, to empowerment in order to transform OVC livelihoods. I emphasize children’s citizenship as a means of increasing OVC participation in policy-making
Agriculture · Citizenship · Development economics · Economic growth · Economics · Empowerment · Geography · International trade · Livelihood · Order (exchange · Political science · Protectionism · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Children's Rights and Participation · Early Childhood Education and Development · Law · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare
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True selves, suspicious lives
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Solidarity exclusions
Pillars of the Nation
Childhood
Children of Six Cultures
Children and the Politics of Culture
Children's Choices or Children's Interests
Children's Rights in Africa, a Legal Perspective
Vulnerability” in Aids-affected states
To Be (Come) or Not to Be (Come)
Children's Participation Rights in Research
Spinning the Epidemic
The adult North and the young South
| Citations per year | 0.8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2016 - 2024 (9) |
| Highly cited | No |