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9 August 2024
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This Nepal Action Research Group explored the links between children leaving home due to parental negligence and their being deprived of essential documents such as birth and citizenship certificates, which effects their labour options and access to jobs.
24 July 2024
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This research and evidence paper presents a synthesis of the findings from the embedded theory-based evaluation of the CLARISSA programme.
Participatory approaches to complex social issues like child labour
This seminar critically reflects on the praxis of children’s participation in a five-year programme tackling the worst forms of child...
Participatory approaches to complex social issues like child labour
CLARISSA responded to the complex challenge of child labour through a deliberate and participatory approach to adaptive management. But...
9 July 2024
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
How, for whom, and under what conditions does Participatory Action Research (PAR) generate innovation to tackle the drivers of the worst forms of child labour (WFCL)? This paper presents the findings of a realist evaluation that investigated how PAR groups facilitated children who work in exploitative and harmful labour and business owners in the leather industry in Bangladesh and the adult entertainment sector in Nepal to generate innovative actions. These PAR groups were facilitated over a period of 18 months to two years by non-governmental organisation professionals trained in PAR approaches.
9 July 2024
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
The formation of CLARISSA Nepal Action Research Group 5 was prompted by recurring issues around children’s mental health and overall wellbeing that emerged through the research. The children involved are exposed to various forms of exploitation, abuse, trauma, and violence, all of which have a profound and adverse impact on their mental health.
9 July 2024
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This is a report of CLARISSA Nepal Action Research Group 8, which is located in a busy commercial, historical and tourist destination in the centre of Kathmandu Valley. The theme of this group was 'Children enter the Adult Entertainment Sector through friends, relatives, and unknown persons and face labour exploitation and sexual abuse'.
9 July 2024
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
This document reports on a CLARISSA Nepal Action Research Group located in a major entry and exit point for Kathmandu Valley. The theme explored by the group was: children engaged in the worst forms of child labour due to the poor economic condition of their family. This unique group comprised children from diverse backgrounds (both boys and girls, and children working in diverse types of work – from ‘party place’ workers to domestic labourers and street vending children).
9 July 2024
Published by: Institute of Development Studies
As part of CLARISSA’s qualitative, thematic research agenda, Geographic Information System journey mapping and ethnographic observation was conducted to gain insights into the daily lives, experiences, journeys, and feelings of children involved in the Adult Entertainment Sector.
Participatory approaches to complex social issues like child labour
This webinar articulates the research findings of a large participatory programme on Worst Forms of Child Labour in Bangladesh and Nepal...